Getting Out

Once someone joins a gang, it is almost impossible if not completely impossible to leave. Family members can attempt to move their children away from the gangs, but it is an extremely hard and risky process. The “bond” gangs have are very strong, and they don’t want you to leave for fear you will join a different gang and become a traitor. If a child does manage to get out of a gang, they have to move the whole family away, change their name, and live in fear that every day the gang will find them.