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Dead Man Inc.

In	Maryland Correctional System (has since expanded)
Founded by	Perry Rourke
Years active	Since the late 1990's
Ethnicity	White
Criminal activities	Assault, Attempted murder, Cigarette smuggling, Contract killing, drug trafficking, Murder, trafficking in contraband, and etc

Dead Man Inc. or DMI is a predominately white prison gang with branches in many correctional facilities throughout the U.S.

Contents 1 Origins 2 Identifiers 3 Structure 4 Criminal Activities 5 Recent Activites 6 See also 7 External links 8 References

[edit] Origins

DMI was founded by Perry Rourke in the late 1990s in the Maryland Correctional System. Rourke, who was a close associate of the Black Guerrilla Family (BGF) was refused membership because he is white.^[1] He started DMI with the intention to imitate the BGF by establishing similar principles such as anti-government and anti-religious. The group grew in size quickly, as white inmates are the minority within the Maryland Correctional System.

[edit] Identifiers

• Members often refer to each other as "Dawgs" which stands for "DMI Against World Government"
• Tattoos include dogs, DMI, the numbers 4,13,9 (4=D, 13=M, 9=I), and the eye of providence
• The color black

[edit] Structure

The gang hierarchy is divided into many sections, with the Supreme Commanders (SC) at the very top. These are the gang's founders Perry Rourke, James Sweeny and Brian Jordan.^[1] DMI members in each facility are collectively called a "unit". Each unit is led by a commander, followed by lieutenant, field general, seargeant-at-arms, and a finance officer.

[edit] Criminal Activities

Initially, DMI acted as hired killers for the Black Guerrilla Family, but soon began offering those services to other gangs by targeting rivals and correctional staff. This lead to entry into drug trafficking and other crimes to advance their own agendas as their size and power increased.

[edit] Recent Activites

Due to its increasing power within the Maryland Correctional System, DMI leaders have been transferred to other facilities in other states including Louisiana, Texas, and Florida. This has facilitated the spread of the gang. It has also been reported that DMI is moving its operations into the streets of Baltimore.

There has also been much upheaval and internal strife within the organization itself. The once tight-knit structure of the group has broken down with the explosion in numbers, as members compete with one another leading to violence between members. Fueling these internal divisions is the fact that the top leadership disagrees about the direction of the gang. Perry Rourke wants to return the gang to its former position alongside the BGF, while other leaders want to adopt a white supremacist ideology.

[edit] See also

• Gangland (TV series)

[edit] External links

• A History Channel program about the DMI

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/blog/2009/04/dead_man_inc.html

• http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/blog/2009/04/dead_man_inc.html