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For me, it was a hard, bumpy road. >> bad decisions have landed thousands of inmates in corcoran. >> that is the life i picked for myself, and its really hard. >> in prison theyve got two choices, do their time and go home -- >> ive got a baby brother who doesnt have anybody out there right now. if i go home and he can look up to that -- >> reporter: -- or become even more destructive on the inside. >> more crazy people in your cell, and crazy things happen. >> stabbings, killings, drugs, weapon...

And then another inmate passed me a shank about that long, with a handle on it. and i just started stabbing him. stabbed him over 100 times, in the back, sides, neck, he was crying, telling me to stop, begging for me to stop. and he was still alive through all of it. that was one of my favorite ones right there, because he was a rapist, and i despise rapists, i cannot stand them. child molesters, rapists, the worst. >> in spite of his love of violence, robert eventually grew tired of the gang po...

>> i like you more. >> i like you more. >> better. >> i love you. >> we had been filming in another part of the prison, and when we came back to the sensitive needs yard, first thing we heard was wicked filling us in on some gossip that had to do with demon. >> so everybody is doing good. demon is doing good. no, he doesnt have his teeth yet. poor demon. i know he wants those, really. he has this new boyfriend that is an older man. i shouldnt be talking about his business, but i will. hes like 7...

But reuben cruz who we last saw in a similar situation -- >> 17 stab wounds. and i came out with none. >> is now making himself at home on the sensitive needs yard. >> s.n.y. is just a name for -- honestly, i dont even know. you know? i love it. i honestly do. this is the first time that i could choose who i want to talk to, who i want to play basketball with. honestly, its just a whole change of scenario. a whole change of lifestyle. its better. honestly, its a lot better. you know? this right ...

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And i just started stabbing him. stabbed him over 100 times, in the back, sides, neck, he was crying, telling me to stop, begging for me to stop. and he was still alive through all of it. that was one of my favorite ones right there, because he was a rapist, and i despise rapists, i cannot stand them. child molesters, rapists, the worst. >> in spite of his love of violence, robert eventually grew tired of the gang politics, and decided to drop out. he was transferred to the sensitive needs yard....

>> this is my first time though. >> this is the minimum, and the medium and the maximum and the minimum is 15 months, and so we have to go by the regs. so you got any questions? >> no. >> okay. thank you. >> the assault has earned this inmate a 15-month cshu term. but reuben cruz who we last saw in a similar situation -- >> 17 stab wounds. and i came out with none. >> is now making himself at home on the sensitive needs yard. >> s.n.y. is just a name for -- honestly, i dont even know. you know? ...

That are validated. were a street gang. they consider us a street gang. its not structured, were not considered, you know, like mafiawise -- we dont control the outside, money laundering and things like that, you know what i mean? they cant validate us. >> what do you want to do with the bulldogs? >> whatever it takes. this is my life now, theres no chance for me to get out. im going to have to die sometime. i might as well go out with a bang, you know? coming up, even in the shu, roberts alwa...

Penetrated protective custody, which at san quentin is also referred to as the sensitive needs yard or sny. >> it is supposed to be gang free. a lot of guys go into sny not because they want to. a lot of these guys still want to be gangsters. >> many of these inmates come to sny because they violated gang rules and now need protection from gang retaliation. >> the easiest way to describe it is that even though you walked away from the gang, it doesnt change your gang mental state because what ha...

Republican senators tonight. monday hell have interviews with all the network anchors. tuesday hell speak to senate democrats. and a ride in connecticut lost power, sending children falling to the ground. 13 kids were hurt, but none of the injuries were life-threatening. lets get you back to "lockup. due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >> surviving a long prison term can often mean joining a gang. but this one yard at california state prison corcoran thats supposed to...