that s what they want. they look for that. when your whole environment is nothing but drive byes and gangland slayings, the thrill of surviving every day is a merit badge. even for some of the most hardened prison gang members, the dues of belonging came at too high a cost. people would be put in the hat meaning the hit list for any agenda. for any reason. i didn t want is that to happen to me. when they decided to leave gang life behind, pelican bay had a place for them to go. but admittance came with a price. one of the areas at pelican bay is the transitional housing unit, this is where inmates who want to opt out of the gang life divulge everything they know to
want to opt out of the gang life divulge everything they know to the prison authorities, they then get the protection of being put away from the prison population. you give up information on the organization and other individuals involved but they re trying to build up some credibility with you, are you being honest with us? or are you trying to be a sleeper so you can get out there and stab one of these people who has disassociated themselves from these gangs. for a gang member, it s probably one of the toughest decisions they ll ever make in their life. it s easy to get into the gang and start doing stuff with the gang. to step away from it the other gang members consider them a rat or no good. it s a tough decision for them. they have family members involved that puts their family members in jeopardy. the big issues that i wrestled with was, am i going to get killed by dropping out? is my family going to get killed by dropping out?
want to opt out of the gang life divulge everything they know to the prison authorities, they then get the protection of being put away from the prison population. they re trying to build up some credibility with you, are you being honest with them? or are you trying to be a sleeper so you can get out there and stab one of these people who has disassociated themselves from these gangs. for a gang member, it s probably one of the toughest decisions they ll ever make in their life. it s easy to get into the gang and start doing stuff with the gang. to stipulate away from it, other gang members consider them a rat or no good. it s a tough decision for them. they have family members involved, that putting their family members in jeopardy. the big issues that i wrestled with was, am i going to get killed by dropping out? is my family going to get killed by dropping out?
that s what they want. they look for that. when your whole environment is nothing but drive byes and gangland slayings, the thrill of surviving every day is a merit badge. even for some of the most hardened prison gang members, the dues of belonging came at too high a cost. people would be put in the hat meaning the hit list for any agenda. for any reason. i didn t want is that to happen to me. when they decided to leave gang life behind, pelican bay had a place for them to go. but admittance came with a price. one of the areas at pelican bay is the transitional housing unit, this is where inmates who want to opt out of the gang life divulge everything they know to
that s what they want. they look for that. when your whole environment is nothing but drive byes and gangland slayings, the thrill of surviving every day is a merit badge. even for some of the most hardened prison gang members, the dues of belonging came at too high a cost. people would be put in the hat meaning the hit list for any agenda. for any reason. i didn t want is that to happen to me. when they decided to leave gang life behind, pelican bay had a place for them to go. but admittance came with a price. one of the areas at pelican bay is the transitional housing unit, this is where inmates who want to opt out of the gang life