it's not the life i'm going choose forever. >> the true cost of jose hidalgo's life choices. i i'm here for him because he's my son but i hope he grows up. people grow up and they change. >>> hidalgo -- >> yeah. >>> hidalgo -- >> yeah. >> jose hidalgo is getting ready for a big day. >> hidalgo. >> for the nearly three years he's been in jail, hidalgo has only seen himself get into deeper trouble. but he's maintained strong support from his family, and today his mother and grandmother have arrived to visit him. >> i visit him as much as i could, maybe every week, every two weeks, and it takes maybe four to five hours to even see him because he is one of the inmates that has to be walked with security next to him. he's not in population. he's always in lockdown. >> hidalgo also gets financial support from his family. they deposit money into his inmate account which he can use to purchase snacks or toiletries from the commissary. >> when i see people don't have family around, it's trouble. my family is around. if it wasn't for them, i'd be struggling too. >> thank you. >> do you