Trejo was a contributor to the book Prison Ramen: Recipes and Stories from Behind Bars. He's also mentioned in Edward Bunker 's prison autobiography Education of a Felon (titled Mr. Blue in England), calling him the Rona Barrett of San Quentin because Danny knew all the gossip.

Jan 15, 2023 · Danny Trejo has a long, complicated relationship with the criminal justice system. Here's what we know about his time in prison.

Jul 9, 2020 · Growing up in California, Trejo was using hard drugs as a teenager and went on to spend years in and out of prison in the 1960s on various charges including armed robbery. Inside, he was a...

Oct 13, 2021 · Young Danny Trejo had just become an adult when he was imprisoned for drug dealing and robbery in 1962. He was 21 years old when he was busted selling four ounces of heroin to an undercover agent. He spent 11 years in total behind bars surviving prison riots, solitary confinement — and a terrifying brush with death row.

Jul 5, 2024 · Before his successful acting career, Danny Trejo wound up in the United States prison system. In his memoir, Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood, the actor recalls his former life of crime. The crimes he committed ranged from …

Jun 28, 2024 · His final stay in prison started in 1965 when he was caught selling four ounces of heroin to an undercover federal agent. Trejo claims that it was actually just sugar. That offense landed him in...

May 8, 2024 · Danny Trejo was in San Quentin State Prison for dealing drugs. The first time Danny was arrested he was only 10 years old. The minor was picked up for assault and battery.

Sep 8, 2023 · In the mid 1960s, Trejo was caught selling drugs and sentenced to prison. He served time at the California State Prison in Soledad where he became further entrenched in the criminal lifestyle. While incarcerated, Trejo became involved with the Mexican Mafia, also known as La Eme, an infamous prison gang.

Jan 27, 2025 · In a 2020 feature in Texas Monthly, Trejo remembered his time at the notorious San Quentin State Prison, the only prison in California with a death row. "When you pull up to San Quentin, you see two lights up on top of the North Block," he told journalist Cat Cardenas.

Jul 5, 2021 · Machete star Danny Trejo went from prison cells to major movie studios, in a gripping life story of grim realities and big breaks. He’s a popular big-screen tough guy who wears his authenticity on his sleeve…or more accurately …