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The gangster disciples, the vice lords, and the four corner hustlers. they compete for territory within a two-square-mile area that's divided in half by a highway. the recent closing of 100 public housing units in the southern half has forced many of those residents to relocate north, including gang members. among them, booth, a four corner hustler who is allegedly trying to move his drug sales into rival turf. >> in order to keep the profit up, they took a spot over here. these guys, they don't want to give that spot up. we had gunshots today and we had gunshots yesterday and it's going to co...

Lords will remain an isolated incident. or whether it will spark a bigger war on multiple fronts. that's what investigators have to find out quickly. they're leaning on many different sources for intel, including an inmate whom we've been calling franklin. he belongs to the side of gangster disciples plotting a takeover against their current leaders. >> people are smelling that blood in the water right now, that you guys aren't on the same page. so they're taking some of you guys for being weak. >> they're taking them. let's keep this clear, plain and simple. they're taking that crew for being...

Now that a guy like this gets hit, some retaliation is going to have to happen. >> a perfect storm appears to be gathering inside chicago's cook county jail. at the center the gangster disciples, the biggest gang on the compound. their chief of security has been beaten and nearly killed by rival game members. the alleged assailants belong to two different groups, the atgs and vice lords. they've exposed the gangster disciples' leaders for being vulnerable, a result of their own internal disarray. the gang's senior ranks are split in two. one faction that's in power and the other that's trying ...

>> yes, sir. >> from where? >> columbia international. that's the neighborhood he turned out king in. and you have tattoos? >> i have my five points with the crown. >> all right. initials with the king crown. >> they call me joker poker. >> that's his street name. >> more than 70% of the detain knees at cook county belong to chicago's street gangs. members of the lot up kings, vice lords and gangster disciples make up the largest numbers. in this environment, gang affiliation becomes a matter of survival. >> when you come into a correctional facility, you have to claim an alliance because if y...

Education. >> g.d. and the vice lords, they wouldn't talk. in here since they're isolated they have to. they realize they're the same. they're more the same than they were different. maybe they were brought up different in the rival gangs. but they're really more similar than they are different. >> i got a little brother. if he got locked up, i'll feel i was a bad role model because he followed my footsteps. >> me too. >> i was very nervous. i was scared but on the outside try to make myself look tough. let them know i'm not playing games. it wasn't what i thought it would be. we found respect...