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Program. >> this is phase two. what they have to do, is come over to this yard. it's an integrated yard program. they're going out to the yard with everybody that they used to, you know, consider their enemies. they all go out here. they all get along. they house them differently. you have blacks and whites together, hispanics and whites. >> it's basically our attempt to see how sincere they are in debriefing. if they're born and bred in this gang to know these guys are their enemies, don't associate them. here's the chance to see how sincere you are in debriefing and wanting to change your li...

Looking for somebody with a target. i'm always a target. it is a little nerve wracking to do next door. it can be cool one day, if you have to go out on a bad day, he found out about my charge, he'd go off on me. nervewracking. it keeps you on your toes every day. other than that, if no one finds out for 9 years, 3 months, i may be able to fool them, but i highly doubt that. next on lockup, extended stay. a rare glimpse into the process of dropping out of a gang, where an inmate risks his life by giving up vital information to officers. >> you learn which weapons to use to affect a kill and ...

When we get here, we try to grab it all and bring it over here for these guys. >> many of these inmates are serving shorter sentences for nonviolent crimes and parole violations. corcoran's gang population has grown so large that even a level one yard isn't free of politics. >> we received the information off an inmate on our northern image on here, how to behave and not cooperate with staff. in conjunction with my staff. we talked about the northern infraction on the yard. i've asked them to start searching these guys, and find out what's going on. it's really indicative of these inmates that...

This one i can't get out. usually it's the code of conduct or hits they want taken care of on the yard. or background checks on other northerner's that hit the facility. >> for a level one yard, we're hard on these guys. this is where we have all the workers for corcoran. our northern inmate population seems pretty active, we're trying to combat that right now. these are really hard to find. >> there's codes of conduct, it's like respect yourself and others. treat everyone equally. have a positive attitude, be well mannered. the last code of conduct is no fraternizing with the canine or enemy,...

Bulldog locked up in the shu, for numerous attacks on other inmates. >> bulldogs are at war right now with everybody. we don't get along with the north, we don't get along with the south, the blacks, whites. before they get us, we get them. i was on the yard and i stabbed a white guy like 17 times or whatever. and from there they took me to ad seg, i stabbed another white guy. that's what got me here. >> one challenge for corcoran's officers dealing with the bulldogs is a lack of a figure head. needing no permission to start fights, violence is just their way of life.