gang violence or not. they are children they are vulnerable. so my take would be, yes, these are refugees. >> as long as the causes down there in central america are the same and they are the same and i don't see any public policy addressing those, and the us doesn't have the important meaningful conversation about how it is going to treat the immigration problem, the conditions are there the road is open. >> an america tonight investigation >> somebody could come in and take our home away from us >> it was a law that helped condo developments stay afloat >> we would have to sell and have to leave our unit >> now, this law is being used to take peoples homes >> there's nobody helping us... >> honest people, losing hope... >> i didn't fight vietnam so that someone could take my property away from me >> hard sell an america tonight investigation only on al jazeera america the deadly civil war in syria must be told. couldstopped. could it be time to come to political solutions i'm talking to an official at th

gangs. and for some, suppressing gang activity is a daily challenge that comes with life or death consequences. >> slide out. slide out. on your stomach. keep going now. that's fine. >> on front line of the battles are gang investigators. >> they have walk a fine line, managing a difficult relationship with dangerous inmates and each one has a different way of doing business. but the investigator we met in cleveland really stood out from the crowd. >> clear. seven. look at me. >> he's known at the cuyahoga county correction center in downtown cleveland as big sam. >> you used him. who's the victim? you sit here won't even open your mouth to tell me nothing about what these guys did -- >> we quickly learned gang investigator sam mclaren had a personality to match his physique. >> big sam's style was one of dedication and passion. >> you have that candy -- >> sweet. >> you're eating some now but i'll see you later. >> thank you. >> you take care of yourself. >> he could be very caring and hear

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gang violence or not. they are children they are vulnerable. so my take would be, yes, these are refugees. >> as long as the causes down there in central america are the same and they are the same and i don't see any public policy addressing those, and the us doesn't have the important meaningful conversation about how it is going to treat the immigration problem, the conditions are there the road is open. >> monday. >> this is the place where 43 students were handed over to criminal organizations. >> a crime that shocked the world. >> the military is about a mile away. they say that they didn't hear anything. >> where are mexico's missing students? >> kidnappings keep going up human security is collapsing. >> "faultlines". al jazeera america's hard-hitting... >> today they will be arrested. >> ground-breaking... >> they're firing canisters of gas at us. >> award-winning investigative documentary series. "mexico's disappeared". monday, 10:00 eastern. only on al jazeera america. about innovations that can c

>> you have to join a gang. you have no choice. ♪ ♪ 15 to life, doing 15 to life ♪ ♪ 15 to life doing 15 to life ♪ doing 15 to life. that's it. >> in an isolated part of california's central valley is corcoran state prison, one of the state's largest maximum security institutions, housing many of its most violent criminals. now, corcoran first opened in 1988 and was the site of so-called gladiator fights in the 1990s in which inmates fought to the death in concrete yards while guards allegedly looked on. the guards were charged and acquitted of subjecting prisoners to cruel and unusual punishment, but when we first brought our cameras into corcoran in 2000, the prison was still recovering from that scandal. in this hour, we will take you back into the highly charged facility to see whether it has overcome its notorious past. >> my life is in danger. fy stay in there, i'll end up getting stabbed. >> corcoran under extreme pressure, it's a powder keg. a powder keg. >> basically pure hell. it's hell up in here. it'

as being prison gangs. no ester familia is known as nf. or the family. the junior high school to their high school would be the northern structure. >> the northern structure is composed of california hispanics from north of los angeles. >> the nazi low riders, they refer to themselves as the nlr. >> the nazi low riders is a white supremacist gang formed in the '60s. membership can only be achieved by killing someone, and death is the only way out. >> the bgf is the black guerilla family. >> the black guerilla family is the only recognized black prison gang. street gangs like the crips and bloods are merely regarded by prison officials as disruptive groups. but the most notorious gang in the california prison system is called the mexican mafia. >> the mexican mafia is known as m.a., la m.a. they will be recognized by the eme, which is the spanish letter "m." >> the mexican mafia was born in california prisons in the mid 1950s. its members, who swear allegiance for life, are mostly mexican-americans from sout

