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SQPR: When loyalty is misguided

Nigel Poor
Sha Wallace Stepter and JB Burton in San Quentin Yard

Though being in a gang often means violence, it also offers a sense of belonging. Gang loyalty can end tragically when members end up betrayed by the very same people they sought to impress. This is the story of three men who misplaced their loyalty -- and in each case ended up with life sentences.

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