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Data. one child is killed in chicago every week on average. thats a figure thats been true for the past quarter century. why is chicago so deadly? >> officers are under attack. >> reporter: in an interview with "60 minutes," former chicago police superintendent gary mccarthy says chicago cops are not actively policing out of fear of putting themselves and their families in jeopardy. >> police are on their heels. theyre on their heels for a number of reasons. we see the results, dont we? were rea...

Policing out of fear of putting themselves and their families in jeopardy. >> police are on their heels for a number of reasons. we see the results, dont we? were reaching a state of lawlessness. >> reporter: of the 762 murders in 2016, 65% of the killings are happening in five districts on the south and west sides of the city where 59 rival gangs fight each other for territory, police say. to curb the violence more photographers a officers are being hired and gunshot detection technology allowi...

Peggy perales pen pal relationships with two inmates from rival gangs have already caught the attention of the bexar county jails gang intelligence division. >> so you got a guy that you have a child with but youre writing to somebody else as well? correct? >> one of the letters written to perales was intercepted by mail room staff, who suspected it might contain gang codes. now, she has some new trouble. >> perales? >> yes, sir. >> since the last time we spoke to her we did a background check o...

Peggy perales pen pal relationships with two inmates from rival gangs have already caught the attention of the bexar county jails gang intelligence division. >> so you got a guy that you have a child with but youre writing to somebody else as well? correct? >> one of the letters written to perales was intercepted by mail room staff, who suspected it might contain gang codes. now, she has some new trouble. >> perales? >> yes, sir. >> since the last time we spoke to her we did a background check o...

Though it is the capital of california, sacramento is a mid-sized city surrounded by thousands of square miles of farmland. yet it still must cope with big-city crime. authorities say more than 50 gangs battle for territory and notoriety here. and many of those rivalries come to a head inside the sacramento county jail. >> we have our ortenos, sacramaniacs, m.o.d., masters of destruction. theres a laundry list of gang wet have just within this county. >> most of the inmates here are only charged...

So we can continue to carry ourselves like superheros so we can save you protect you. martha: what were the circumstances here? >> officer randolph holder was a five-year veteran. he was responding to a 911 call which erupted from two rival gangs in east harlem. the suspect were all involved, they are scattered, and the 33-year-old officer gave chase. the suspect shot at holder, striking him in the forehead and he died shortly after at a local hospital. the suspect was shot in the leg, and trans...

The high courts ruling back in march cleared knox and sollecito once and more all in kerchers murder. knox responded with a post on her blog saying im grateful that the italian supreme court has filed its opinion and declared a declared my innocence. i will start the rest of my life to help others who have been wrongfully accused. the west indian parade marred by violence and an aide to governor cuomo is in critical condition after being shot in the head. police say the staffer carey gabay was...

And an aide much governor cuomo has been injured. a fourth person was fatally stabbed. the cuomo staffer carey gabay was caught in the crossfire between two rival gangs. muslim flight attendant accusing her employer claiming she was suspended for refusing to serve alcohol because of her religious beliefs. the airline initially agreed to religious an accommodation, but put her on a year-long unpaid leave after a complaint. thousands crossing europes border as governments warn they can only ta...

Knox and sollecito. knox responded with a post on her blog saying im grateful that the italian supreme court has filed opinion and declared my innocence. i will now begin the rest of my life with one of my goals to help others who have been wrongfully accused. new york citys west indian parade marred by violence and governor cuomos aide was shot in the head. a fourth person fatally stabbed. the police say the cuomo staffer carey gabay was caught in crossfire between two rival gangs. a muslim...

Almost had to join a gang just for protection. it was at that time that we realized that we need to do something to try to curb gang activity within our prison system before it led to a violent nature. >> captain darren smith is the head of the stg unit which has documented more than 150 different gangs inside the prison. >> we have our hispanic gangs, which basically fall under southern cal or southern hispanic or northern cal, northern hispanic. we have crips, and we have bloods, and then we h...