In this episode we interview a former aryan brotherhood member. We discuss Prison life in California and and the west coast dynamic that control the prisons.Support the show Join at patreon.com/normalizedcrime Subscribe to the Youtube Channel!!!https://www.youtube.com/@normalizedcrime5424/featured

In this episode we hear the second part of Steve experiences of a Latin King in Chicago. And yes it gets scarier?Support the show Join at patreon.com/normalizedcrime Subscribe to the Youtube Channel!!!https://www.youtube.com/@normalizedcrime5424/featured

In this episode Berto interviews a friend, once a Latin King from Chicago. They discuss some of the events that treachery that happened to "Steve" during his time as a latin king.Support the show Join at patreon.com/normalizedcrime Subscribe to the Youtube Channel!!!https://www.youtube.com/@normalizedcrime5424/featured

Berto tackles how people from the outside of a gang can pulled into the gang just by being around gang members as he shares a story of an army guy who gets sucked into teaching them how to handle guns.Support the show Join at patreon.com/normalizedcrime Subscribe to the Youtube Channel!!!https://www.youtube.com/@normalizedcrime5424/featured

Berto tells about the time he spent in County Jail and about moving to the Federal Penitentiary after his trialSupport the show Join at patreon.com/normalizedcrime Subscribe to the Youtube Channel!!!https://www.youtube.com/@normalizedcrime5424/featured

In this episode we talk about a court ruling that minors cannot get life sentences and some real life people that have been effected by this change.Support the show Join at patreon.com/normalizedcrime Subscribe to the Youtube Channel!!!https://www.youtube.com/@normalizedcrime5424/featured

In this episode, Berto gives some examples of how a Gang War can start. But he also talks about enduring the war, and answers the biggest question....Can a war end?Support the show Join at patreon.com/normalizedcrime Subscribe to the Youtube Channel!!!https://www.youtube.com/@normalizedcrime5424/featured

After a year of doing this podcast, the decision has been made to take the podcast in a new direction. We are working on that new format, but things like this take time. We are going on a short break from regular podcast episodes and want to take it off into a new direction.Patreon content will continue in the meantime, but the regular feed will be getting reruns until we figure out what new direction should be.Support the show Join at patreon.com/normalizedcrime Subscribe to the Youtube Channel!!!https://www.youtube.com/@normalizedcrime5424/featured

In this episode Berto talks about a message put out by someone from his past about his feelings on spending he life in prison and what he feels about it, as well as Berto responds to some listener questions that have come in over the past few weeksSupport the show Join at patreon.com/normalizedcrime Subscribe to the Youtube Channel!!!https://www.youtube.com/@normalizedcrime5424/featured

In this episode Berto talks about his recent trip back to Milwaukee, what has changed, what is the same and what it was like to take that step back into his pastSupport the show Join at patreon.com/normalizedcrime Subscribe to the Youtube Channel!!!https://www.youtube.com/@normalizedcrime5424/featured

In this episode Berto discusses how pride can play a role in a Gang and asks the question is being in a gang at all prideful?Support the show Join at patreon.com/normalizedcrime Subscribe to the Youtube Channel!!!https://www.youtube.com/@normalizedcrime5424/featured

In this episode Berto talks about some of the missteps he took when getting out of prison and where he feels he has landed so far since leaving prison Support the show Join at patreon.com/normalizedcrime Subscribe to the Youtube Channel!!!https://www.youtube.com/@normalizedcrime5424/featured

In this episode Berto talks about an old friend Jack, an old school King, he reveals how they met, and a story about some time that they spent in county jail togetherSupport the show Join at patreon.com/normalizedcrime Subscribe to the Youtube Channel!!!https://www.youtube.com/@normalizedcrime5424/featured

In this episode we discuss some of the dynamics of larger Chicago based Gang Meetings as well as Bertos biggest mistake as a King and biggest successSupport the show Join at patreon.com/normalizedcrime Subscribe to the Youtube Channel!!!https://www.youtube.com/@normalizedcrime5424/featured

In this episode we discuss how some member of gangs, end up catching a conviction very early in the career and when they end up in prison how they are perceived by other Gang Members, we also go off and several unrelated tangents throughout the episode :)Support the show Join at patreon.com/normalizedcrime Subscribe to the Youtube Channel!!!https://www.youtube.com/@normalizedcrime5424/featured

In this episode we discuss some questions around Bertos time in prison as well as his time in the Latin KingsSupport the show Join at patreon.com/normalizedcrime Subscribe to the Youtube Channel!!!https://www.youtube.com/@normalizedcrime5424/featured

In this episode talks about some of the ways Futures in his gang were treated or sometimes mistreated.Support the show Join at patreon.com/normalizedcrime

In this episode Berto tells stories of his early life and we discuss how some of the things he witnessed may have played a role in him becoming involved in Gang LifeSupport the show Join at patreon.com/normalizedcrime

In this episode we are joined by a return guest and we discuss some stories about how different, but similar gang life can actually be.Support the show Join at patreon.com/normalizedcrime

In this episode we discuss the reviews we have had from listeners of the podcast and share our insight on a recent occurrence in Milwaukee.Support the show Join at patreon.com/normalizedcrime