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The Aryan Brotherhood, established in 1964 within California's San Quentin State Prison, stands as one of the most notorious organized crime syndicates in the United States. The Brotherhood formed initially for self-protection among white inmates, but it rapidly expanded into a brutal gang enforcing rules of initiation that, chillingly, often required murder. Despite comprising a minor segment of the prison population, the Aryan Brotherhood has been implicated in a disproportionate number of violent crimes, including extortion and murder for hire, all while maintaining a stringent hierarchical structure.