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>> these are inmates that have hopefully seen the errors of their ways and want to program and want to change their lifestyle. >> i go home next year. i got a life sentence taken off. >> how? >> part of a debriefing process. i dropped out of a prison gang. >> he's charged 288-a, which is unlawful act with a minor. sentenced to 230 years. it's a big honor badge for general population to kill somebody, especially a sex offender. i don't know whether someone's going to try to take me out. every time i go to chow. every time any sex offender goes to chow or goes out of their cell and sometimes eve...

eve bash in the world on this "american morning." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com good morning, everyone. so glad you could join us. it is friday, december 30th. i'm deb feyerick along with alina cho on this "american morning." >> thanks for joining us, everybody. up first this morning, mitt romney trying to steal the deal in iowa. former massachusetts governor is the front-runner now, a few points ahead of ron paul. with four days to go before the caucuses, romney is tweaking his schedule, planning to spend a lot more time in iowa over the next 96 hours telling voters this e...

I seen too many innocent people targeted that had nothing to do with the gang life. >> once a gang member decides to quit, he can leave the shoe in one of two way, remain inactive for six years or drop out all together. to drop out, inmates must go through a debriefing process which has three missions, first to determine their sincerity to leave the gang, second, to identify the people who might be a threat to them since leaving a gang is considered treason and third to gather information about the gang. after debriefing, the inmates learn ba basic education and coping skills in a 14-week prog...

On his orders. >> serving a life sentence for murder, leon lives in what is widely regarded as the most restrictive environment in the state of california -- pelican bay security housing unit, or shu. inmates are confined to their cells for all but 90 minutes per day, which they're allowed to spend in a nearby concrete exercise area. leon had been living here for 14 years when we met him. >> i always tell people, ain't built a prison hard enough to break me, you know? and some of us are stronger than others. i think that's what pelican bay is about. only the strongest are the ones that are goi...

And in order to do that, there's a whole debriefing process they have to go through. and it basically entails the inmate coming in and confessing everything's he's done with the gang and sometimes even throwing some people under the bus and confessing against other people. so it's really a deadly thing for someone to do inside a prison. >> when inmates debrief, they must write a lengthy account of their criminal history both in and out of prison. the review process can take months. but if accepted, the inmates will be allowed to live in the safety of a protective custody unit and be granted ma...