Also have written procedures for originating new chapters and recruiting new members.Our redesigned local news and weather app is live! Download it for iOS or Android - and sign up for alerts. LEADERSHIP: Structured hierarchy including a President, Vice President, Captains, and Secretary. PROPENSITY FOR VIOLENCE: Members have been involved in assaults, extortion, and intimidation of weak inmates, generally inmates who are not affiliated with other gangs, and who the BOWS perceive to be homosexual, sex offenders, informants, and those who the BOWS consider to be "scumbags".įINANCES: The two main sources of income for the BOWS are derived from narcotic sales and extortion. This gang is possibly a manifestation of the gang The Association, who appear to have either gone underground and resurfaced as the BOWS, or have disintegrated. HISTORY: The BOWS began to surface in the latter part of 1991 inside Connecticut correctional facilities. RIVALS:Ěll non white groups and some religious groupsĬRIMINAL ACTIVITY: Narcotics, assaults, threats, intimidation, and extortion. However, evidence indicates loose alliances with the Solidos and Latin Kings, alliance appears to be based strictly on their shared rivalry against Black gangs. A BOWS tattoo can only be worn by a member if authorized by the President.ĪLLIANCES: Have been known to align with members of the Aryan Brotherhood.
The emblem is referred to by members as a patch". The color grey may be used as a substitute color for silver.ĮMBLEM: Crossed forearms, often accompanied by the slogan "BOWS Forever". Also have by-laws consisting of 31 rules and regulations and a constitution which includes a creed, gospel, and philosophy. The President, Vice President, Captains, and Secretary comprise the "high council". ORGANIZATION:Ğstablished chain of command with a President, Vice President, Captains, Secretary, Warlord, and Soldiers (Bros). The BOWS are a small semi-organized White group whose organization appears to be in response to the proliferation of other ethnic gangs within the correctional system. SCOPE: Known to exist throughout correctional facilities in New England. BOWS (Brothers of White Strength) Information
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