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>> keep myself from coming here. at one point in time, you know, coming to jail was nothing, you know. i'd laugh at it. i'd just go do the time and come back home. >> whatley says he has decided to end his affiliation with the crips and has been accepted into quest, the jail's gang diversion program, cofounded by deputy gillock. >> directly addresses gang membership, how their lives have been affected by gang violence. they also have access to parenting class, which i think every person should have. it also has a gang component in their curriculum. >> i don't want my daughter to come home and ...

That were provided. >> did you finish the parenting class last time? >> yes, i did. right when i finished, it was close to my exiting date. i was told that i was going to receive my certificate. i know i didn't have enough time before i left. it was supposed to be mailed to me and i didn't have an address at that time. so i don't know how to go about getting that back. >> focusing on certificates and we're having a conversation in jail. and that's what we're trying to eliminate. >> it's not about the certification. and you kind of proved it, it's about transformation. >> what brought him here,...

>> focusing on certificates and we're having a conversation in jail. and that's what we're trying to eliminate. >> it's not about the certification. and you kind of proved it, it's about transformation. >> what brought him here, it goes back to criminal mind-set and the cognitive skill and making poor choices. but if he's gang, that's a huge component, who you're hanging with, your peers. >> we talked to the officer about? >> according to mr. whatley, he's a crip, so it's a gang diversion program. we'll have the officer who runs the program go and talk to him and see if he's a good fit, a good...

At one point in time, you know, coming to jail was nothing, you know. i'd laugh at it. i'd just go do the time and come back home. >> whatley says he has decided to end his affiliation with the crips and has been accepted into quest, the jail's gang diversion program, cofounded by deputy gillock. >> directly addresses gang membership, how their lives have been affected by gang violence. they also have access to parenting class, which i think every person should have. >> i don't want my daughter to come home and go daddy, this is my boyfriend, and i look at him and the first thing out of my mou...

Me and i didn't have an address at that time. so i don't know how to go about getting that back. >> focusing on certificates and we're having a conversation in jail. and that's what we're trying to eliminate. >> it's not about the certification. and you kind of proved it, it's about transformation. >> what brought him here, it goes back to criminal mind-set and the cognitive skill and making poor choices. but if he's gang, that's a huge component, who you're hanging with, your peers. >> according to mr. whatley, he's a crip, so it's a gang diversion program. we'll have the officer who runs the...