at one point in time, you know, coming to jail was nothing. you know, we'd laugh at -- i'd laugh at it. [ bleep ]. just go through the time and come back home. >> watley says he has decided to end his affiliation with the crips and has been accepted into quest, the jail's gang diversion program, cofounded by deputy gillock. >> they are busy all day in class listening to curriculum that directly addresses gang membership, how their lives have been affected by gang violence. it also has a gang component in their curriculum. >> i don't want my daughter to come home, daddy, this is my boyfriend. and i look at him and the first thing to my mouth is this mother [ bleep ] is just like i used to be, or i am, if i don't change. >> this is watley's second time through the jail's re-entry program. after he was released and rearrested six months later. >> in jail, being involved in gangs. then in the class i was just kind of cocky, arrogant. yeah i can get this on the street.