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Source of your change of heart? >> basically im tired of doing other peoples dirty work, of ordering people to do things that because -- for someone elses selfish reasons, when, in fact, it doesnt benefit me here nor there. i was ordered to kill a dear friend of mine, and i really didnt appreciate that. >> good enough for me. >> theres no guarantees. so it really has to come from within the inmate of him wanting to change who he is. and it was interesting to see these guys do this and put themse...

Thats something id have to refer to metro as far as their medical condition. what was the second part? >> michele knight, whats her story? >> her story is she hasnt been seen in over 11 years. that story is going to come out. she spoke a little bit with us last night. out of respect for her, what these young girls went through and if you would have saw them last night, youd have nothing but compassion and love in your heart for them. so as far as investigations, we believe we have three subpoena...

As the chief mentioned, the three women, much of the effort over the next several days will be focusing on them. how could we in law enforcement help speed the healing and the recovery process and treat them with the dignity and respect that they deserve? and were going to be providing not just the three but their families. again, with comfort, with advice, with information in the coming days to help in that process. part of that we have a special team of child forensic examiners that will be ar...

That it possibly could be something that is outside of cleveland. but as of right now, we have no indication that its bigger than our neighborhood here. >> were these girls held as sex slaves? >> that hasnt been determined. i have to tell you that we are very, very careful with the interview process last night. thats going to be an ongoing process today when we have our expert come in from the fbi. they are going to do in-depth interviews and im sure as time goes by, there will be more informati...

And that is what were going to address first, after we get that stablized, then well move forward with the debriefing process. so we need your cooperation on some of your questions because some of the questions may impact their emotions, the way, their state of mind currently right now. so you will have to be patient with us as we proceed over the next coupl days, next couple weeks, possibly a month with this investigation. thank you. >> thank you. bill: so this is the new information, confirmed...

We actually briefed last night on the investigative end of it. and we reminded the investigators not to forget about that. that it possibly could be something that is outside of cleveland. but as of right now, we have no indication that its bigger than our neighborhood here. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: sir, were these women, held as sex slaves over the many years? >> you know, tom, that hasnt been determined also. i have to tell you that we are very, very careful with the interview process last n...

And most important, and i stress in my few comments, are the victims. the sensitivity to the victims, their emotional well-being. and thats what were going to address first. after we get that stabilized, well move forward with the debriefing process. so we need your cooperation on some of your questions, because some of the questions may impact their emotions, the way their state of mind currently right now. so youre going to have to be patient with us as we proceed over the next couple days. ne...

I seen too many innocent people targeted that had nothing to do with the gang life. >> once a gang member decides to quit, he can leave the shu in one of two ways, remain inactive for six years or drop out all together. to drop out, inmates must go through a debriefing process which has three missions, first, to determine their sincerity to leave the gang, second, to identify the people who might be a threat to them, since leaving a gang is considered treason, and third, to gather information ab...

Inmates are confined to their cells for all but 90 minutes per day, which theyre allowed to spend in a nearby concrete exercise area. leon had been living here for 14 years when we met him. >> i always tell people, they aint built a prison hard enough to break me, you know? and some of us are stronger than others. i think thats what pelican bay is about. only the strongest are the ones that are going to make it, you know. >> while leon refuses to disavow loyalty to his gang, the prison sees a sl...

Leon had been living here for 14 years when we met him. >> i always tell people, they aint built a prison hard enough to break me, you know? and some of us are stronger than others. i think thats what pelican bay is about. only the strongest are the ones that are going to make it, you know. >> while leon refuses to disavow loyalty to his gang, the prison sees a slow but steady flow of inmates who do through a process called debriefing. they not only break the code, they smash it to bits. >> its ...