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Get up and go out to the brickyard. single file. >> we search for contraband. drugs. weapons. anything that has been altered from its original form. anything that, theyre not supposed to have in their possession. the inmates are directed to sit down in the dorms enclosed rec yard. the search team will hold them there as officers conduct a thorough search for contraband. first a drug detection dog is brought tune sniff out narcotics. >> inmates are very crafty. there are thousand of places where ...

Others have sought more productive paths inside the jail. >> give us this day our daily bread. forgive us our trespasses. sean phillips weighed 437 pound and says he was slowly killing himself with food. after medical staff put him on a diet and exercise program, he says he lost 175 pounds. but phillips still carries a heavy weight. he is awaiting trial for murder. he is accused of seeking vigilante justice against a man he believes sexually assaulted a close relative, a young girl. phillips adm...

Thats what i love her about. >> my lawyer filed a new motion for reconsideration. >> if vogt is found guilty of capital murder, his sentence is automatic. life in prison without parole. a fate already handed down to his co-defendant in the case. vogt clings to the hope that his lawyer can have the charge reduced. >> it was only supposed to be a temporary thing. i didnt know that it was supposed to be like a permanent thing. >> coming up -- >> facing the back wall. >> staff conducts a surprise co...

>> on your stomachs facing the back wall. hand behind your back. stlz no talking. bunks 41 to 40. get up and go out to the brickyard. single file. >> we search for contraband. drugs. weapons. anything that has been altered from its original form. anything that, theyre not supposed to have in their possession. the inmates are directed to sit down in the dorms enclosed rec yard. the s.e.r.t. team will hold them there as officers conduct a thorough search for contraband. first a drug detection dog ...

Time making music. ♪ i dont know about a job ♪ im tiring of being incarcerated ♪ ♪ i want the lifestyles of the boca raton ♪ ♪ you can stay up in the hood or you can widen your terrain ♪ ♪ you can keep on hustling but im going to follow my dreams ♪ ♪ dont you want to live a carb youll life ♪ ♪ its up to you so do your thing ♪ ♪ yeah [ applause ] >> a whole different perspective on life. not all about what you are doing in the hood or growing up around. there is more t...

♪ you can stay up in the hood or you can widen your terrain ♪ ♪ you can keep on hustling but im going to follow my dreams ♪ ♪ dont you want to live a carb youll life ♪ ♪ its up to you so do your thing ♪ ♪ yeah [ applause ] >> a whole different perspective on life. not all about what you are doing in the hood or growing up around. there is more to life than what you see. so, there is a whole different terrain, you can widen up to. all up to you to choose the path. thats what the...

Youre going to be here until the prison falls down. and through going to groups and therapy, i finally learned that that wasnt the way to do it. i need to learn how to use talking skills instead of my hands. and with more help and more good functions, i have the chance to go home. >> life here is about order and routine. by 10:00 p.m. its lights out. but there are some places at valley state that never go to sleep. coming up -- [ screaming ] >> this is how it is 24/7. you have to be prepared f...

Mother to her son before its too late. >> i think as he gets older and he comes to understand and realize where im at and im not at home taking care of him, i think hes going to be real rebellious about it and hes not going to want to listen to nobody. im terrified hes going to make the same mistakes as i did. >> at valley state prison, there are 385 women serving life sentences. >> actually four years ago, i couldnt see ever leaving here. i couldnt see leaving here. now as my board date approac...

Deteriorated penitentiary whose obsolete design is putting officers at risk and causing enormous inefficiency. but for the thousands of inmates incarcerated there, san quentin is home. its where long days are spent in a small cell, where survival is as much a mental challenge as it is a physical one. >> theres a nine by six cell. now i can put my hand from here to here. and i cant even stretch my arms all the way up. >> you might say this is what criminals deserve, after all, this is prison. but...

>> yeah. this is how you do it. you do your back that way. this is the real deal. you know what im saying? it really is. >> just how each inmate survives the extraordinary time they spend in these tiny spaces is as individual as the inmate. >> as you see we keep our home neat and clean. cleanliness is next to godliness. >> salen lee is a third termer about to be paroled. lately hes been teaching his cellmate the benefit of his experience, and hell need it. hes got a 12-year sentence in which to ...