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>> for the nearly three years he's been in jail, hidalgo has only seen himself get into deeper trouble. but he's maintained strong support from his family, and today his mother and grandmother have arrived to visit him. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> i visit him as much as i could, maybe every week, every two weeks, and it takes maybe four to five hours to even see him because he is one of the inmates that has to be walked with security next to him. he's not in population. he's always in lockdown. >> hidalgo also gets financial support from his family. they deposit money into his inmate ac...

>> hidalgo now has a trial date for his most serious charge, aggravated robbery. he recently turned down a plea bargain for 25 years but losing in court could result in a much longer sentence. >> i mean i'm just praying that everything's going to be okay. >> if i beat that one charge, i've still got to wait for the other charges. >> now that he's had all these cases, sometimes i feel that he's never going to come out. i mean i'm still here for him because he is my son, but i hope one of these days he's going to change his life. >> i love you. >> i love you, too. and stay out of trouble. >> all...

78237. i'm a player so that's why i got that. i got females. got like -- >> hidalgo's underarms des play the initials of his gang, tango ore. and on his abdomen is the image of a glock 40 millimeter handgun which he says is the favorite weapon of drug dealers. >> i don't trust no one. you can't even trust nobody. even though when you do know the ones that are snitching on you. >> although hidalgo is proud of his extensive body art, he's starting to worry about how a judge and jury will react to it. he's expected to soon begin a series of trials on a litany of charges, including assault and ars...

Regular officer. >> and he started to get real nervous because, you know, he had no backup. he's over there with a weapon in a secured fit. >> with gonzalez already outnumbered 4-1, members of the s.e.r.t. team escorting hidalgo and guerrero are called back to assist. >> go. go. camera go. camera go. >> i'm not stupid, you know what i mean? i laid it down real quick, threw the shank away from me. just chilled out real quick. >> he threw the knife on the ground, not at the officer. it was very clearly gently thrown to the ground. and then he laid down on the floor, and we secured him. >> escort...

Here to punish or to convict anyone. it's just to hold them. >> but in jail, holding inmates is never a simple proposition, especially when they don't want to be held. >> a lot of the gang members, because they're secured in the cell for 23 hours a day, they've got all that time to, you know, think of different games they can play with the officers. because they're trying to create a reputation for themselves that they're not to be messed with. >> i'm easy to get along with, but once somebody disrespects me or something, we're going to take care of business. >> jose hidalgo is a member of what...