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>> robert gave up his freedom on the streets when a kidnapping went sour, earning him a life sentence in prison and the nickname phantom. >> they say i'm fast. >> fast? >> well, what i do, you know, hurting people. they'll have holes in them, and i'll be gone. like a ghost. >> what got you into prison? >> kidnap for ransom. >> tell me how that works? >> you got the college kids out there. you know they got money, take one of them. grab them by the neck and put them in the car. take them to a motel or something, have them call their parents, have them wire money to an account. and that's about ...

This place here, you know what i mean? they don't need to be hearing about what's going on in here. it's about things out there. positive things. like i used to be when i was there, you know? >> are you very excited? >> it's only for an hour, you know, it's hard to see them go, you know? happy to see them, but it's hard to see them go. after my visit, i'm phantom. during my visit, i'm robert. i don't talk about what goes on in here to my kids. i let them know about the mistakes i made so they don't repeat them so they don't end up in here. do what i can for them moneywise. you know, send them ...

>> bulldogs they're not as organized as your other gangs. they don't have the leadership in their organization. their rule of thumb is, that majority rules. if there's issues on the yard they have to try to resolve, the bulldogs would get together and take a boat, if you will. and the majority rules to go with that, there's no set leader of bulldog. >> if a bulldog has a chance to attack a southern hispanic, it's on sight. if they can get away from staff during an escort, a door accidentally pops, anything. if there's another bulldog they're going to go at it, attack each other. >> we met robe...

Have any meaning at all. >> in exchange for the opportunity to get out of the shu, kenneth smith had to give up the gang, a decision he regrets and one that robert would never make. instead of looking for a way out, robert finds ways to thrive in his environment. >> this is the only place we get to come out, program, rec, work out. >> this right here, this is my shoe sole. i put it up here so i don't mess up my hands. different people deal with their time in different ways. me, myself, i'm just trying to come out here, get air, look at the sky. you know whey mean?

"phantom." during my visit, i'm robert.