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Branch of the sacramento county jail system, the eighth floor is reserved for inmates considered to be gang leaders. among them are cellmates and cousins quentin carthen and isaiah thomas. >> [ bleep ] 21-4, blood. >> [ bleep ]. >> 21-4, blood. >> [ bleep ] lying. >> they cope with the close confines of their maximum security cell by keeping it clean and following daily rituals. >> we in a outhouse with bunks in it. some bunk beds in a bathroom. if we dont clean up the dust is going to pile up, ...

Theres no talking. bunks 41 to 48 get up. go to the rec yard. single file. >> we search for contraband. drugs. weapons. anything thats 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 in to sniff out narcotics. >> inmates are very crafty. there are th...

Reinforcement. so ill plant a synthetic narcotic. that way she gets her reward. >> the k-9 search complete, officers begin their search of the bunks. meticulously inspecting every single item they find. illegal substances or weapons can result in inmates getting time in segregation or even new criminal charges. anything altered from its original purpose is also considered contraband and will be disposed of. even this inmate art, created from food wrappers, is considered contraband. >> they get v...

Discover any drugs among the inmates possessions. but she does find a pack of imitation narcotics put there by her handler. >> k-9s are like small kids. they need positive reinforcement. so ill plant a synthetic narcotic. that way she gets her reward. >> the k-9 search complete, officers begin their search of the bunks. meticulously inspecting every single item they find. illegal substances or weapons can result in inmates getting time in segregation or even new criminal charges. anything altere...

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Inside the two facilities that make up the sacramento county jail cell, 4,000 women sleep on steel bunks with thin mattresses. for many of them, thats an improvement compared to the living conditions on the outside. they were, at one time or the other, among the approximate 2500 sacramento homeless. >> i pretty much surrender myself here. i wasnt really arrested. i was saved. i was homeless when i got arrested. >> i started living in an abandoned building flt i fell asleep sitting up in a chair ...

Got your mattress cover, blanket, towel, wash cloth? okay. come with me. youre going upstairs, 2114. >> right now hes staying in p.c. status until thats taken care of by the classification unit. >> this is a two-man room, but hes going to be the only man in there. it will be bigger than the other one you were in. are you all right with this one? >> for now. how hard is it to switch me to off p.c.? i mean -- >> thats up to classification. thats not up to us. all right. you take care of. >> the ce...

Inside the two facilities that make up the sacramento county jail system, 4,000 men and women sleep on steel bunks with thin mattresses. for many of them, thats an improvement compared to the living conditions on the outside. they were, at one time or the other, among the approximately 2,500 sacramento area homeless. >> i pretty much surrender myself here. i wasnt really arrested. i was saved. i was homeless when i got arrested. >> i started living in an abandoned building. i had a couple of bla...

Inside the two facilities that make up the sacramento county jail cell, 4,000 women sleep on steel bunks with thin mattresses. for many of them, thats an improvement compared to the living conditions on the outside. they were, at one time or the other, among the approximate 2500 sacramento homeless. >> i pretty much surrender myself here. i wasnt really arrested. i was saved. i was homeless when i got arrested. >> i started living in an abandoned building flt i fell asleep sitting up in a chair ...

Ceiling, the walls. then he takes the squeegee and the bunks get clean. all the metal gets clean. >> the smell is good. >> im telling you when he leaves, its clean. i even allow him to clean the officers bathroom because he does such a good job. if i was able to take him home, i would take him home and allow him to clean my house. thats how good of a cleaner he is in here. >> my mother tell me, he said your room clean? very clean? yes. >> so, edwin, did you count on this? >> no, i didnt. it smel...