. >> at california state prison corcoran, we met one young inmate was ordered to attack an older, weaker gang member simply to thin out the herd. he asked that we not use his name. >> i accepted that because that's the way it is. you know i didn't question it. some things i was against but i just dealt with it and accepted it because that's the law of the land in here. >> he explained that the hit was ordered because the older victim was unable to keep up with the gang's military style exercise program. >> he couldn't keep up with the exercise. you know, that was the reason. this is how stupid this is. you know, the dumb reasons they have in here. when i did speak up for him, it was placed on me. well, since you're speaking up with him, you'll deal with it. i dealt with it because that's what it was about. >> the older inmate survived the stabbing and his assailant quit the gang. >> finally i made my stance and went against them. now i'm a christian and i go for that. i wrote him a letter and i apologized that i was sorry i had to do that i was so weak. and i didn't protect him. i should