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Folk Nation
Founded1978; 46 years ago (1978)
FounderLarry Hoover
Founding locationStateville Correctional Center, Crest Hill, Illinois, U.S.
Years active1978–present
TerritoryNationwide
EthnicityAny (multiethnic)
Leader(s)Larry Hoover
Criminal activitiesDrug trafficking, burglary, extortion, homicide
AlliesVarious Crips factions

The Folk Nation is an alliance of street gangs originating in Chicago, established in 1978.[1] The alliance has since spread throughout the United States, particularly the Midwest region of the United States.

  1. ^ "FBI - Publications - Law Enforcement Bulletin - December 2001". Archived from the original on January 10, 2008.

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