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Member, and that began my life as a prison gang. >> the aryan brotherhood used robert to carry out their dirty work. >> prison gangs involved everything from stabbings, killings, drugs, weapons, whatever needed to be done. i did it. >> we warn you. the details of his violent acts is extremely graphic. >> there was an inmate that came up here. he was accused of raping a woman out on the street. because i was up in coming in a gang at that time, it felt to me to either make another inmate kill him...

>> though the staff believes theyve resolved the current situation with the southern hispanics, the politics of race-based prison gangs will always be cause for tension between inmates and officers. >> in prison, its not crypts against bloods. even though youve got different groups, its black thing and everything else. yeah, im a crypt. they are blood. but i still speak to them. our war is either with the police or the other races. its more race riots than anything, than gang riots. >> my belief...

>> yeah. >> you also had an administrative hearing back on 2-19 -- excuse me. it says here february 19, 08 in which it delineates your continued placement here in ad seg. you did receive that document. right? >> yeah. >> and you understand that document? >> yeah. >> okay. and that document explains to you once again because you were validated as a disruptive group which will then be changed to a prison gang. all individuals who are involved in prison gangs once theyre validated are placed in a i...

General population in new mexico, fredrico files for an out of state transfer. >> ive done that. ive signed that form five or six times in the last year. >> but they have cracked down on prison gangs. >> has anyone tried to recruit you into a gang? nsurance company told me not to talk to people like you. you always do what they tell you? no... try it, and see what your good driving can save you. you dont even have to switch. unless youre scared. im not scared, its... you know we can still see yo...

That. and you have every -- you have a responsibility, not a right, a responsibility to challenge him and say youre not doing that. not here. not on my watch. not in my unit. not on my yard. okay. thank you. we have to keep in mind, this is a small city. the inmates are the population of the small city, and correctional officers are the police force for that small city. >> a specialized group of officers is responsible for monitoring gang activity. this is the investigative services unit or isu....

That. and you have every -- you have a responsibility, not a right, a responsibility to challenge him and say youre not doing that. not here. not on my watch. not in my unit. not on my yard. okay. thank you. we have to keep in mind, this is a small city. the inmates are the population of the small city, and correctional officers are the police force for that small city. >> a specialized group of officers is responsible for monitoring gang activity. this is the investigative services unit or isu....

Units, group assaults, things of that kind of nature. in conjunction with their tattoos and that history we can go ahead and establish whether or not we think the guys a gang member. >> raymond diaz is upfront about his gang-related tattoos. >> the stuff i got on me, a lot of it is gang-related. they call them like stamps, you know. everything was done behind bars with a staple. we dont use fancy needles and all that. the main part of my chest, its blast, dongo blast. its probably one of the big...

Identified as a gang member in the past. the thing is, theres 44 units in that unit. why would he do that? >> i dont know who he is. >> it doesnt matter who he is. the point is he identified you. we want to go ahead and try to weed out the major prison gangs from general population because these particular gangs are predatory gangs and they prey upon the weaker inmates. we want to get them out of population so we can make the jail, as a whole, safer for inmates and staff. >> so you understand wh...

>> trace: new evidence now that mexican drug cartels are increasingly extending their reach across the border and into american neighborhoods. according to a recent fbi report. nearly 40% of all gang members in the u.s. have some ties to the cartels. authorities say the groups are now working directly with street and prison gangs in some states,making police work even more difficult. adam housley joins us now with more. what are some the ways the cartels have kind of made this move? >> well, fir...

Gregg: mexicos violent drug cartels strengthening their hold on the drug trade north of the border. working directly with californias street and prison gangs, eliminating the need for the middleman and that is making the job of catching them even more dangerous for local law enforcement. adam housley is following this story live in los angeles. adam? >> reporter: gregg, a local and federal law enforcement have been warning about this trend for number of years about how the violence spills across...