for instance, if they belong to some sort of white supremacist gang, hispanic gang, asian gang. >> ever been diagnosed with an std? >> no. >> ever had sex with an iv drug user? >> no. >> each inmate is given a thorough medical screening to determine their medical history and prevent the spread of disease. the inmates will spend most of their first day in this holding cell, named the library after its former purpose. it's here the inmates will have their first prison meal. >> a lot better than where i just came from, that's for sure. >> i was told it would actually be a lot better. after the population started getting worse and worse, the food started getting worse. >> randy russell is no stranger to usp. he first came in at the age of 15 and did 17 years on a robbery charge. >> randy, it's not good to see you. okay? >> now, randy's back on a parole violation, leaving behind a wife and four children. >> at one time when i thought i was going to come back i even asked my wife, should i run? she goes, i'm not going to make that call, she goes, but you can't take me with you. if i'm not wit

he doesn't want to be in a gang or affiliated with a gang anymore. while it's admirable, i have nothing really that i can give to my supervisor that will articulate that he is actually changing or wants to change. they all talk a good game. and so it's a best-case estimate, because i can't look at a man's heart or mind and say his intent is good. plain and simple. i can't do it. >> over in the women's wing, change is also on patricia gallorini's mind. >> when people go to jail, you hope that's the last straw. right? to help you change. to me, it's either this or death. if i pick up the alcohol, i'll be right back in here. when i walk out these doors, i want to put it all behind me. >> gallorini is currently awaiting trial for driving under the influence and some related charges. she has two prior convictions for driving under the influence. and hopes to reach a plea deal with prosecutors to avoid prison time. gallorini admits to missing alcohol but now jail has triggered another craving. >> it's horrible. especially if you're as sexual as i am. it's

>> managing gangs. during our extended stay shoot in cleveland, we covered the activities of a homegrown gang known as the heartless felons. 25-year-old ramal hammond was facing several charges including robbery and assault to which he pled not guilty and was awaiting trial. he was regarded as one of the heartless felons' highest ranking members. >> how high up were you? >> i'm hnic. >> it means h [ bleep ] ic. it means that he can delegate. that put him a little bit above a boss. >> jail officials say hammond was the heartless felons' shot caller and targeted other inmates for theft, assault, and extortion, so they segregated him from most other inmates. >> i'm housed in the gang pod, 23 and 1, because they say i've been fighting too much. >> the first day we met hammond, he was petitioning gang investigator sam mcclaren to release him back to general population. >> i'm trying to get off 23 and 1, man. >> how you trying? >> i ain't got no write-ups or none of that. >> you knocking out people, man. >> i

at santa rita, the largest percentage of those are gang dropouts. >> any time we get gang dropouts saying the gang for whatever reason, were whether it be politics, caught a charge that wasn't going to put them in good standing with the gang and they're in dropout, we can't put them in general population because they'll be subject to attack. >> it's cold as hell. >>> it is. >> gabriel is in protective custody because he left one of the most notorious gangs, the northerners. >> they like to leave a mark on your face, specifically the cheek, cut you with a razor. it's an identifying mark to let everyone know you're no good. i am not trying to sound like i'm tougher than i am. let me be the one to tell you, i'm not a gangster. i'm trying to get by. i'm a hustler. i'm a product of the ghetto. >> he said he left the gang in part because his status had suddenly become uncertain. >> when i was 18 or 19 i was put in maximum security unit and there was a question mark on my head that i had something to do with one of our so-called homies being decease. i didn't kill the guy, but they had a questio

gang fights. >> reporter: after 18 years of gang banging, he left his gang, removed that the tees and now works with home boy ministries. helping others leave the gang life. >> there is possibility of change. >> can you get out? >> you can get out. and you can excel. and reach dreams and goals that you once had before the impact of trauma of abuse and neglect. >> reporter: he says it takes strong commitment for someone to loaf a gang and the community safety net to help them stay out. now he is focused on being a police ally instead of public enemy. damian trujillo, nbc bay area news. >> known oozeas the teacher is known to be the leader of a cartel. mexico's president targeted gomez. more than a a hundred thousand people have been killed by drug cartel since 2007. >> the man playing legendary mr. spock has died. >> live long and prosper. >> tonight an outpouring of love for leonard nimoy. he was popular around the world in star trek. nasa virgin galactic and google are sending out messages of remembrance today. nimoy died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at his home this morn

