Complex sentence: Although the story is, 211 Crew began as a deception to fool black and Latino gangs into thinking that a powerful white gang was present to protect white inmates it became powerful, men soon started asking about membership, and 211 Crew became a real prison gang.
Split into simpler sentences: Although the story is, 211 Crew began as a deception to fool black and Latino gangs into thinking that a powerful white gang was present to protect white inmates it became powerful. Men soon started asking about membership, and 211 Crew became a real prison gang.