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And you know that this is a pretty massive event. >> the sheer number of the people involved in the riot is overwhelming, 200 inmates, 100 officers. >> it was well choreographed. it was extremely well executed. the hispanics outnumbered the blacks two to one. they knew exactly what time they were going to do this, and they had their targets already picked out. >> you could see inmates working in pairs. it was teamwork. they set up little defensive perimeters. they set up assault teams. >> the se...

Offering 400 bunks for $75 apiece. there you go. okay. lets talk politics now. senator ted cruz unveiling a have you strategy for his presidential campaign kicking off plans to build a nationwide network starting with a bus tour of key southern states. our chief political correspondent carl cameron is live in memphis, tennessee. tell us how cruz approach is different from the other candidates and the way theyre campaigning. >> reporter: welcome to mississippi. he was earlier in tupelo today. h...

So well take it with us. >> cool. >> another weapon. >> found another one? >> found another one. >> share the wealth. share the wealth, brother. >> were going to go into the gym. a couple of those inmates had some tattoos indicative of gang membership. were going to go take a look at their bunk areas, their lockers, see what they may have left behind in their bunks. s-3, s-2. >> watch out. i got gloves, so watch for needles. hes on fire. here we go. he come up with another one. thats a tattoo pa...

Determining exactly what happened. >> what happened would take time to piece together. all authorities knew at this point was that at 5:30 a.m. on saturday, june 6th, routine bed checks turned up only lumps of clothing under the sheets. the two prisoners were missing. >> you this werent actual dummies, but they were -- they had clothing on, and it looked like people were sleeping in the bunks with a sweat shirt hoodie on. >> how could they have disappeared? after all, this is a maximum security ...

Terrified. >>. >> this is a very elaborate plan but only at the preliminary stages of determining exactly what happened. >> reporter: what happened would take time to piece together all authorities knew at point is at 5:30 a.m. on saturday, june 6th, routine bed checks turned up only lump of clothing under the sheets. the two prisoners were missing. >> they werent actual dummies, but they were -- they had clothing on and it looked like people sleeping in the bunks with a sweatshirt hoodie on. >>...

>> this is a very elaborate plan. determining exactly what happened. what happened would take time to piece together. all authorities knew at this point was that at 5:30 a.m., saturday, june 6th, routine bed checks turns up only lumps of clothing under the sheets. the two prisoners were missing. >> they werent actual dummies but they were, they had clothing on and it looked like people were sleeping in the bunks with a sweatshirt hoodie on. >> how could they have disappeared? after all, this is ...

And im hoping theres no tension that will be involved as to this matter. >> for almost two hours deputies armed with latex gloves search the inmates bunks and belongings for razor blades, drugs, and other contraband. >> i have noticed recently the welds on the bottom of the legs, those bust off sometimes when they lift them up and do things with them. so theyll stick things in there, drugs and cigarettes, lighters, things like that. >> they take the razors out of the razors we give to them and t...

Get cleared. >> its a long process to get cleared. >> especially if -- >> shed been in trouble herself a long time ago. >> yes. >> so anyway, then we sort of fell in love and got married and here we are. >> i got married here december 9th of last year. in fact, we honeymooned in this very cottage here. this is only our third time were going to have a conjugal visit, so -- >> so its pretty cool. it makes time go by a lot easier. a lot easier. >> doing time in folsom affects the prisoners in two w...

Got your blanket, got your towels, washcloths? okay. everything. okay, good. youre going upstairs to room 114. right now hes staying in p.c. status until thats taken care of by the classification unit. >> going where? >> 14. >> oh. >> just 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. so you all right with this one? >> for now. how hard is it to switch me off p.c.? >> thats up to the classification unit. thats not up to us. all right...

Other than the daily count nobody is counting anybody; theres no accountability in the institution and the staff is notoriously corrupt anyway. so other than maybe cleaning up the entire mexican prison system, the whole place has leaks, all the mexican prisons do. >> ive heard your description of the inside of the prisons what you eat and what situations are like. doesnt sound awesome. >> not at all. worms in the foot. the food is spoiled. the bunks are dirty. i guess the plus is you can have co...