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>> how does that story end? >> bad. >> how bad? >> i cut the guys neck, that kind of bad. i had no reason to do that. >> why? >> honestly, i dont know. i guess im just a bad guy. coming up, robert puts his tough persona aside for a family visit. >> you know when i go to prison, i dont talk about this place here, you know what i mean? >> and later, one of the mexican mafias most loyal has a shocking chat with the igi. >> anyway they can get you, theyre going to get you.

If that does happen. so im not really sweating it. >> the fact that he chose to debrief is going to give us a wealth of information that is going to benefit us, not only in this facility but throughout the state. the eme has their hands in every institution as well as various neighborhoods out in the streets. by him coming forward, actually hes putting his life and safety in jeopardy. but hes well aware of that. this is a good, good debrief. >> its sny for you? >> oh, yeah. i couldnt go on mainl...

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 always ready for battle. >> this is my shoe, i dont mess with my hands. i count, its as close as were going to get to pullups. >> and later a gang dropout struggles with life on the sensitive...

Attack each other. >> we met robert galvan, a bulldog locked up in the shu, for numerous attacks on other inmates. >> bulldogs are at war right now with everybody. we dont get along with the north, we dont get along with the south, the blacks, whites. before they get us, we get them. i was on the yard and i stabbed a white guy like 17 times or whatever. and from there they took me to ad seg, i stabbed another white guy. thats what got me here. >> one challenge for corcorans officers dealing with...

>> youve had the opportunity to be out there on the yard with other inmates in the same type of situation. hows that feel being amongst other inmates? >> its good. its good. one of my -- one of my best friends is an ex-associated member and another is an ex-nlr member. those are two of my best friends. in the past, even though were on a respectful level, were all enemies. >> i want to thank you for coming in here and speaking with us. being open with us, whatnot. we all wish you good luck. >> be...

>> robert gave up his freedom on the streets when a kidnapping went sour, earning him a life sentence in prison and the nickname phantom. >> they say im fast. >> fast? >> well, what i do, you know, hurting people. theyll have holes in them, and ill be gone. like a ghost. >> what got you into prison? >> kidnap for ransom. >> tell me how that works? >> you got the college kids out there. you know they got money, take one of them. grab them by the neck and put them in the car. take them to a motel ...

This place here, you know what i mean? they dont need to be hearing about whats going on in here. its about things out there. positive things. like i used to be when i was there, you know? >> are you very excited? >> its only for an hour, you know, its hard to see them go, you know? happy to see them, but its hard to see them go. after my visit, im phantom. during my visit, im robert. i dont talk about what goes on in here to my kids. i let them know about the mistakes i made so they dont repeat...

>> bulldogs theyre not as organized as your other gangs. they dont have the leadership in their organization. their rule of thumb is, that majority rules. if theres issues on the yard they have to try to resolve, the bulldogs would get together and take a boat, if you will. and the majority rules to go with that, theres no set leader of bulldog. >> if a bulldog has a chance to attack a southern hispanic, its on sight. if they can get away from staff during an escort, a door accidentally pops, an...

Have any meaning at all. >> in exchange for the opportunity to get out of the shu, kenneth smith had to give up the gang, a decision he regrets and one that robert would never make. instead of looking for a way out, robert finds ways to thrive in his environment. >> this is the only place we get to come out, program, rec, work out. >> this right here, this is my shoe sole. i put it up here so i dont mess up my hands. different people deal with their time in different ways. me, myself, im just tr...

"phantom." during my visit, im robert.