California's Most SAVAGE Prison Gang: A Shot Caller Exposes His Life KILLING For NUESTRA FAMILIA

In this episode, Johnny sits down with Luis “Spider” Gutierrez, a longtime Northern California gang figure and former leader within the Norteño structure, to tell one of the most intense and unfiltered prison stories ever shared on the podcast.

Raised in Salinas, California—one of the most gang-impacted cities in the state—Spider was convicted of attempted murder and sentenced to decades in California’s most violent Level IV prison yards. What followed was nearly 20 years of nonstop war behind the walls: mass riots, stabbings, political power struggles, and surviving situations most inmates don’t live to talk about.

Spider breaks down:

-What it’s really like to enter prison already marked for war
-How Northern California gang politics actually function on the yards
-100-man riots, organized violence, and surviving multiple gunshot wounds
-The reality of loyalty, reputation, and respect inside high-security prisons
-Why he never dropped out—and how he eventually made it home alive

This is not a glamorized story. It’s raw, graphic, and brutally honest—told by someone who lived every second of it and is still dealing with the aftermath today.

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00:00 Intro: Meet Spider - Notorious Prisoner
02:30 Life in Salinas: Growing Up in the Gang Epicenter
10:00 From Athlete to Gangster: What Drew Me to the Streets
14:30 Joining and Rising in Nuestra Familia
19:00 Attempted Murders and Sentencing: My Case
25:30 This Episode Is Sponsored By HIMS!
27:27 Walking Into War: Reception to First Riots
32:00 Yard Wars & Violence: Surviving and Fighting in Prison
39:30 Seven Years of War: Northern Politics & Respect
49:00 Major Riot: 4 Against 100+ and Getting Shot
52:24 This Episode Is Sponsored By Mando and PrizePicks!
55:10 Cell Phone, Smuggling & Making Money Inside
01:07:00 Staff Relations: Manipulating and Networking with COs
01:15:30 Contraband Hustles: Drugs, Phones & Profits
01:22:00 Running Salinas Valley: Power, Status & More Riots
01:33:00 Stabbings, Politics & Staying Alive
01:44:30 Infamy and Respect: Becoming the Northern Spartan
01:53:00 Stabbing My Cellmate: The Story Behind It
02:09:00 Hole, SHU, and Working the Politics
02:18:00 The End of the Stretch: Getting Released & Reflections
02:26:00 Aftermath: Returning Home, Living Free, and Closing Thoughts