he was going to court and this and that, so we decided to have prayer. and it just escalated from there. and we got, 10, 12, 15, some times. 20. heavenly brother we come, give you thanks, fatherly god. we get up with the special question we are lifted up. watch over our family and everybody s family. take care of the ones in need. bless our brothers in the circle outside the circle. sisters in and out of the circle. take care of my brothers, kids, family. glad that i woke up able to seep this day. tim gaffney is a former member of the aryan brotherhood. a lot of bible studies. not out there. but we do it individually. but i am never going home again. that s what they re telling me. they may put me to death. i got a lot to think about. this place is a think-tank. you can sit out there and be tough with the fellows all you want. when you lay your head down at night that s when the torture comes in.
i m not proud of any of it. and but when i was young, i thought that was the norm. i got wrapped up in prostitution, drug ring, guns, the fast money, and and before i knew it my life was just downhill. one thing led to another. next thing i know i am on drugs. gaffney says he was drawn to the aryan brotherhood because they shared a foundation. i grew up with the hate, hate in my home, of black people, black people, black people. that s all i knew. and seeing that growing up, i thought, hey, man s what we are supposed to be like. well instead of turning to the kkks, i turned to the aryan brotherhood. i look at it like if you are going to do something with a hood over your face, no sense in doing it. stand-up for what you believe in. coming up it is one of our interview questions when they first come in. we will ask them are you a homosexual. life inside another one of bexar county s specialized housing units. a daily game of .
we have prayer circle. how it come about. one guy had some problems. he was, this and that, we decided to have prayer. and it just escalated from there. and we got, 10, 12, 15, some times. 20. heavenly brother we come, give you thanks, fatherly god. we get up with the special question we are lifted up. ask that he watches over our family, everybody s family. bless our brothers in the circle. sisters in and out of the circle. take care of my brothers, kids, family. glad that i woke up able to seep this day. tim gaffney is a former member of the aryan brotherhood. bible studies. not out there. but we do it individually. but i am never going home again. that s what they re telling me. they may put me to death. i got a lot to think about. this place is a think-tank.
that s what they re telling me. i got a lot to think about. this place is a think-tank. tim gaffney and ex-gang members attempt to make peace with the past. and joey rhode creates a new life in a housing unit for straight men. (announcer) at scottrade, our clients trade and invest
amen. while the ex-gang unit might seem like an island of tranquility, that is not always the case. inmate tim gaffney has been in the unit for 2 1/2 years and still doesn t take any chances. my eyes are red, because i don t ever close my eyes in the shower. that is just the golden rule. when you shower, you leave your eyes open and keep your back toward the wall. you can see who comes and goes. because bad things happen in the shower. gaffney, pled not guilty to capital murder and is awaiting trial, a former member of the white supremacist gang, the aryan brotherhood. i climbed the ranks pretty quickly. by climbing the ravens comes with it a lot of responsibility. you don t ever know who wants to kill you for your position. i have done a lot of things. none of it i m proud of any of it, but when i was young, i thought that was the norm.