his presence during the interview is required by the gang.to have a monitor whenever one of them speaks to the media. >> what are you listening for as far as what he can or can't say? >> you know, the basic stuff? just stuff he isn't say, you know. like our lifestyle, you know. >> prison politics, jail politics. it stays with us. it doesn't go nowhere. >> the gang life has led to more serious implications in nieves' life, such as his mobility, he doesn't regret. >> i don't regret it. i don't regret it. >> the own thing i miss is fighting. that's it. fighting because i could defend myself. i could defend myself against anybody. >> coming up -- >> he made a statement that we don't have to speak. we're just two inmates in a cell. >> so you are not talking to each other? >> no. >> two cellmates have a falling out. and -- >> you just told all over on yourself. >> i am in jail anyway. >> danielle benefield comes clean about the skirmish that landed her in segregation. [ laughter ] ♪ oh >> some inmates at santa rita jail fill the void in their lives

he also lost that to the gang. >> gang leaders guide all extortion operations from jail, and gangs who control neighborhoods create panic. the police say that many leave their homes because they're unable to pay the rent, many say it's the gangs. 130,000 san is a have a salvador ens were displaced because of the gang violence. >> you feel hopelessness, not knowing what could happen. >> he's one of many salvadorans who are silently escaping home to stay alive. >> in mexico 60 rotting bodies have been found in the crematorium in the state of guerrero. the police are searching for the crematorium's owner. it has been closed for nearly a year. it's the same state where 43 students disappeared. >>> wind and cold can be difficult. but to cope many go out and enjoy the snowy weather. several cities say it's too dangerous and abandon it. we have reports from hamilton near toronto. >> it is as canadian as winter itself. all you need is a toe back toboggan and a snow-covered hill and you're off. it's a family affair. >> spending time with the kids, having a good time. going fast. you guys ready?

minimum yum, medium, maximum, they're a prominent gang.can have a minimum, a norteno in for petty theft, put you put nip general population. >> their arch-rivals made up of hispanics from southern california, are vastly outnumbered. >> when they come in here to our facility because we are up in northern california, this is all considered norteno territory. we have to keep them separate from both the general population, and other gang members. for the most part. >> takes heart to be a soreno in northern california. >> miguel, a soreno from san diego depends on heart. because he can't rely on much else. >> well, anybody could beat me up, you know. it has happened before. >> i got dropped one time. passed by nortenos. i said something, they flipped my chair over. i fell over. yeah. >> nieves has served prior jail sentences for crimes, including residential burglary, burglary of a vehicle, and illegal possession of a firearm. now he has nine months for possession of ammunition by a felon. he lost the use of his legs eight years earlier while e

gangs. he had been thrown out of his gang recently because he was considered volatile and uncontrollable and a lot of exposure to weapons in the gangs and exposure to killing people. that turn this expert said is where he believes he got weapons experience and training. once thrown out of the gang he seems to have gravitated to the radical islamist agenda. that happened in jail christine. >> trying to find meaning from a life without purpose prior. we will continue to follow those developments. thank you, nic robertson. >>> five teenagers in custody accused of desecrating graves in france at a jewish cemetery. they are between 15 and 17. one of the teen suspects turned himself in and admitted to defacing the graves with four of his friends. >>> breaking overnight. firefighters battling an enormous fire after a csx train derailed and exploded in fayette county filling the air with smoke and fire. a second explosion, the biggest one yet, shook the area around midnight. the governor of west vir

a very violent gang culture. gang wars underway here in copenhagen at the time. this is what he had to say. >> he lived a life where if you look at his generation in that area where he lived everyone has experienced a friend or someone they know who has been killed by other gangs, and that wasn't normal in denmark ten years ago. it's quite a new phenomenon. people like omar and others from these kinds of gangs, they're more influenced by insendin did i air ris by people in the middle east. the young people going into gangs don't do this because they are in need of money, they do it because of an identity and a ghetto culture. >> definitely at the radicalism no doubt about it. >> reporter: would you have ever thought he would be a terrorist? >> no not a terrorist because i thought he was something else you know? i thought he was, you know a street kid, you know? i didn't thought that he was going to go on and do something like this. if i ever thought of something, it was to him to go to like places like syria or something to fight with whatever group he likes to f

