KUMI 415
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In Folsom State Prison
. Along with the Crips, Latin Kings and the Bloods, 415 KUMI Nation members have recently provided recruitment pools for the Black Guerilla Family
(BGF), a gang with similarly large numbers in the Bay area and Northern California
. In the Monterey County Jail, brief alliances have been reported among the Bloods, Crips, and KUMI 415 during period leading up to Stanley Tookie
Williams' execution.
KUMI 415 have been reported to use prison guards to authorize violence against fellow inmates.'1'
KUMI is the Swahili word for the number 10, and the sum of 415 is 10. 415 also refers to San Francisco's area code.
They have been reported in:
Salinas Valley
State Prison
Folsom State Prison
Monterey County Jail
Pleasant Valley State Prison
in Coalinga
selected areas across East County, California
Folsom State Prison
Folsom State Prison is a California State Prison located in the city of Folsom, California, northeast from the state capital of Sacramento. Opened in 1880, Folsom is the second-oldest prison in the state of California after San Quentin and was the first in the country to have electricity...
. Along with the Crips, Latin Kings and the Bloods, 415 KUMI Nation members have recently provided recruitment pools for the Black Guerilla Family
Black Guerrilla Family
The Black Guerrilla Family is a prison and street gang founded in 1966 by George Jackson and W.L...
(BGF), a gang with similarly large numbers in the Bay area and Northern California
Northern California
Northern California is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The San Francisco Bay Area , and Sacramento as well as its metropolitan area are the main population centers...
. In the Monterey County Jail, brief alliances have been reported among the Bloods, Crips, and KUMI 415 during period leading up to Stanley Tookie
Stanley Williams
Stanley Tookie Williams III was the co-founder of the Crips, a notorious American street gang which had its roots in South Central Los Angeles in 1969. In 1979 he was convicted of four murders committed in the course of robberies, sentenced to death, and eventually executed...
Williams' execution.
KUMI 415 have been reported to use prison guards to authorize violence against fellow inmates.'1'
KUMI is the Swahili word for the number 10, and the sum of 415 is 10. 415 also refers to San Francisco's area code.
They have been reported in:
Salinas Valley
Salinas Valley
The Salinas Valley lies south of San Francisco, California.The word "salina" is spanish for salt marsh, salt lake or salt pan.-Geography:The Salinas Valley runs approximately south-east from Salinas towards King City. The valley lends its name to the geologic province in which it's located, the...
State Prison
Folsom State Prison
Monterey County Jail
Pleasant Valley State Prison
Pleasant Valley State Prison
Pleasant Valley State Prison is a minimum/medium/maximum security state prison in Coalinga, Fresno County, California. The facility houses Sirhan Sirhan, the convicted assassin of Senator Robert F...
in Coalinga
selected areas across East County, California