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GEORGIA — In a disturbing twist on a classic childhood joy, Georgia authorities have dismantled a violent prison-based gang that prosecutors say used the allure of ice cream trucks and bounce houses to recruit children into a life of violent crime. The four-year investigation, which culminated in November 2025, led to the conviction of 16 members of the "1-8 Trey Gangster Bloods" in Barrow County Superior Court. Among those convicted was the gang's statewide leader, Jamar "Supreme" Ramsay, who prosecutors revealed was directing the criminal enterprise—including its youth recruitment—from a state prison cell where he was already serving a life sentence for murder. From Prisons to Playgrounds: The Anatomy of a Gang The scope of the gang's operations was vast and chilling in its organization. According to the Georgia Attorney General's Office, the racketeering conspiracy spanned from January 2019 to October 2022. Authori...