>> well if you look at the gang members from the gang that he was a part of and if you asked him, are you a muslim? then they would say yes. but i've talked to dozens of these kinds of young people during the years and if you asked him, are you a good muslim? you see them smiling saying i'm not a good muslim because i'm a gang member. it's not part of islam, being a gang member. but it's a part of the identity being muslim. and if you take these gangs, especially the ones with a lot of young people with immigrant backgrounds from the inner city areas, they have a strong belief that society is against them that they are suppressed that they are not being accepted in the danish society and religion is part of that story. we're not being accepted because we are muslims but i think the reason why he became radicalized during the last couple of years is because he was thrown out of the gang he was part of. >> so he was thrown out, i understand because he had an uncontrollable temper. they couldn't control him, is that right? >> yeah exactly. he was known for having a very big temper. so he

it doesn't matter if they're a black gang, an asian gang, a hispanic gang, or a white gang.ve in los angeles county and they get arrested, they end up coming to the los angeles county jail system. >> the osj unit must rely on communication to help prevent gang violence. >> solving crime is all about getting the information from somebody. it's not physical evidence. >> we ain't with nobody. it's just mainly a money thing. mainly we just doing our thing. everybody's doing their individual thing. >> you have had a history of feuding with who? blacks or hispanics? throughout the years over there. >> it's been a history of whoever stepped on our toes. >> knowing which gangs are fighting each other helps the osj unit decide who to remove from general population and where to search for weapons. >> we have found them with hacksaw blades, anything that -- a metal rod. in our ovens you have the grills that you put in the oven to cook on. they'll break off the rods on that. here's a shampoo bottle that was just once a plastic bottle, they've melted down and converted that into a weapon

>> being a gang member and having swastikas. >> i have tattoos but no gang -- >> you have some on your neck. can i see those? >> it's a cross. rest in peace. my mother and grandmother died. >> what is this on your arm. >> smile now, cry later. >> that's stated that you are supposed to be a leader of a gang unit or white supremacist activity. >> i have black children. my whole family is black. how can i be prejudice? my whole entire family is black and white and puerto rican. >> i'm just asking. >> i'm telling you, i'm not -- if i was prejudice i wouldn't have mixed children. >> also accused of allegedly possibly be involved with commissary theft. >> why do i have to steal from anybody? i have my own commissary. if you're going to accuse me, prove it. i will pass a lie detector test. i will pass it with flying colors. get me a lie detector test and i will pass it. >> you don't steal stuff. >> i steal stuff at stores at home, yes. >> i'm talking about here. >> no. give me a lie detector test. >> let them say what they want to say, their girls. how they talk. >> they never called you that

the reason being that the gangs want it that way. the blacks are over here, the hispanics is our main gang here at san quentin. it's because they're better organized. the white guys over here an the parallel bars and the picnic table, over in the corner you see where the asians are sitting. >> you can't just walk and sit down at a table. i have to explain that. confrontation with that two or three times. i saw a table, i sat down. it's not like that. you got to ask for permission. >> even such a minor misstep can be taken as a sign of disrespect. and that can lead to widespread violence. though correctional staff is constantly on the lookout for weapons, it's well known that many on this yard are armed for battle and none more so than the northern hispanics. >> they have a minister of defense and his thing is he's to have ten weapons ready at any time down here on this yard. their weapons are all hid over there. and in the morning we'll come over and search that area and try to find their weapons, but they're getting better and bette

