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What they haven't shared is a face-to-face meeting. that's about to change. >> are you ready for blade? have a nice visit with your brother. >> always. kind of a relief. it's been a while, but i probably feel the same way i feel right now, i'm going to be happy. >> interaction between offenders from different cell blocks is not normally allowed. for the reed brothers to meet they have to submit to rigorous security checks. >> strip him down and we'll search him, see if they have anything. once we search them, they'll get dressed and we'll call them in to answer for the visit room. i've got the...

That's about to change. >> are you ready for blade? have a nice visit with your brother. >> always. kind of a relief. it's been a while, but i probably feel the same way i feel right now, i'm going to be happy. >> interaction between offenders from different cell blocks is not normally allowed. for the reed brothers to meet they have to submit to rigorous security checks. >> strip him down and we'll search him, see if they have anything. once we search them, they'll get dressed and we'll call them in to answer for the visit room. i've got the other reed in here. okay. bye. go ahead and strip d...

Sophisticated at gang-infested prisons throughout california. >> here at san quentin i work for a unit called the investigative services unit. the inmates call us the goon squad. >> the specially trained officers assigned to these units are constantly working to intercept gang communications drug smuggling, and prevent illicit activities. another one of their functions is to validate an inmate's gang affiliation. >> you need three identifiers to validate a gang member. tattoos, known association with another gang member, admission and if they are a validated gang member, they are shipped off t...

That are growing ever more sophisticated at gang-infested prisons throughout california. >> here at san quentin i work for a unit called the investigative services unit. the inmates call us the goon squad. >> the specially trained officers assigned to these units are constantly working to intercept gang communications drug smuggling, and prevent illicit activities. another one of their functions is to validate an inmate's gang affiliation. >> you need three identifiers to validate a gang member. tattoos, known association with another gang member, admission and if they are a validated gang mem...

Rest of them. see, when i first got here in '84, convicts used to run this joint. the man runs this joint now. what i mean by the man is the system. >> we run the prison. we have the towers. we have the fences. and we keep control of the inmates. >> to crack down on contraband and violence, usp instituted a policy of controlled movement. no two cell blocks are ever in the same common areas at the same time. >> things are changing over there. this place now, it's that new mentality with get tough on crime. it's kind of working, man, because, you know, they ain't messing around no more, man. the...