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Gabriel Hinojos, 29, stands in his living room with his wife Sandra Hinojos, 29, and his youngest son Gregory Hinojos, (center), while his good friend Francisco Hernandez, 29, holds his son, Francisico Hernandez, 1, (center) as his girlfriend Christina Valdez, sits on the couch with their daughter Veronica Hernandez, 2, (far left). Gabriel and Francisco have been friends for more than 10 years and often spend time with each others' families. They were once part of the same gang, Florence 13, and both of them have been working for a number of years to remove themselves from the gang. Hinojos was actually the first to start the process and pushed Hernandez to do the same. Hinojos has been in and out of jail since he was 18, but hasn't been back since January of 2007. Though, Hernandez was just sentenced to serve six months in prison for violating police orders to stay away from his old neighborhood, Florence. Hinojos now lives with his wife and four children and has had a regular paying job for the last few months. (KEYSTONE/CAVAN IMAGES/Justin Maxon)