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And will receive between two and six years in prison. >> now that shes gone we do have a certain measure of peace down at the n-3 unit. she can definitely stir the pot. now the pots kind of peaceful now that shes not here. so its not such a bad thing. >> enrique cruz has also had a change of scenery. he was deemed the instigator but not necessarily the victor in a recent fight with inmate food server jonathan bevelac. cruz says it was all a ploy to get back to his former housing unit in order to...

I have nothing left. everything is gone. so what more could they want from me? >> but leaving the bloods is not easy. >> its real hard. you got to know people who know people up there high in the rank. where you can go to them and you can plead your story. you may get blessed out and you may not. im not going to sit here and say tomorrow im not going to be a blood or next year i might not be a blood. who knows? but i know what i want for myself. i just dont know when its going to happen. >> and ...

The towel, the gloves, and its called a fifi. and -- >> bates says he has more important concerns on his mind. he has a 12-year-old son that he has missed out on raising due to the years he spent behind bars. >> im supposed to be there, supposed to show him exactly what he is supposed to do, aint supposed to do, right from wrong, to be there as a plan and father to do that. when i was 12 i was smoking weed and cigarettes and having sex. that was back then. now its more, the world is more advance...

He was deemed the instigator but not necessarily the victor in a recent fight with inmate food server jonathan bevelac. cruz says it was all a ploy to get back to his former housing unit in order to confront fellow bloods gang member michael bates. but after serving 15 days in segregation, cruz was assigned to a different unit. bates, a recognized leader of the gang, says he is still baffled by cruz and his allegations. >> i never knew this dude. i dont have no problems with this guy. i never kn...

He was all over the place. he couldnt stand up. >> he hit me first, and yes, after three or four times of him punching me in the face, i realized i wasnt able to calm him down. i hit him with an uppercut. brought him to the ground and thats when we both got maced. >> were you injured? >> no, not at all. >> not injured. >> no, not at all. >> but cruz says he had a secret motive for the fight, one that has nothing to do with food trays and everything to do with returning to the maximum security un...

Are you? >> damn, i like this cell, this view. this is what i like. >> bates says hes playing it cool until he has accurate information on who cruz really is. >> i think hes retarded, kind of slow. i think something is wrong with him. something is wrong with this guy. >> all day, blood like that, five, all day. recognize real when you see real. you know? aint nothing hidden about this. this is straight blood love. you know what i mean? this is what i do. >> hes going to get dealt with either her...

Not only did he recently complete a nine-year prison sentence for involuntary manslaughter, hes now awaiting trial on two new counts of aggravated assault. if thats not bad enough, today is his birthday and all he has is a gift from another inmate. >> he told me happy birthday and gave me toilet tissue with my name on it and gave me some of these. >> having served time before, bates knows this is no random collection of items. theyre to make a device known in jail as a fifi. >> you could get a t...

You may get blessed out and you may not. im not going to say tomorrow im not going to be a blood or next year i might not be a blood. who knows? but i know what i want for myself. i just dont know when its going to happen. >> and right now bates cant take any risks. another member of the bloods with a reputation for violence, enrique cruz, recently transferred to bates unit and says he was looking into rumors about bates loyalty. >> come on in. >> and now hes just invited himself into bates cell...

>> he came back from court. his maximum security status was changed based on his sentence, so he went to medium. he is going to be transferred there tonight. >> thank you. i appreciate that. >> cruzs plea deal will result in a maximum of four years in prison on his charge of drug possession with intent to distribute in a school zone. his final sentence will be issued in an upcoming hearing, but for now, cruz is busy making his presence known in his new unit. >> yeah, yeah. whats up, old-timer? h...

>> this is the deal. youre staying here to stay out of their hair for four hours. you going back, four hours, no issues. doors open up tomorrow at 7:00. first issue, from anybody, the whole tier is going to get locked in for a week and then im just going to start pressing charges on everybody. >> i get four hours lockup and i didnt even do anything but have a conversation, like just because i am considered the ring leader, so put jennings in lock. coming up -- >> i want to get out. with every ...