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Interview, theres going to be several other interviews we conduct with you. >> the debriefing process means severing all ties with the gang members affiliation. >> im a drug habit. whatever i have to do to support my drug habit. >> the sentence im on right now, three strike case. im doing life for a $20 bag of meth. it was like i had to establish myself in order to survive basically, and one aspect of doing that was to associate myself with a gang, a prison gang. a strong prison gang, which was ...

And after sitting there rotting by myself, it finally popped in my head that, third, but unthinkable, you know, come this way as far as do the debriefing process. go out on program. >> and you feel comfortable with that decision? >> its funny, i honestly i honestly believed that because the decision itself tore me up, it was tearing me up, and the few days that it was actually in my head and as i was writing the kite to the floor officer, it was tearing me up. ive been in some straight wars. ive...

>> its basically our attempt to see how sincere they are in debriefing. if theyre born and bred in this gang to know these guys are their enemies, dont associate them. heres the chance to see how sincere you are in debriefing and wanting to change your life. >> for some inmates sny is freedom. the iyp is a small taste of whats to come. after over a decade in the shu, inmate angel chaves looks forward to a more interactive prison program. >> i feel like i got let down by the familia. the situatio...

Lot. i told her, be strong, and youll get through this. its a learning experience. i am being strong and trying to make the best out of the situation. she shot me a little glossy, i cuddle with it at night. no, im just kidding. once an inmate is validated as a gang member in corcoran, they have a choice, stay in the gang or drop out and debrief. our officers were allowed to follow officer garcia into the debrief process. >> theres one building set

You know what? the first thing that popped in my head, im going to go ahead and do this dude. and after sitting there rotting by myself, it finally popped in my head that, third, but unthinkable, you know, come this way as far as do the debriefing process. go out on program. >> and you feel comfortable with that decision? >> its funny, i honestly i honestly believed that because the decision itself tore me up, it was tearing me up, and the few days that it was actually in my head and as i was wr...

>> were going to stop this interview, theres going to be several other interviews we conduct with you. >> the debriefing process means severing all ties with the gang members affiliation. >> im a drug habit. whatever i have to do to support my drug habit. >> the sentence im on right now, three strike case. im doing life for a $20 bag of meth. it was like i had to establish myself in order to survive basically, and one aspect of doing that was to associate myself with a gang, a prison gang. a str...

Although they said they would. at that point, i felt like, whats the point of this? >> since youve entered the debriefing process, up until now youre getting ready to get endorsed to an sny, how has it been for your phase one, phase two? what have you been feeling? >> i feel like the worlds been lifted off my shoulders. i had so much responsibility. i was always concerned about everybody else and what i had to do following these rules and regulations and all that of the circle. >> youve had the ...

You cannot put that inmate back on a general population yard because ultimately he will get assaulted and possibly even killed. >> but the prison can only protect the inmate from his gangs fury. they cant protect the inmates friends and family. >> that individual decides to debrief, he has to get his family out of the old neighborhood because they will retaliate against his family if they cant get to him. >> the information provided by former gang members, like inmate spiller, is used to identif...

Has to request to be placed in protective custody. from that point we ask him to go ahead and draw up or write his autobiography, detailing his involvement with the gangs from the street to the county jails to the prisons, and back out to the street. anything hes been involved in, anything hes witnessed. everything. right now theres quite a few inmates that are dropping out. you know, theyre realizing theres no future in these gangs. >> because gang dropouts become immediate targets to the forme...

Interview, theres going to be several other interviews we conduct with you. >> the debriefing process means severing all ties with the gang members affiliation. >> im a drug habit. whatever i have to do to support my drug habit. >> the sentence im on right now, three strike case. im doing life for a $20 bag of meth. it was like i had to establish myself in order to survive basically, and one aspect of doing that was to associate myself with a gang, a prison gang. a strong prison gang, which was ...