Nuestra Familia: The Real History By Gabe Morales: Published: 02/18/2008: Editor’s Note: This story is being shared with us by Gangs Across America, an online source providing strategies to combat gangs across the nation. Considering that Villa was incarcerated because of a federal informant, the source says, his gestures suggest one of the Nuestra Familia’s cardinal rules: If you are a traitor, I will kill you. One of the many cliques born within the Deuel Vocational Institute in Central California, the criminal group was apparently a natural response to the rigid set of rules that govern the Nuestra Familia. Usage Public Domain Mark 1.0 Topics FBI, FBI file, Federal Bureau of Investigation Collection nsia-fbi-files; nationalsecurityarchive; additional_collections Language English. The gang was an enemy of the Mexican Mafia, and it decreed that all Nortenos ("northerners") were members of the NF, granting them protection from "La Eme" (the Mexican Mafia) behind bars. Northern Structure prospects would have to earn membership into NF by following the gang’s orders. Some law enforcement agents speculate that the Nuestra Familia … The new branch would serve as a prospect base for those interested in joining Nuestra Familia. By the turn of the century, the Nuestra Familia had established itself as the most prominent among the prison gangs at Deuel. It was established to protect younger, rural, Mexican-American inmates from other predator gangs, most notably urban, Mexican-American inmates from the Los Angeles area who belonged to the Mexican Mafia (EME). Inside prisons and local jails, members and associates of Nuestra Familia and Norteños work together to maintain the structure and follow the rules of the enterprise. Nuestra Familia (Spanish for "our family") is a criminal organization of Mexican American prison gangs with origins in Northern California. Nuestra Familia is a Mexican-American prison gang that was founded in Soledad prison, California in 1968. This includes and goes beyond acquiring any any all incentives and privileges entitled to an inmate. Nuestra Familia is organized in a military-like hierarchy, with generals running the gang from inside prison and paroled regiment captains running the streets outside. Nuestra Familia is a criminal organization of Mexican American (Chicano) prison gangs with origins in Northern California. While members of the Norteños gang are considered to be affiliated with Nuestra Familia, being a member of Nuestra Familia itself does not signify association as a Norteño. Nuestra Familia leaders decided to organize a structure division called “Nuestra Raza”, more commonly known as “Northern Structure”. 2.) The gang is allies with the Bloods, Crips, and Black Guerrilla Family, while … From time to time, Corrections.com will publish articles from the Gangs Across America website. All Nortenos will strive for a better education, respect, and social status of equality. Nuestra Rules and Regulations: Nuestra Raza rules and regulations are known as the 14 bonds: 1.) One of the major groups to seperate from the Nuestra Familia was F-14, i.e Fresno 14 now widely regarded as Fresno Bulldogs. Nuestra Familia by Federal Bureau of Investigation. Nuestra Familia is the prison gang that oversees Norteño activity and establishes the codes and obligations for members and associates of the gang. FBI file Addeddate 2016-04-28 13:41:45 Identifier NuestraFamilia Identifier-ark Nuestra Familia -- "Our Family" in Spanish -- has been a burr in the tail of law enforcement since 1968, when, as myth has it, the organization sprang to life in the exercise yard at San Quentin. In the 60s F-14 and the Nuestra Familia held a strong relation with one another until a war broke out between the two organizations, which is known in norteño folk lore as 'The Red Wave'.