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You going to go home or what? >> yeah. >> i hope so, man. please. >> hello. hey, what's happening? they called me up. i have about 15 or 20 guys out on the streets. how many keys did you buy from him in the past? two keys. two kilos you bought from him? constantly calling me up, doma, this is what's going on. i want to see if anybody is interested. call me back within the hour and i'll have an answer for you. i'm going to talk to howard, one of my guys. i'm going to hook you up with him. >> after leaving cook county jail, many former inmates stay in contact with ciu investigators. some become ...

>> up next, jail intel uncovers a deadly weapon. >> if you look down the alley with this weapon is being stashed by gang bangers, you have kids down here playing ball. >> and later -- >> is it mandatory somebody in that area has a pistol on them for protection? >> an exclusive look at how an informant gives up a major drug ring. car insurance, it's a bit like asking if they want a big hat... ...'scuse me... ...or a big steak... ...or big hair... i think we have our answer. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. [ woman ] welcome to learning spanish in t...

The investigation remains open. up next -- >> why you running, my friend? >> cook county sheriff police fight to reclaim gang-infested neighborhoods by using jail intel.

>> this is pretty much an ongoing thing. at least once a week we recover weapons. with the crime rate being so high in the city of chicago, any time we can remove a weapon from the streets, we pretty much could have saved somebody's life. fortunately, today, the call came through and we were able to get it. >> up next -- >> $5,000, $6,000 right there between all six off youse? >> more. >> more? >> a jailhouse informant exposes a high-rolling drug ring. and later, police act on intel to launch a dangerous raid. >> this is what it leads to.

Jail facility in the u.s. many of them possess valuable information that can help authorities battle an ever-rising tide of gangs and drugs. investigators here gather intel that they then share with the cook county sheriff's police. one of the most important tools that they generate, gang hierarchy charts. >> we're in a better position to accurately produce them than most policemen on the street are. we've got hundreds of gangster disciples in here. a policeman on the street may have one informant that's a gd giving him information, maybe two. [ speaking foreign language ] >> this complex is p...