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With multiple felonies. we're looking for those people that are probably the hardest to serve as far as coming out of the gang life, coming out of those type of situations. having served prison time doesn't hurt either. the more tattoos you have, probably the better chance you have of being part of home boy industries. >> i came in to remove my tattoos. >> they help them remove the symbols of their former life, taking off the tattoos that bind them. >> i feel like a different person. >> as you can see, going to be a better father figure. >> whole different life now. >> we've got people who hav...

Life and drive-bys, not just the stuff of hollywood tales. there's 450 gangs with membership over 45,000 according to the lapd. you'll hear father greg boyle talk about infusing hope to them. you call gang involvement the lethal absence of hope. >> yeah. >> what is that? >> not all choices are created equal. wasn't exposed to poverty or violence or people running up to cars to sell drugs or shooting. everybody here has been exposed to that many times over. >> the luck he was born with drove father boyle nearly 30 years ago to create home boy industries, pulling gang members out of the often de...

Very much so. very much so. because what kind of drove me into the gang culture was making money. it started with the money, the drugs, selling drugs. >> i mean, after a while, you come to realize you need a change. you can't do nothing for yourself. >> why do you think this works? >> i think it works because people come in wanting that change. we don't look for them. we don't advertise it. it's on you. you want to come here, you come willingly. >> more than 30,000 former gang members have come through home boy and for those completing a special 18-month program, boyle says only 30% return to ...

Angels, gang life and drive-bys, not just the stuff of hollywood tales. l.a. has more than 450 gangs with membership over 45,000, according to lapd. you'll hear father greg boyle talk about infusing hope in those to whom hope is foreign. you call gang involvement the lethal absence of hope. what is that. >> not all choices are created equal. wasn't ex-supposed to violence or people selling drugs or shooting. everybody here has been exposed to that many times over. >> reporter: the luck he was born with drove father boyle nearly 30 years ago to create home boy industries, pulling gang members o...

Looking for those people that are probably the hardest to serve as far as coming out of a gang life, coming out of those type of situations. having served prison time doesn't hurt either. and the more tattoos you have, the better chance you have of being part of home boy industries. >> i came in to remove my tattoos. >> reporter: they help them remove symbol of their former life, taking off tattoos that bind them. >> feel like a different person. as you can see, trying to be a better father figure. a whole different life now. >> we've got people who have killed people. >> right. who have carri...