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They there was some kind disturbance going on. and they were locking down the floor. >> that was a backup call you just heard. officers are responding to the fifth floor emergency. >> put them on their bunks. everybody on their bunks. >> fortunately it turned out it wasnt a riot and we were able to keep shooting. thats what makes jails very interesting. theres a strong sense that anything can happen at any time. >> and nowhere is that more true than behind the walls of the sprawling jail complex...

Families, their children. >> every week im here. im not saying this is good because its not good to say hey, i come to rikers island every week. its bad. its terrible. my record is about this thick. its all with misdemeanors. i have over 35 misdemeanors. i want them to say, we are going to give you a years program and thats it. dont give me 30 days or 10 days, because its not helping me. >> this young lady back here, shes telling yall she needs help. theyre throwing her in and out of here like n...

Discover any drugs among the inmates possessions. but she does find a pack of imitation narcotics put there by her handler. >> canines are like small kids. they need positive reinforcement. i will plant a synthetic narcotic, she gets her reward. >> with the canine search complete, officers begin their search of the bunks, meticulously inspecting every item they find. illegal substances or weapons can result in inmates getting time in segregation or even new criminal charges. but anything altered...

Bunks. >> all inmates facing the back wall. hand behind your back. 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 search team will hold them there as officers conduct a thorough search for contraband. first a drug detection dog is brought tune s...

Hand behind your back. 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 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 craf...

>> canines are look small kids. they need positive reinforcement. i will plant a synthetic narcotic, she gets her reward. >> officers begin their search of the bunks, every item they find. illegal substances or weapons can result in inmates getting time in segregation or even new criminal charges. but 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 very creativ...

Nothing with. its just you and four walls and the sunlight. so the only time you do -- youve only got time to think, think, think, think, think. >> how are you doing, man? welcome to the dorm. some other guys in there. youll get along fine. we play cards, watch tv, watch movies. its all right in here. youll like it. the doctors work with you. >> due to overcrowding there are no available bunks in the dorm. so moore will sleep on the floor in a boat, a plastic shell used as a temporary bed. but m...

You dont got nobody to vent to. you dont got nobody to do nothing with. its just you and four walls and the sunlight. so the only time you do -- youve only got time to think, think, think, think, think. >> how are you doing, man? welcome to the dorm. some other guys in there. youll get along fine. we play cards, watch tv, watch movies. its all right in here. youll like it. the doctors work with you. >> due to overcrowding there are no available bunks in the dorm. so moore will sleep on the floor...

Because we cannot build our way out of this problem. you know, theres a saying in this business, "if you build it, they will come." and, you know, you build a jail -- we build 3,000 beds tomorrow, i guarantee you it will be filled by the end of the day. >> narrator: with every bunk filled at louisville metro, some inmates sleep on the floor in boats -- hard, plastic shells that act as temporary beds. one of the boats is assigned to 34-year-old angie davis. >> this obviously is not where a bed is...

Agree to abide by a strict set of rules. >> it is the in-house treatment center and 90-day program for the people in the bergen county jail. >> officer acakios is one of the >> officer lopez is one of the supervisors of the dos. >> lets not get lax. >> they have to make their bunks. gentleman here wake up at 6:00 in the morning. a lot of people that arent used to structure think that its military. we dont run it like that. but ill say things one time and i expect it to be done. for them it is mi...