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I can point my finger and have somebody murder, i dont. >> never heard of him. never heard of him. i get necessary phone calls, necessary contacts and im going to see about the guy. see whats up. to me in high heart and my mind, i feel hes nobody but i cant just go with what i feel. i still have to do my own work. i still have to do proper investigation. if he is who he says he is, hell be dealt with. >> bates has chosen patience over action, a fight has been reported in another part of the jail...

>> cruz says he came on assignment to investigate bates and has no problem saying so right in front of bates. >> one of my punks had a complaint against this gentleman here. yeah. said that he was not living right, so i came here to speak to the o.g. after speaking with him and confirming that the other individual is a liar, now i must go. tonight i will be gone. thats all it is. its status. >> hopefully im going to a minimum tier. stay out of trouble. keep my nose clean. then ill get out sooner...

Stairs so i decided to meet her up there and she just kept getting in my face and she shoved me. >> the whole unit got in everybodys business. just stupid, petty drama. >> both women will receive several days in segregation for fighting. tensions continue to rise in another unit as well. enrique cruz says he came to s 4 on his own free will in order to investigate the alleged misdoings of fellow blood member michael bates. >> i was sent here. after speaking with him and confirming that that othe...

And have someone murdered, i dont. >> i never heard of him before. never heard of him. now ill make the necessary phone calls and get the necessary contact i got to make and im going to see about this guy. see whats up. to me in my heart and my mind i know i feel hes nobody but i cant just go with what i feel. i still have to do my home work. i still got to do a proper investigation. if hes not who he says he is, hes going to get dealt with. >> while bates has chosen patience over action, a figh...

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 knew him. i dont know whoa is. hes ...

Can plead your story. 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 himsel...

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 worked in the state prison system system i actually had a blood gang member who...

Downtown shops than gangs. but gangs do exist here. about 50% of the inmates are gang affiliated. most are dwighted among racial lines but the predominant gang has diversity. >> dominant is blood. they believe in numbers. its a numbers game for them. could be bloods, black, white, hispanic. when i worked in state prison system, i had a blood member who was a hindu. their willingness to accept anyone into their gang is what makes them the most dangerous. >> why? because we dont know where theyre ...

To be today. 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 ...

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 here or when he goes down to prison somewhere hes going to get dealt with. >> coming up -- >> ill br...