it was never like that before. what today s gds lack in unity they make up for in numbers. police estimate that 30,000 members live throughout the chicago area. they claim up to 3,000 city blocks as gang turf and they ve expanded into more than 30 subu suburbs. their most recognizable symbol, a six-pointed star, honors their co-founder king david barksdale. and the sheriff s police are seeing it in more and more places. why d you run, man? i just don t like being around police. are you gd? no, sir. these six-point star earrings in your ear? that s a star of david? tell us why you re wearing those earrings right now. you are a gd. you don t need to lie. we already know that.
it was never like that before. what today s gds lack in unity they make up for in numbers. police estimate that 30,000 members live throughout the chicago area. they claim up to 3,000 city blocks as gang turf and they ve expanded into more than 30 suburbs. their most recognizable symbol, a six-pointed star, honors their co-founder king david barksdale. and the sheriff s police are seeing it in more and more places. why d you run, man? i just don t like being around police. are you gd? no, sir. these six-point star earrings in your ear? that s a star of david? tell us why you re wearing those earrings right now. you are a gd. you don t need to lie. we already know that. stand up for yourself, man.
6,000 to save $1 billion. we were just flat out of room. and the state s out of money. so we ve had to take these steps. reporter: cate says the only inmates with get out of jail free cards will be ones the state considers low-risk offenders and parolees who won t be returned to prison because of minor violations. the corrections department is also offering early release to inmates who obtain high school equivalency certificates and job training. when they come home, based on the budget cuts that we re seeing statewide, at the county and local level, there s not going to be a support mechanism. my concern is the state is saying, yes, we re going to provide this and this. how am i assured taz chief of police that has responsibility for over 90,000 people that i can ensure the state is going to follow up on their word? reporter: at risk, a community that s been transformed. where parks have replaced gang turf and new mothers feel safe to walk the streets. how do i tell a crime
reducing the number of inmates in its notoriously overcrowded and violent prisons by more than 6,000 to save $1 billion. we were just flat out of room, and the state s out of money. so we ve had to take these steps. cate says the only inmates with get out of jail free cards will be ones the state considers low risk offenders and parolees who won t be returned because of minor violations. the department is also offering early release to inmates who obtain high school equivalency certificates and job training. when they come home based on budget cuts we re seeing at the county and local level, there s not a support mechanism. my concern is the state is saying yes, we are going to provide this and this. how am i assured as the chief of police that i can insure the state is going to follow up on their word. at risk a community transformed where parks have replaced gang turf and new