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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 predominantly hispanic. the...

He's been shot up -- how many times you been shot up? >> 15. >> 15 times he's been shot up. >> bullet right there. >> see a bullet? protruding out of his skin. >> if you have a street corner and another gang infringes on it or wants control of it, people are going to get shot and killed over it. whoever controls the drugs gets the money and that's what it's about, money. >> caution indicator. dangerous. >> to stay on top of criminal activity, cook county sheriff's police rely on intel from their jailhouse colleagues. these officers constantly track who's who in the gangs as a matter of putting...

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.