South Dakota Department of Corrections - Prison Gang Activity

Prison Gang Activity

Over the past ten years leading to 2010, prison staff have identified approximately 150 different gangs in South Dakota's State Prisons. Of those, eight are currently active at the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls. Most have racial allegiances, like the Gangster Disciples, an African American street gang and the Sureños, a Hispanic street gang. Warden Doug Weber told KSFY-TV that two gangs actually formed at the South Dakota State Penitentiary: the Family Brotherhood is an Ayran gang and the Red Brotherhood is a Native American gang.