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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 themselves through this process, knowing that, you know, theyre dead men walking. >> for now spiller will stay in a transitional housing unit with other inmates who are also in the debriefing process, all men that raul leon despises. >> i dont know how can they wake up in the morning and...

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 themselves through this process, knowing that, you know, theyre dead men walking. >> for now spiller will stay in a transitional housing unit with other inmates who are also in the debriefing process, all men that raul leon despis...

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 basically when existing gang members want to get out of a gang inside a prison. and in order to do that, theres a whol...

These guys do this and put themselves through this process, knowing that, you know, theyre dead men walking. >> for now spiller will stay in a transitional housing unit with other inmates who are also in the debriefing process, all men that raul leon despises. >> i dont know how can they wake up in the morning and see themselves in the mirror. whatever excuse you use to get to the transitional housing unit to me is just a crock of [ bleep ]. its just a scam. its individuals just trying to play t...

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 about the gang. after debriefing, the inmates learn basic education and coping skills in a 14-week program designed to ease their transition back into a mainline facility. >> what seems to be biggest problem in your life r...

>> its basically when existing gang members want to get out of a gang inside a prison. and in order to do that, theres a whole debriefing process they have to go through. and it basically entails the inmate coming in and confessing everythings hes done with the gang and sometimes even throwing some people under the bus and confessing against other people. so its really a deadly thing for someone to do inside a prison. >> when inmates debrief, they must write a lengthy account of their criminal h...

Youre going to have to put that to writing. >> just for my own understanding, what is the main 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 h...

Kind of thing, youre going to have to do that. you are going to have to put it to writing. >> spiller, just for my own understanding, what is the main 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 guarantee...

Gang members want to get out of a gang inside a prison. and in order to do that, theres a whole debriefing process they have to go through. and it basically entails the inmate coming in and confessing everythings hes done with the gang and sometimes even throwing some people under the bus and confessing against other people. so its really a deadly thing for someone to do inside a prison. >> when inmates debrief, they must write a lengthy account of their criminal history both in and out of priso...

Other agencies coming into play with this, the fbi, and tell us what rules the investigation. again, this is a live picture from cudahy, wisconsin and we see some movement there, steve. who is on that scene, what different roles are these agencies playing? >> if were to understand the authority of each agency around here, thats most likely the milwaukee county sheriffs department and what we understand are some folks from the fbi office as well that might be be working this particular scene. as ...