members they're associates and their gang activity.hey're also taking a look at some re-emerging groups. >> everybody wants to be gangbangers. >> reporter: that was the thinking a decade ago when the latin kings were a street gang to be reckoned with in areas like kess sink ton and hunting park. they used king homicide, but a big federal and city crack down put an end to that in 2005. >> philadelphia chapter of the almighty latin king and queen nation effectively has been put of business. >> philadelphia police and fbi did quite a job on them. took down their top priority. >> reporter: now sources say the latin kings are re-emerging along with other gangs around the city. so much so that the fbism the police departments intelligence union, detectives patrol officers have focused their attention on gang activity. >> we're looking for those persons or those impact players those individuals more than like to use weaponry in the neighborhoods report roar kings made their mark with drug dealing and gun violence much sources say the kings ar

and the reason being that the gangs want it that way.n gladson is a veteran officer at san quentin, with 19 years of experience observing yard politics. this has helped him to fine tune his senses for predicting trouble. >> sound is a big thing in prison. if you look out, this yard's pretty nice. everybody is out and about, talking and laughing and having a good time. if the yard goes silent, you know it's all bad. >> if something's going on, you'll feel it. it's just there to be felt. you can tell it and many people smiling, laughing. everybody is circulating. you know what i mean? you can honestly tell, people whispering and talking. this is how it goes. >> and those are the first things -- >> the signs. >> you come to learn in the penitentiary. >> inmates must be even more aware of their environment than an officer. for them, it's all about survival of the fittest. >> using your vibes and looking at the motions and the actions to people from a distance. something is not right. something is not right. so, we've got to watch this here.

, gangs in the ritz carlton hotel. talking points was suspicious of the story and so was the washington post. said, i talked with post reporter dennis mccoy who has been investigating. >> i'm reflecting what the hotel manager said in her assessment of brian williams when he said he misremembered gangs were inside of the hotel. >> how can you misremember there are gangs in a hotel? >> it's impossible. according to the article the manager said there were no gangs in my hotel. where did i get it wrong? >> what happened was with the hotel -- >> mr. mccoy did the manager tell you or not tell you that there were gangs in her hotel? >> no. the manager said there are no gangs in the hotel. >> okay. >> that is the same information we have. brian williams says he was rescued from gangs but he was not rescued from gangs so combining that with the iraq deal, williams had to go. one of their foreign correspondents said this about the american sniper chris kyle. >> what people described as his racist tendencies towards iraqis and mu

>> as part of the gangs. he lived a life where if you look at his generation in that area where he lived, everyone has experienced a friend or someone they know who has been killed by other gangs. and that wasn't normal in denmark ten years ago. it's a new phenomenon. and people like omar and others from these kinds of gangs are more influenced by inner city areas in the united states and the idea of the american gangs than by the middle east. >> reporter: now, this is the impression being created here. he was someone gravitating downwards in society. he got thrown out of that gang because he was too volatile. when the gangs called a truce in their violent war here, kicked out of that gang and then it seems gravitated to radical islam. part of that gravitational pull happened in jail, poppy. >> similar to something we saw play out in the paris attacks. nic robertson, thank you very much, live for us in copenhagen. let's widen out this discussion with tim lister, who's on the ground in erbil in iraq, on the fr

if there are gangs, there are gangs. if there aren't, there aren't.ording to your article the manager ever the ritz carlton hotel clearly said there were no gangs in my hotel. where did i get it wrong? >> what happened with the hotel. >> mr. mccoy, did the manager of the hotel tell you or not tell you that there were gangs in her hotel? >> no, the manager of the hotel said there were no gangs in the hotel. >> okay. and that's the same information we have. brian williams said he was rescued from gangs by new orleans police officer named matthew pink cuss but he was not rescued from gangs. so combining that with the iraq deal wimsz had to go. but nbc news has other problems as well. one of their foreign correspondents said this about the "american sniper" chris kyle. >> some people describe racist tendencies as iraqis and muslims as he was going on killing sprees in iraq on assignment. so i think there are issues. >> wait a minute, killing sprees? cries kyle was going on killing sprees? >> when he was involved in his on assignments. >> right. >> in term

will always have prison gangs. guys aspire to do that. most individuals in a free society would aspire to be doctors and lawyers. these guys don't think past tomorrow. they don't know what they are going to be doing a half hour from now. they aspire to be the shot callers, the leaders, the gang members. and just talking to these individuals at various times, i have posed that question, why is it that you want to do this, this lifestyle? and basically it's because that's what they look up to. >> the inmate who was attacked will survive because of quick response from prison staff on the yard. >> they comply to your orders, they get down, you cuff them, bring them to the custody complex, interview them from there. if not, sometimes force is used, baton, pepper spray. in this situation, there was no weapons involved, therefore, the gunners didn't have a reason to shoot. >> the two inmates responsible for the attack were found guilty of battery and received 180 days added to their sentences. any time prisoners are invol

