Book Review: Blood In, Blood Out By John Lee Brook

Gangs are rampant throughout the prison system. One of the most notorious prison gangs of the 1980s and 1990s was the Aryan Brotherhood. According to John Lee Brook, who wrote Blood In, Blood Out, the Aryan Brotherhood began in 1964 in San Quentin Prison. A group of white bikers banded together to protect themselves from other gangs, which, back then were called ‘tips.’ Initially, the bikers referred to their gang as the Diamond Tooth tip. Later, the name changed to the Bluebird tip. Finally, they became known as the Aryan Brotherhood.

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