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No respect. they can sell you on this. this it is not true. just because one of their family members was a part of it. 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 th...

Members. >> also known as protective custody, this unit segregates high-risk inmates from others who might want to kill them because of the nature of their crimes or because theyve turned on another inmate. >> these are inmates that have hopefully seen the errors of their ways and want to program and want to change their lifestyle. >> i go home next year. i got a life sentence taken off. >> how? >> part of a debriefing process. im a dropout of a prison gang. >> hes charged 288-a, which is unlawf...

>> serving a life sentence for murder, leon lives in what is widely regarded as the most restrictive environment in the state of california -- pelican bay security housing unit, or shu. 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, aint built a prison hard enough to break me, you know? and some of us are stronger than others. i t...

>> 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. it was interesting to see these guys do this and put themselves through this process knowing tha...

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 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 le...

>> 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 him wanting to change who he is. it was intere...

A gang inside the 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 everything 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 if and out of prison. the review process can tak...

>> mr. 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 guarantees. so it really has to come from within the inmate of him wanting to change who he is. and i...

This it is not true. just because one of their family members was a part of it. 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,...

Because of the nature of their crimes or because theyve turned on another inmate. >> these are inmates that have hopefully seen the errors of their ways and want to program and want to change their lifestyle. >> i go home next year. i got a life sentence taken off. >> how? >> part of a debriefing process, im going to drop out of a prison gang. >> hes charged 288-a, which is unlawful act with a minor. sentenced to 230 years. its a big honor badge for general population to kill somebody, especiall...