>> a sawed off shotgun, carried by the borrow gang. jamie: barrow's like bonnie and clyde. >> you want to hold a piece of history. jamie: it's heavy. >> earl explains that the barrow gang left the weapon on the side of the road by accident, while changing a tire on their getaway car. >> dad loved the "bonnie and clyde" story. >> as we all do. jamie: you have to wonder why , they killed a lot of people. >> fascination with americaa and gangsters. >> 1930, bonnie parker, an unemployed waitress meets clyde barrow in west dallas, she is 19, he is a year older on the run from buglary charges. charges. >> they are the mission call characters -- missio myth call characters who caused trouble and pain, a young boy and a y2k girl who went against the system, biolar it was love at ft sight, only thing that separated them is police arrested him and took him on jail. jamie: bonnie speaks a revolver into the jail, and clyde is makes a run for it he is recaptured, and jailed and beaten by the guards, he and bonnie go on a rampage after he is release

they know gangs hide in empty homes. a neighborhood in el salvador controlled by the 18th straight gang. many houses here are completely abandoned. officers roberto rodriguez said the gangs threatened the owner then stabbed him and scared him away. >> translator: the owner left. there are still blood stains on the floor and the house had begun to be dismantled first swaoe things misses like the shades windows and doors. the. >> reporter: the police check who the houses belong, to mark some as stolen when they find a suspicious tenants they check their papers. in less than an hour we have seen more than a dozen homes abandoned just like this one the police say that own in this neighborhood there are more than 100 houses like this. and the same is true not only in the capital but throughout the country. in the last six years professor has moved four times. gangs threatened to kill him if he didn't pay them $3,000. >> translator: they told us they would throw bombs at us and kill us. >> reporter: two years later they tracke

he also lost that to the gang. gang leaders guide all extortion operations from jail.nd gangs that control neighborhoods create panic. the police say while some people leave their homes because they're unable to pay the rent, the majority are forced out by the gangs. a study cited by the u.n. agency for refugees say that 100,000 salvadorans from displaced because of the violence. >> you feel hopelessness. not knowing what could happen. >> one of many salvadorans who are silently escaping home to stay alive. >> still ahead on the news hour in sport rugby seven thanks to this school boy. >> china's population is expected to reach nearly 1.5 billion by 2030 according to the united nations. many people live in cities rather than rural areas because of job opportunities. but some are migrating back to the countryside. in the first of our three-part series on depopulation, adrian brown traveled to the village in china's province to meet two people leading the new trend. >> so much of modern china looks like this. busy cities often indistinguishable from one another and choki

gang structure changed in chicago. gangs were nothing like what they had been 15 years ago. gangs in that neighbourhood, because - gangs are mostly criminal enterprise, not like on the wire where they sell drugs, it's basically teenagers, like your high school click, but you can get guns like everyone has guns and every kid is in the gang, like the nerve kids. school. >> we'll talk with ira glass about his own background and how that shaped what he's doing today, after this. >> sunday night. >> 140 world leaders will take the podium. >> get the full story. >> there is real disunity in the security council. >> about issues that impact your world. >> infectious diseases are a major threat to health. >> "the week ahead". sunday 8:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> we are back on "talk to al jazeera" with ira glass. you grew up in baltimore, there's no accent. >> i got rid of it, i had it when i was a kid. i moved to the midwest for college and was mocked all the time for my pronunciations. i got out of my... >> what was it like growing up in baltimore? >> i grew up in t

