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>> today some female inmates are headed to a public library to shovel snow. >> the classification process to get into the community program is very strict. you cant have escape charges, parole violations, you know, fighting while youre in here. >> the programs director assistant deputy superintendent heather mcneil has known archer for years. >> cindy archer ive known since 1991 when i first started. shes been in and out. she was in here with her mother in 91. were almost working together, which...

Headed to a public library to shovel snow. >> the classification process to get into the community program is very strict. you cant have escape charges, parole violations, you know, fighting while youre in here. >> the programs director heather mcneil has known archer for years. >> cindy archer ive known since 1991 when i first started. shes been in and out. she was in here with her mother in 91. were almost working together, which is kind of scary. >> can we have a cigarette together? >> no, we...

Steven robbins has mastered. >> art is my sanity and my salvation. i mean, thats what keeps me stable. this is all paint. this is not acrylics. you have to let this dry. thats how i do it. i dont try to put too much of a buildup on the paint because i want to control it. creativity, i got you, no problem. >> as one of the prisons more senior residents, robbins also sees himself as a bit of a father figure to some of the new inmates, as austin knight will soon discover. >> knight? >> yeah? >> rea...

Classification process, its time for knights transfer to general population. >> got everything? >> im going to "d." i wanted to get out of there, intake as soon as possible. be able to get some air now. im a little nervous. but other than that, its more excitement than anything. more relief. im glad to be out of just that room all day. >> there you go. right there. theyll get you hooked up with your property and a mattress and see if we can get you some stuff to clean in there. >> okay. >> all r...

Process and inform the american people in a democracy about what happened. if those are compromised, democrats will say lets have an independent investigation. >> john mccain is -- >> i think were getting a little beyond -- >> select committee. >> well see. john mccain is a lonely voice still on that issue. well see how this one plays out. next, lets make a deal. the president trying as we speak to win the votes necessary to get a big health care bill through the house. but are the concessions...

>> the inmates are given a temporary housing location until they talk to classification officers, through the classification process is you know how we find out if people need to be separated, from the general population, if they have any gang issues, if they have any enemies, if they have any psychiatric issues and they house them appropriately after that. for inmates sobel and potter, it doesnt seem like they have any housing restrictions or keep them separated from the general population it s...

Classification will come and talk to you in a few minutes. >> few minutes? >> yep. >> the inmates are given a temporary housing location until they talk to classification officers. through the classification process is, you know, how we find out if people need to be separated from the general population, if they have any gang issues, if they have any enemies or if they have any psychiatric issues. and then they house them appropriately after that. for inmate sobel and inmate potter, since it doe...

Shovel snow. >> the classification process to get into the community works program is very strict. you cant have escape charges, parole violations, you know, fighting while youre in here. >> the programs director assistant deputy superintendent heather mckneel has known archer for years. >> cynthia archer ive known since probably 191 when i started. she was in here with her mother in 91. we were almost working together which is scary. >> oh, please. >> im kidding you, kid. >> its not worth t. >>...

System is perfect. neither is shooting lockup "extended stay". >> when shooting "extended stay", you will shoot for several weeks, and youll be down a week or so and then come back. we shot our first couple of weeks, we saw the gang tension but it was pretty much under control. we went away for a week, and during that week, a huge riot broke out. mostly in the annex. >> the annex, a section of the jail where many newly arrived inmates live while going through the classification process. when we ...

Neither is shooting lockup "extended stay". >> when shooting "extended stay", you will shoot for several weeks, and youll be down a week or so and then come back. we shot our first couple of weeks, we saw the gang tension but it was pretty much under control. we went away for a week, and during that week, a huge riot broke out. mostly in the annex. >> the annex, a section of the jail where many newly arrived inmates live while going through the classification process. when we returned to the jai...