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>> victor, who requested we only use his first name for security reasons, once a lieutenant in the mexican mafia. he defected, while serving a prior 23-year prison sentence for kidnapping and aggravated assault. victor was back in the bexar county jail on a parole violation. >> when a mafia member decides to defect after members of the mafia place a green light on that ex-member, there's a light on you, they will always beat you until you are no longer alive. so if they beat you one day, you happen to survive this assault, three weeks later you're walking down the street and see you, they're g...

During our shoot at san antonio's bexar county jail, we did meet some inmates willing to talk. they were in a special protective custody unit for gang members who had had enough. >> the ex-gang unit was night and day different than any of the active units we had been to. the inmates had a sense of relief that getting out of the gang provided them, and it showed. >> the ex-gang unit is the only place where those affiliated with warring gangs live together peacefully. but they're fully aware their decisions to leave their gangs carry consequences that could follow them forever. >> we always tell...

Some times we will put them in the wrong place. that's typically when the fights erupt. >> this was the scene following a riot in which inmates from the mexican mafia fought with members of their archrivals. >> sometimes they slip through our fingers. you know, gangs are, roots of opportunity. they're going to group together. once they see their numbers are large enough they become very territorial. from there it tend to develop into a dangerous situation. >> while rival gangs can pose a threat to each other. they often reserve their harshest punishment for members who drop now the into the ja...

Told if he assaulted an ex member he could come back with the gang. a true x has no chance of coming back, we can't afford him the housing unit he is requesting. we have to go ahead and wait a little bit and just watch. >> until then, rubio will remain sequestered in a single cell, away from both the active members and the mexican mafia. adam verlander claims allegiance to the aryan brotherhood. but his actions in and outside the jail puts his membership in jeopardy. now, the bed rock that verlander has built his life on is crumbling. he just received a letter informing him he has been x 'd ou...

>> we received information he was no longer active with the gang. but at the same time we were told if he assaulted an ex member he could come back with the gang. a true x has no chance of coming back, we can't afford him the housing unit he is requesting. we have to go ahead and wait a little bit and just watch. >> until then, rubio will remain sequestered in a single cell, away from both the active members and the mexican mafia. adam verlander claims allegiance to the aryan brotherhood. but his actions in and outside the jail puts his membership in jeopardy. now, the bed rock that verlander ...