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>> 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. i dropped 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, especially a sex offender. i dont know whether someones going to try to take me out. every time i ...

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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 shoe in one of two way, 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 about ...

On his orders. >> 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 t...

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 prison. the review process can take months. but if accepted, ...

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 that theyre dead men walking. >> fo...

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 interesting to see these ...

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 ba basic education and coping skills in a 14-week program designed to ease their transition back into a mainline facility. >> what seems tonight biggest problem in your life ...

Incredible sources of inside information, current-day information on the regime strategy. tim, whats your sense of the debriefing process here? >> well, the british are taking the foreign minister into a gilded palace and treating him very well and asking him what he knows. and how gadhafis mind works. gadhafi has been for more than 42 years, a rather unstable dictator. and he is capable of madness. president reagan once called him the mad clown of the middle east. they want a really serious, so...

Psychologist from the joint personnel recovery agency and from brook army medical center, dr. colonel reynold wolf. the scope of todays press conference is on reintegration activities here. questions about sergeant bergdahls activities before and after reintegration will be addressed by the department of the army and the department of defense. major general disalvo will make a brief opening statement, then we will go to q & a for approximately 30 minutes. >> the united states military is proud t...