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The jail since they were juveniles, growing up in oakland foster homes. >> i just did the math the other day. and so far, i've done eight years and two months. i've been in jail over 20 times, from juvenile hall time as well. first time i was in juvenile hall, when i was 12 years old. >> the first time i went to jail, i was 11 years old. we're not even going to count how many times i've been in jail. let's count how many times i've been out of jail. that's easier. from 11 to right now, to 26, i've been out of jail totally three years and nine months. >> one thing that had kept the taylor broth...

County jail during our extended stay shoot there. >> he's in a pissy ass mood today. what's wrong with you, dude? >> tired, bro. >> let this dude sleep, he's starting to piss me off. >> the taylor brothers shared a lot in common. they grew up in oakland's foster care system. they had both joined a gang, but dropped out shortly before we met them. and they told us they were finally ready to give up their revolving-door relationship with jail. >> one of the things about both gabriel and ezekiel was their honesty. and i appreciated it. they were pretty honest about their lives. and when i asked e...

County jail during our extended stay shoot there. >> he's in a pissy ass mood today. what's wrong with you, dude? >> tired, bro. >> let this dude sleep, he's starting to piss me off. >> the taylor brothers shared a lot in common. they grew up in oakland's foster care system. they had both joined a gang, but dropped out shortly before we met them. and they told us they were finally ready to give up their revolving-door relationship with jail. >> one of the things about both gabriel and ezekiel was their honesty. and i appreciated it. they were pretty honest about their lives. and when i asked e...

My girlfriend. >> we've been together our whole lives. you can probably count on one hand how many things i don't know about him. he's my brother. >> we've grown up together, through the foster system and group homes, both our parents are deceased. it came to a point where if he couldn't stay at the group home i was in or foster home i was in, we're going to run, we're going to meet each other in the same spot. we will sleep in a stolen car together or, excuse my french, i won't tell it on camera, but, you know, we would be sleeping, and he would give me some food and every night, we'd make su...

Talking to him. and he basically was just the person that gabriel described him to be. >> what's up, bro? >> ezekiel was back in jail due to a probation violation on his original conviction for burglary. he was assigned to the same protective custody unit as gabriel, because he too had recently sworn off gang life. >> we tell each other every day, if i walk by here, point at me and do a little heart to me. i'm like -- you know, like he's my girlfriend. >> we've been together our whole lives. you can probably count on one hand how many things i don't know about him. he's my brother. >> we've gr...