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Like i said, real racers. if blacks get into it, i got to be there. really especially -- i'm always out there on the front lines. i'm always going to be that way. >> why? >> because i pretty much always have to prove myself, you know? always, no matter what. so i can't change my life now, i chose that road, so i have to be a part of that. i don't try to be black, i'm me, i'm dylan. >> but even the brotherhood of his president ing gang didn't allow dunn much optimism for the future. >> hope is the biggest -- to me, hope is like thou kill me before one of them kills me. >> what? >> hope. as far ...

Because all their practices are shrouded in secrecy, they would not work out in front of our cameras. but they can't avoid prison surveillance cameras. >> notice right now you have what they call a cadence call which is an exercise routine. there's a certain group of inmates that initiate it. and, therefore, the race have to follow as long as they show respect. everything in prison is about respect. >> we found another example of an inmate bridging the racial divide. when we ran into dillon dunn at work in kern valley's kitchen. >> how unusual are you here? >> in this prison i'm the only one. ...

>> i run with the blacks. there's not too many people like me. >> at first we thought he was messing with us, or just trying to have a little fun, but we found out he was the real deal. >> so talk to me about how an irish boy ends up as a crip? >> i'm not irish. >> dylan dunn? >> my father. >> well it is my stepdad. i'm puerto rican and italian. >> how are you perceived here? >> i get my respect. if i didn't, i -- like, they could stab me or whatever, i wouldn't be here, i'd be dead, you know. so evidently i get my respect. i mean, it wasn't easy, you know, it's still not easy, some places i g...

>> how are you perceived here? >> i get my respect. if i didn't, i -- like, they could stab me or whatever, i wouldn't be here, i'd be dead, you know. so evidently i get my respect. i mean, it wasn't easy, you know, it's still not easy, some places i go, i'm a target. >> why? >> because of who i run with, who my gang is. like i said, real racers. if blacks get into it, i got to be there. really especially -- i'm always out there on the front lines. i'm always going to be that way. >> why? >> because i pretty much always have to prove myself, you know? always, no matter what. so i can't change ...

>> we found another example of an inmate bridging the racial divide. when we ran into dillon dunn at work in kern valley's kitchen. >> how unusual are you here? >> in this prison i'm the only one. >> the only what? >> the only white krip. >> i think the whole crew was surprised to find out he was a crip. a white guy as a crip. >> i run with the blacks. there's not too many people like me. >> at first we thought he was messing with us, or just trying to have a little fun, but we found out he was the real deal. >> so talk to me about how an irish boy ends up as a crip? >> i'm not irish. >> dylan...