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Brotherhood Forever is a racist prison gang based in Tennessee that is also known as the Tennessee Aryan Brotherhood, according to prison officials. Its symbol consists of its name above and below SS lighting bolts. Sometimes these may appear within an Iron Cross symbol or shield symbol. Gang members may also use numeric codes such as 26 (substituting letters for numbers, the 2 and 6 stand for B and F, or Brotherhood Forever) or 2662 (Brotherhood Forever, Forever Brotherhood). Members may also use common symbols associated with Aryan Brotherhood groups, such as a shamrock or the numbers 12.
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