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>> you know why? because they said i have to -- i had to be there -- i had to i was in custody. they said i had too go to their -- their dui class 21 days after my -- after my release from the court date. and i never got released because i got four days time served and got a violation here. so i was never out to make it over there. i figured they would take care of it. i guess they didnt. >> it looks like its going to be a ride home. $20,000 bail. theyre misdemeanors. youre not going to get any ...

Originally designed to house just over 3,000 inmates, san quentin is now home to more than 5,000. the overcrowding has forced the prison to convert every extra square foot into living space, creating dangerous environments for its inmates and officers. >> right now. >> down here, the dangers are pretty good. im left-handed. its an open environment. >> gentlemen. >> theres right now, i have six staff members. >> [ muted ]. >> youre doing a good job. >> breaking all my rights. >> another job be. >...

Because i was literally fighting every day, every single day of my life i was fighting. the homies already knew, romeo, he throw down. i thought let me start carrying this knife. let me start carrying this pistol. and it took one day and all of about three or four seconds for me to pull my pistol out on somebody that could have easily just fought, whooped them and been done with it, and i pulled a gun on this man and shot him six times in his chest because he liked the color blue. youre 15, righ...

>> different counties and different cities but this brings us all together as one. >> its a show of unity. everybody its. we dont have to eat, but thats how you show love. >> its anyones table. were just playing a game here. >> but i mean, theres just certain races that you can play games with right here. and for white people, its, what is it, ami, american indians. thats pretty much about it, aint it? theres three separate types of mexicans and we can sit with terranos and pisces. dont ask me w...

From that point forward, then thats when you start to realize youre really on death row. a lot of people cant deal with it so they commit suicide. or they become introverts. and they start to go crazy. my case was overturned in 2003 for a violation. so i was sent back to the county jail to have a new trial. i lost the trial again and they hung on the death penalty. so they decided after about several months not to refile the death penalty. so they sent me back to san quentin. it feels good to be...

Somethings starting to go bad, hopefully stop it before it gets bad, but things happen down here all the time. you have a lot of drugs down here, partner found two hypodermic needles in this dorm about two days ago. you got the drugs, the inmate manufactured alcohol, you got the gangs, you got the weapons. so it can be real dangerous at times. do three searches a day so we just pick them randomly. this guy i havent did yet. his lucky day. im going to get him to unlock the locker. . >> okay, you ...

Assumptions of lives on the street. >> this is why i connect with you. i love the same thing you love. it was fun to put hands on somebody and show my home boy im the man. and you dont want nothing either. respect, right? whats your name. >> marco. >> what do they say in the hood? marco throw down. dont mess with marco, right? thats what they tell you. thats what they told me because they knew i was willing to fight for nothing. on site, lets go. you think you can whip me, then lets whip. this i...

And for white people, its, what is it, ami, american indians. thats pretty much about it, aint it? theres three separate types of mexicans and we can sit with terranos and pisces. dont ask me why. but we cant play with the black folks. i would get beat up. youd get in a fight over it. thats just the way it is. theres more racism here than there is in, you know, in civilization for sure. if you dont come in prejudiced, you might leave prejudiced. >> anything we take for granted on the outside is ...

And i never got released because i got four days time served and got a violation here. so i was never out to make it over there. i figured they would take care of it. i guess they didnt. >> it looks like its going to be a ride home. $20,000 bail. theyre misdemeanors. youre not going to get any more prison time for them. so know county is going to pick you up. we never tell you exactly wh its going to happen. do you have any questions? >> no, i guess thats plain as day. you know what im saying? >...

For a violation. so i was sent back to the county jail to have a new trial. i lost the trial again and they hung on the death penalty. so they decided after about several months not to refile the death penalty. so they sent me back to san quentin. it feels good to be off death row, but it hasnt sunk in yet. you know, it will in time but it hasnt yet. they remove me from death row and put me in the reception center. the reception center is the most disgusting place in san quentin. i dont know how...