The law has ten criteria to identify someone as a gang member. If officers can prove at least three of them the penalties for the crime get enhanced.
“If you’re convicted of a Class A felony the minimum sentence starts at 10 years,” said Mobile Police Chief Paul Prine. “Now if you’re convicted of a Class A felony and we can prove you’re part of a gang enterprise the minimum sentence starts at 25 years.”
“That five years with state penitentiary is day for day with no suspension, no revocation, no good service,” said Prine. Chief Prine says most of their shooting victims and suspects are between 15-25 years old. Part of the law includes a big change for those 16 and up.
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