unbeknownst to the geezer gang, police have an ace in the hole. on this day, the real jewels have been replaced with fakes just in case. five gang members are convicted of conspiracy to rob and conspiracy to steal. they're sentenced to prison terms ranging from 5 to 15 years. >>> coming up, a mother trapped in a fire desperate to save her newborn baby. >> the mother was saying, "please, please, somebody catch my baby. catch my baby." >> i had to save him, so i had to drop him. >>> a stick-up turns a fight into a death. >> my survival depends on getting that gun. >>> and terrorists meet their match when "caught on camera: desperate and dangerous" continues. would you be willing to give up sharing your moments? sacrifice streaming all night long? is it okay to drop a connection, when you need it most? if you're not on the largest, most reliable network, what are you giving up? verizon. automotive right here.starts... with a control pad that can read your handwriting, a wide-screen multimedia center, and a head-up display for enhanced driver focus. a

affiliated i want to ask to me there's a lot of talk about whether someone was gang affiliated or not to me it's tragic either way we choose to be many in dpang when a when their born their comboesz exposed to the situations that makes that regrettable choose one teenager i would killed on the streets of san francisco is one teenager for many i don't care what that person i'm the director the bayview opera house no boyfriend we are the epidemic center we experience violence everyday there's killings and numerous shootings sometimes, i don't hear them i'm told we run youth programs our main focus to bring the children out at the bayview opera house to enjoy the community and get into the buildings built in the 88 eight hundred and so many times kids can't come the parents are afraid to send them out in the streets in the schools for instance in the elementary school i talked to them they've been on lockdown everyday this week because of shoots it is unfair it have the children imposed e exposes to that level of violence. >> thank you, ma'am i'm sorry your time is up. >> so, anyway for

. >> there's nothing that goes on that at least one gang member is not involved with. nothing. >> the outside world probably don't want to know what goes on in here. >> these places can make a monster. it's a struggle to stay sane. >> there's a growing problem affecting correctional facilities in this country. how to confine and treat the mentally ill. an estimated 16% of u.s. prison and jail inmates have psychiatric problems. this edition of "lockup" is one of the most graphic and disturbing ever, as we take you inside a facility in indiana, where nearly one-third of the prisoners have been diagnosed with a mental disorder. they tell us in detail how they got there and how they survive. situated in america's heartland, among acres of indiana cornfields, is a prison that houses not only the state's most violent offenders but a large population of the mentally ill, the wabash valley correctional facility. the challenges of running a maximum security prison are compounded by the increasing number of a new kind of prisoner. >> approximately 700 of the 2,200 offenders we h

i screwed it up because i wanted to make fast money selling dope and gang banging. now i'm in here. >> coleman's story was not unlike that of many inmates, but what happened to him in jail less than two weeks before his release serves as a true cautionary tale. it all started the day we met him at the louisville metro department of corrections jail in kentucky. >> we met donald coleman when we responded to a fight call in the jail. we got there and the staff was separating the various people involved. i approached both coleman and the man with whom he had been supposedly fighting. that man declined to be on camera. coleman was fine with it. >> we're just assessing him for injuries. you know. looking for anything that's fresh. >> they were basically telling the story that they had been horseplaying. >> it's not unusual for inmates to say they never fought. there are always repercussions for fighting in jail. >> so everybody comes up with the same story. i fell off my bunk. i slipped in the shower. i was horseplaying with somebody. >> coleman was serving six months fo

a south bay gang sweep ahead of tomorrow's san jose's gang summit.here's damian trujillo. >> there was a time when fabbian believed the streets belonged to him when violence was the only way to live. >> i did what gangs do, right? i feel that it was a lot of my pain being transmitted on to others. >> pain from a troubled childhood with an abusive and drug addicted father. >> if if you're miserable, you fall into a group of miserable people that can accept you and acknowledge you for who you are at that moment. >> we're having upticks in violence. >> teens like this were often at his door stop. today the task force took to the streets for a massive sweep. >> you want to get the bad guys off the street. >> absolutely. before anything worse happens. >> they made nine arrests today mostly for drug possession and probation violations. the sweep comes just hours before san jose will host a major gang summit. the hope is that one, two, maybe three kids who attend tomorrow's summit might leave the gang lifestyle or perhaps not get into it at all. some expert