Crime & Justice
Chang says he was 12 when prosecutors used RICO to send him away
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Ex-Gang Member: What Makes A Violent Man Change? - Johnny Chang
"Um, unfortunately, that was the first time I got caught, too. And so we all got caught. It was six of us. Um at that time was the first time I learned about RICO."
Chang says he joined a gang at 12 and was arrested during a kidnapping-and-robbery attempt targeting a local drug dealer. He claims prosecutors treated the group as part of a wider gang case under the RICO Act, contributing to his placement in California Youth Authority despite it being his first offence.
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