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The gang has been here, been in the united states since the 80s, but it was relatively dormant for a while and when this wave of unaccompanied minors came into this country, it provided the gang with throngs of new possible recruits. >> tell us a little bit more about what else we can expect in this new season. >> i just also want to point out, wolf, as far as the kids are concerned, what these kids really need is they need social services. they need help dealing with trauma, and there are ways ...

Change in the population. >> get the door, please. >> traditionally most of the prisoners were from inner cities, big cities, such as gary, indianapolis, south bend, fort wayne areas. now were seeing a lot more offenders come in from rural communities. i think thats due in part to the methamphetamine problem. the ingredients for methamphetamine come from farms. thats why we have a large amount of offenders that are being incarcerated, in my opinion, from local, small communities. they get involv...

Can you check what size you have? we are going to get you some sn shoe. send us as many as you can. i hear this every single day, whether its a small local restaurant, coffee shop, to amazon. we get flyers. we get e-mails, phone calls. we need people. >> okay. what do we remember about work shift? >> we usually get someone employed within three days. we have had someone start within one day. thats how fast refuges are able to get impleemployed. >> reporter: we spoke with locals about the struggl...

Okay? okay. good luck tomorrow. >> send as many as you can. i hear this every single day, whether its a small, local restaurant, coffee shop to amazon, you know, we get fliers. we get e-mails, phone calls. we need people. >> okay. what do we remember about work shifts? we usually get someone employed within three days. weve had someone start within one day. thats how fast refugees are able to get employed. so, the refugees are not taking the jobs. the refugees are filling the gaps. >> we spoke w...

Opportunity. >> we are going to get you some shoes okay? good luck tomorrow. >> send us as many as you can. i hear this every day, whether its a small local restaurant to amazon. we get flyers. we get e-mails, phone calls, we need people. >> okay. what do you remember about work shift? >> we usually get someone employed within three days. we have had someone start within one day. thats how fast refugees are able to get employed. so they are not taking the jobs. they are filling the gaps. >> we s...

>> methamphetamine use is the worst thing i ever come in contact with. my only regret, i wish i never, ever in my life seen it for the hundred good stories i could tell you,ky turn around and tell you three times the bad stories. it made me feel the greatest at times and made me hate myself most of the time. >> chazz harper is currently serving his fourth prison term. the first three totaled about six years for theft and burglary. but when he was then caught with 114 grams of meth, the judge thr...

Years earlier, has seen a big change in the population. >> get the door, please. >> traditionally most of the prisoners were from inner cities, gary, indianapolis, south bend, fort wayne. now were seeing a lot more offenders come in from rural communities. i think thats due in part to the methamphetamine problem. the ingredients for methamphetamine come from farms. thats why we have a large amount of offenders that are being incarcerated, in my opinion, from local, small communities. they get in...

A big change in the population. >> secure the door, please. >> traditionally most of the prisoners were from inner cities, gary, indianapolis, south bend, fort wayne. now were seeing a lot more from rural communities. i think thats due in part to the methamphetamine problem. the ingredients for methamphetamine come from farms. thats why we have a large amount of offenders that are being incarcerated, my opinion, from local small communities. they get involved with the meth ring and get caught up...

Extraordinary parallel you have new details about, james dimaggios own father took his life 18 years ago to the day that james dimaggio was killed. he also had a background of an apparent infatuation and abduction of a 16-year-old girl himself for which he went to prison. tell me about this? >> i can now confirm that, i wasnt able to talk about it for various reasons. >> the family had a traumatic upbringing, they were emotionally and physically abused by their father who had an extreme problem ...

Together, jim and jims sister. and kids used to play with. >> and this -- theres this extraordinary parallel you have new details about, james dimaggios own father took his life 18 years ago to the day that james dimaggio was killed. he also had a background of an apparent infatuation and abduction of a 16-year-old girl himself for which he went to prison. tell me about this? >> i can now confirm that, i wasnt able to talk about it for various reasons. >> the family had a traumatic upbringing, t...