how far does that stretch? >> reporte >> very far. >> reporter: two gang members walk in separately asking for help. one wants to get his ged and the other needs a job. >> these are some of the brightest individuals that i have met. they have made poor choices in life, yes, but that does not mean they need to be locked away. that does not mean that they can't be changed, they can't be helped. >> reporter: the final message of the truce project is perhaps the most important. only your family, not your gang, will grieve for you when you're dead. >> my son will have been taken away from me for 11 years. and the pain is still here. again, i'm asking all of you, please, please stop killing one