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>> inmate x tells me he was a skin head for 15 years and when he left the gang, some of its members assaulted and almost killed him. now in jail for an unrelated charge, he fears another attack called a green light. when you have a green light on you, does it mean you'll be automatically attacked if some of the gang members see you here? >> yes. >> is that what you had to do when you were in the gang? >> yes. >> otherwise what would happen? >> then you would get a green light yourself. >> are you in fear for your life? >> absolutely. >> inmate x has good reason to be worried. behind this colos...

>> yes. >> how vital is it to correctly classify the inmates? >> it comes down to a matter of life or death. whether the inmate is mentally ill or part an at-risk population, we make a mistake putting someone in the wrong place, it could have serious consequences. >> why is that inmate sitting over there apart from all the other guys? >> there's a need for us to segregate certain inmates. maybe they're a witness to a crime. maybe they owe money so a gang or are a dropout. for those cases, we'll go ahead and separate them for their safety. >> to protect his identity, we'll call him inmate x. i ...

Follow through with the direct orders. >> what were the orders you refused? >> to take someone out. >> to do a hit? >> yes. >> did you press charges? >> yes, testified as well. >> any questions of me? >> can i get out of here? >> yeah, i just have to confirm with the district attorney. he tells me you're telling the truth, and you'll be good for pc. >> okay. >> but if there's not room, i can't make cells. go ahead and turn around. >> gang ordered attacks are more likely to happen in general population, where more than 100 men can bunk in a single dorm. so haley will have to keep inmate x in a ...

Found guilty, they're going to take away my status. so it means that they could send me back to the shu or the main line, general population. >> one of the things that is always in the front of everybody's mind in committee is when inmate x comes in and sits down and says, i have to lock up in protective custody because i don't want to play the gang politics anymore. >> if they was to let me out in general population, i'd have to stab the first one i see. if not, i'm going to get stabbed. once they find out who i am. >> well, is this really a wolf in sheep's clothing that truly wants to get in...

>> we ain't worried about it. look at the camera. >> while some inmates get along together in sny, others have a more difficult time. >> i got into an incident out there where they said if i'm found guilty, they're going to take away my status. so it means that they could send me back to the shu or the main line, general population. >> one of the things that is always in the front of everybody's mind in committee is when inmate x comes in and sits down and says, i have to lock up in protective custody because i don't want to play the gang politics anymore. >> if they was to let me out in gener...