The Sons of Death (SOD) are a street gang located in West Contra Costa County comprised of Southeast Asian members, particularly of Laotian descent. Throughout the years, the SOD has had violent conflicts with Surenos, Nortenos, Bloods, and Crips, and been involved in several high profile incidents that are detailed here.

Six months after Victorville prison opened, Surenos from SouthSide Whittier, Big Hazard, Colonia, Varrio Nuevo Estrada, and Bassett Grande jumped a group of white inmates, stabbing three and killing one. The investigation uncovered prison corruption and a contraband business that led to the fatal stabbing, which was over blatant disrespect. Three of the attackers got life in prison.

Ronnie Bazel was 19 when he was sentenced to a decade in prison under mandatory minimum laws for crack sales. With just two years to go he was stabbed in the heart by an enforcer for the Gangster Disciples, allegedly for running up a prison drug debt. Bazel's family was looking for answers when they received a letter from a convicted cop killer that accused the federal government of covering their tracks.

The Soldiers of Aryan Culture is a skinhead gang that started in the late 90s and has spread throughout the federal prison system. The gang has been accused of domestic terror plots as well as multiple murders, attacks on prison guards, drug trafficking, and racketeering. Here's how they were able to outmaneuver guards at FCC Beaumont multiple times and pull off three brazen murders at the high security penitentiary.

Ropati Seumanu has been on death row since he kidnapped and murdered a Bay Area man the night before his wedding. His brother took a life sentence to protect him.

Curtis Price died in September 2021 in San Quentin prison, nearly 40 years after he was convicted of two murders that changed the trajectory of the Aryan Brotherhood in more ways than one. Price was the most notorious hitman from the most notorious white prison gang in the United States, and his murders were solved thanks in part to one of the most polarizing figures in California crime history: Michael Lynn Thompson. This is their story.