. >> you know, there are those who say, sheriff hodson the fact he's not admitting to being a membera gang maybe an indication that, you know, he reeling doesn't want to have to prove himself at this point in the jail. >> well, look, it's a very dangerous -- it's a whole different ball game when you're inside a closed environment like a prison and you're ainu knit with rival gang members. we have major gang issues in our county. the other thing that makes it sort of difficult is that he's a high-profile person, has star quality. and whether he's in a gang or not there may be someone who might think that hey if i can prove something to some friends or some group that i hang out with that i did something to hurt this guy, that might increase my stature amongst the group that i hang with. >> how is this role model doing in prison? >> actually, we're moderating him now. he's doing pretty well. we'll be watching him over the next couple of days. do another classification review come monday. but so far he's been very polite, very respectful and he has been pretty much a model inmate. not h

i'll go right to you sheriff hodson, you are going trying to link this guy to gangs without compromisingtigation. what can you tell us. >> judge, i can't get into the specifics about what our investigators have found. the purpose of doing this in the prison is to make sure that when we place this person classification into a particular unit if we our intelligence officers find some symbol or something that may indicate he has a gang affiliation at one time or another, we not put him in a unit with a rival gang member where potentially be a risk to him and to the other inmates in our facility. >> judge jeanine: what you are saying the identification of gang members based upon a review of those body tattoos is more for his protection. i'm going to go to sheriff clark. you've done a lot of these homicide investigations, body tattoos, your experience? >> good evening, judge. they are warning signs and it's hard to ignore. he has the word blood tattooed on his hand or wrist. and it's in color red, color of choice for the blood street gang. then also when you pull the forefinger and hold up th

thomas wh hodson sheriff for bristol county, own june 10 wrote this, "no immigration reform without legitimate -- without legitimate security." he is from massachusetts. i believe that's the sheriff of massachusetts. he said -- quote -- "i have grave concerns about illegal criminals being eligible for citizenship and gang members being permitted to qualify for the provisional status, registered legal status once they renounce their affiliation. most troubling, however, is the fact that we do not have adequate systems in place, such as biometrics to verify identification for people entering and leaving the united states. announcing that biometrics will be available at our 30 busiest airports serves only to limit illegal entry at those locations diverting illegal entry to those locations without the superior technology." i ask you to make it known to your senators and representatives that they vote "no" on passage of 744 until a security plan is in place, the sheriff says. pete nunez, former united states attorney in san diego, wrote this -- great united states attorney. he said this -- quote --

thomas wh hodson sheriff for bristol county, own june 10 wrote this, "no immigration reform without legitimate- without legitimate security." he is from massachusetts. i believe that's the sheriff of massachusetts. he said -- quote -- "i have grave concerns about illegal criminals being eligible for citizenship and gang members being permitted to qualify for the provisional status, registered legal status once they renounce their affiliation. most troubling, however, is the fact that we do not have adequate systems in place, such as biometrics to verify identification for people entering and leaving the united states. announcing that biometrics will be available at our 30 busiest airports serves only to limit illegal entry at those locations diverting illegal entry to those locations without the superior technology." i ask you to make it known to your senators and representatives that they vote "no" on passage of 744 until a security plan is in place, the sheriff says. pete nunez, former united states attorney in san diego, wrote this -- great united states attorney. he said this -- quote -- "