The Mexican Mafia was formed, in part, for protection from other groups in the prison population, and recruited its members from Mexican American street gangs. In 1957, the Mexican Mafia (or La Eme), California's first prison gang, was established by Luis 'Huerro Buff' Flores and other East Los Angeles gang members, at the Deuel Vocational Institution.

Mexican American street gangs originated in Los Angeles in the early 1900s as a result of various factors, including economic conditions and racial prejudice. Sureños have emerged as a national gang in the United States. Thus, fighting is common among different Sureño gangs even though they share the same common identity. Many Sureño gangs have rivalries with one another, and the only time this rivalry is set aside is when they enter the prison system. state and federal correctional facilities. Sureños ( Spanish for Southerners)‍, also known as Southern United Raza, Sur 13 or Sureños X3, are groups of loosely affiliated gangs that pay tribute to the Mexican Mafia while in U.S.

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