Michael Thompson (Aryan Brotherhood)
Michael Thompson was a leader in the Aryan Brotherhood (AB) prison gang. He has been in prison since 1973, and has been sentenced to additional life terms for crimes committed behind bars. Thompson is particularly known for his cooperation with authorities following a moral dichotomy in Aryan Brotherhood leadership, and has spent his latter years depicting the operational methods of the Aryan Brotherhood.
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