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-- this is the only chance for someone to sober up, number one, but also, it creates the same drug culture that capitals neighborhoods across this country in the institution, itself. we start to see violence, you start to see exploitation of other inmates and essentially it creates a black market for many things. >> im going to leave the picture here. i may end up giving it to the handler as a gift. >> colonel previtera and his staff have yet to decide who the handler will be. >> the tough part ...

Enjoy and youre going to get more out of it. for some reason this is something that -- >> well, its a first. youre, you know, you are breaking ground. not just for detention but for the sheriffs office. your familys good with it, your wifes good with it? >> she may be more excited than me about it. to be honest. >> you can bring her that home. thats a gift. congratulations, you earned it. congratulations, man. >> hey, babe, i was calling to tell you that we got the position and we got a new pupp...

>> whats up, man. >> hey, sir. >> how are you? >> good. welcome back again. >> thanks. >> this process will end at some point. i promise you. >> sounds good, sir. >> colonel jim previtera called bickerstaff to his office for one final discussion. >> this thing has got to work. this program has got to work. i wanted to make sure we had the right person. its clear to all of us that you have what it takes to do this job and to make it work and to be successful. i got no doubt at all, but at the sam...

Guilty pleasures go far beyond hand rolled cigars. as in other big cities, drug abuse has taken its toll here. it leads addicts to commit far more serious crimes. often resulting in extended stays at tampas hillsborough county jail. >> one behind the other. single file line. hug the wall. >> colonel jim previtera is in charge of all operations and the nearly 3,000 inmates housed in the countys two jail facilities. >> i feel pretty safe in telling you if you went into any given pod here and you g...

New role of canine handler at the hillsborough county jail. >> whats up, man. >> hey, sir. >> how are you? >> good. welcome back again. >> thanks. >> this process will end at some point. i promise you. >> sounds good, sir. >> colonel jim previtera called bickerstaff to his office for one final discussion. >> this thing has gorkt. this program has got work. i wanted to make sure we had the right person. its clear to all of us that you have what it takes to do this job and to make it work and to b...

Different type of satisfaction when youre doing something you enjoy and youre going to get more out of it. for some reason this is something that -- >> well, its a first. youre, you know, you are breaking ground. not just for detention but for the sheriffs office. your familys good with it, your wifes good with it? >> she may be more excited than me about it. to be honest. >> you can bring her that home. thats a gift. congratulations, you earned it. congratulations, man. >> hey, babe, i was call...

Dogs coming on the red eye. >> elmo is a german shepard who will work as a drug detection dog in the jail. 11 deputies have gone through the application process to become her handler. now colonel jim previtera and his senior staff must decide who will be chosen for the most -- much coveted job. >> these people need to truly understand -- >> this is your life. >> -- what is going to be expected of them and what theyre going to have to do. >> imagine all the dog hair. >> theyre going to have to be...

It leads addicts to commit far more serious crimes. often resulting in extended stays at tampas hillsborough county jail. >> one behind the other. single file line. hug the wall. >> colonel jim previtera is in charge of all operations and the nearly 3,000 inmates housed in the countys two jail facilities. >> i feel pretty safe in telling you if you went into any given pod here and you got every inmate to honestly answer the question of how substance abuse impacted their incarceration, i think th...

For some reason this is something that -- >> well, its a first. youre, you know, you are breaking ground. not just for detention but for the sheriffs office. your familys good with it, your wifes good with it? >> she may be more excited than me about it. to be honest. >> you can bring her that home. thats a gift. congratulations, you earned it. congratulations, man. >> hey, babe, i was calling to tell you that we got the position and we got a new puppy coming home. >> yea. >> her name is elmo. w...

Welcome back again. >> thanks. >> this process will end at some point. i promise you. >> sounds good, sir. >> colonel jim previtera called bickerstaff to his office for one final discussion. >> this thing has gorkt. this program has got work. i wanted to make sure we had the right person. its clear to all of us that you have what it takes to do this job and to make it work and to be successful. i got no doubt at all, but at the same time, the other thing that is glaringly apparent to all of us, ...