ouou ldesresehahiy. thple. >>> there's a yard at kern valley that is hated by most inmates. not because of its harsh conditions, but because of who lives there. it's called sny. >> this yard is basically for prisoners that meet certain criteria, such as most of your rapists, your molesters, dropout gang members. >> also known as protective custody, this unit segregates high-risk inmates from others who might want to kill them because of the nature of their crimes or because they've turned on another inmate. >> these are inmates that have hopefully seen the errors of their ways and want to program and want to change their lifestyle. >> i go home next year. i got time taken off. >> how? part of a prison process. i dropped out of a prison gang. >> he's charged 288-a, which is unlawful act with a minor. sentenced to 230 years. it's a big honor badge for general population to kill somebody, especially a sex offender. i don't know whether someone's going to try to take me out. every time i go to chow. every time any sex offender goes to chow or goes out of their cell or even in th