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Even though and in spite of the newly adapted proposition 36, where were supposed to be able to go to drug programs if we have a drug problem, and i do have one. >> 50-year-old habitual drug offender kimberly jean maybe has a difficult time being treated like an inmate. >> were threatened for everything. were threatened. to sit for count. were threatened to get in our bunks. were threatened to get things out of our hair that may just make us feel a little bit more feminine. but every year that i...

Even though and in spite of the newly adapted proposition 36, where were supposed to be able to go to drug programs if we have a drug problem, and i do have one. >> 50-year-old habitual drug offender kimberly jean maybe has a difficult time being treated like an inmate. >> we are threatened for everything. were threatened to sit for count. were threatened to get on our bunks. were threatened to get things out of our hair that may just make us feel a little bit more feminine. but every year that ...

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 known that the welds on the bottom of the legs, those bust off sometimes when they lift them up and do things with them. they will stick things in there, drugs and cigarettes and lighters and things like that. that they can get in. >> they take the razors out of the razors we give to them and they wrap one end to protect themselves and...

Application for visiting. >> it took me eight months to 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...

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Were threat yented to get in our bunks. were threatened to get things out of our hair that make us feel a little more feminine. >> repeat offender, kimberly jean maybe had been sentenced for sales of a controlled substance. with her time near an end, she let loose on the staff. >> i feel like the sheriffs department is organized crime themselves anyway. they organize a way to disenfranchise us at every step. we stick together, they break our pods up. i was in a whole another pod. all of a sudden...

>> the next thing we know, officers were running in telling us we had to grab our gear and go, there was some kind of 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 in on their bunks. everybody on their bunks. >> fortunately, it turned out it wasnt a riot and we were able to keep shooting. thats one of the things that makes jails really interesting. there really is a very stron...

>> did you brush your teeth today? >> no. >> thats crazy [ bleep ]. >> toothbrush so little. hes all right. hard to live with. its just he has two personalities. its kind of tough living in this cell. theres three bunks. theres only two in here right now. when theres three people in here, it gets really crowded and when you have four personalities in here, its not the easiest thing in the world to deal with. >> like you perfect. >> im not saying im perfect either, but other people feel the same ...

>> 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 the inmates had some tattoos indicative of gang membership. were going to go take a look at their bunk areas, lockers, see what they may have left behind in their bunks. >> watch out. i got gloves, so watch for needles. hes on fire. here we go. he come up with another one. thats a tattoo pattern. im going to try to prove myself, and i got th...

>> found another one? >> found another one. >> share the wealth. share the wealth, brother. >> were going to go into the gym. a couple of the inmates had some tattoos indicative of gang membership. were going to go take a look at their bunk areas, lockers, see what they may have left behind in their bunks. >> watch out. i got gloves, so watch for needles. hes on fire. here we go. he come up with another one. thats a tattoo pattern. im going to try to prove myself, and i got the veteran here to m...