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But we move him around a lot so he kind of gets the idea that he can pick and choose where he goes, which is not the case. >> cruz says that he came to the unit on assignment to investigate bates and has no problem saying so right in front of bates. >> one of my pups had a complaint against this gentleman here. yeah. said that he was not living right. so i came here to speak to the pups og. after speaking with him and confirming that that other individual is a liar, now i must go. tonight i will...

Quaint downtown shops than it is for gang activity. gang related crimes do occur here. in the citys bergen county jail about 15% of the inmates are gang affiliated. while most are divided among racial lines, the dominant gang here has found strength in diversity. >> the predominant gang inside bergen county jail is united blood nation. they recruit anybody. they believe in numbers. its a numbers game for them. there could be bloods from different ethnic backgrounds, black, white, hispanic. when ...

>> 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 here or when he goes down to prison somewhere hes going to get dealt with. >> coming up -- >> ill break his face plate. ill stomp a hole in him. >> enrique cruz h...

Can pick and choose where he goes, which is not the case. >> cruz says that he came to the unit on assignment to investigate bates and has no problem saying so right in front of bates. >> one of my pups had a complaint against this gentleman here. yeah. said that he was not living right. so i came here to speak to the pups og. after speaking with him and confirming that other individual is a liar, now i must go. tonight i will be gone. thats all it is. its a status. hopefully going to a minimum ...

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 unit...

I been in every prison in the state of new jersey except the southern state so everybody knows me. my word is gold to them because they seen me action. they dont just hear my audio. they seen my video. they know if i say something its law. all i got to do is send an order and its going to be carried out. whether i want somebody poked up or i want somebody stabbed, its going to get done. >> recently, the self-proclaimed minister of defense of the bloods was transferred into the same housing unit ...

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 here or when he goes down to prison somewhere hes going to get dealt with. >> coming up -- >> ill break his face plate. ill stomp a hole in him. >> enrique cruz has a change of heart about michael bates. the women take it up a notch. ♪ no two people have the same financial goals. pnc investments works with you to understand yours and helps plan f...

>> after much back and forth, officers have concluded that the incident began when jennings started gossiping about another inmates charges. >> 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...

In the citys bergen county jail about 15% of the inmates are gang affiliated. while most are divided among racial lines, the dominant gang here has found strength in diversity. >> the predominant gang inside bergen county jail is united blood nation. they recruit anybody. they believe in numbers. its a numbers game for them. there could be bloods from different ethnic backgrounds, black, white, hispanic. when i worked in the state prison system system i actually had a blood gang member who was a...

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 wont 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. >> ...