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VICE on City - Mayhem, Murder, and Meditation

This week on City, VICE News sees how one maverick warden at a maximum-security prison in the US is trying to turn the system around by rehabilitating murderers before they get returned to the streets.

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Salinas Valley State Prison is home to America's most powerful prison gangs, including the Aryan Brotherhood and Mexican Mafia. It's a place that's projected to have more than 700 assaults this year. In an institution that houses the worst of the worst, a place that's on the frontline of what could be a sea change in prison policy, what will it take to effect change for inmates?

This week on City, VICE News sees how one maverick warden at a maximum-security prison in the US is trying to turn the system around by rehabilitating murderers before they get returned to the streets. Tune in tonight at midnight.