. >> the groom, raul vidal, has been in california's pelican bay state prison since age 18. >> i was street gang. you know, drugs, violence, all that. and got in a shoot-out. there were six guys in a car that they said i shot at. they gave me six life terms for that. >> because of his gang affiliation, vidal is assigned to the secured housing unit where contact visits are not permitted. >> right now here together you stand free and apart from all other people in this world because right now you stand within that charmed circle of your love together. >> vidal and his bride, leticia, were childhood friends and had reconnected five years earlier. though it's unlikely vidal will ever be free, leticia agreed to marry him anyway. her son, reuben, stood in as best man. >> you have a ring picked to go on your hand. >> oh, my gosh, i dropped the ring. >> she sees me, she opened up her house, her heart. she gave me her family. >> i, raul, take thee, leticia. >> i, raul, take thee, leticia. >> to be my wedded wife. >> to be my wedded wife. >> to have and to hold from this day forward. >> to hav