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>> the inmate who was attacked survived because of a quick response from staff on the yard. his assailants were sentenced to six months in folsoms administration segregation unit. some of the most violent gang attacks have taken place here at california state prison corcorans security housing unit, or shu. we visited the shus now vacant exercise yard, which has been the scene of some of the prisons most brutal violence. ♪ >> i can see why fights went on in that exercise yard because it was lit...

Here. >> thats a ten-four. well keep that area clear until were complete. >> as in most prisons, the exercise yard can be the most dangerous place in the facility. >> right off the bat you can tell when something is going to go on. it gets quiet. guys are grouping up in different races. youve got blacks, whites, everybody. >> if violence does break out, yard gunner hosso is well equipped to respond. >> co gas. i have batons, direct foam rounds. its a less lethal weapon. this is a deadly weapon. ...

Within the group, youre expected to be up at 6:00 in the morning when they go to the exercise yard together. they do exercises together in cadence. thats one of the rules. you have to. you dont have a choice. you have to participate. what theyre told to do is expect to have a fight anytime the cell doors open, with their weapons readily available. if you notice when a cell door opens, whatever inmates inside that cell will walk to the cell door immediately to see why the doors open. theyll look ...

>> this is -- this is a crime against civilization. those bars on that window. coming up, what is considered the most dangerous place at san quentin, the exercise yard. in my world, wall isnt a street. return on investment isnt the only return im looking forward to. and my parachute definitely isnt golden. [ male announcer ] for some, every dollar is earned with sweat, sacrifice, courage,

That and so you cant let your guard down. >> warden diana butler knows the importance of communicating with inmates. shes only 1 of 11 female wardens in california, and with 20 years of service she knows what to look for. >> one thing you develop when you work here is how to read the inmates. if you go on to an exercise yard, a lot of times they will have magazines inside of their jackets, and, of course, that is to stop any potential violence such as stab wounds or something. and if they appear...

>> theyll use toothpaste. theyll use any type of a ceramic putty or cement, anything thats in the institution to conceal things or sometimes even hidden compartments. >> when inmates are released to the exercise yard, they never know if officer berrago is looking in their cell. but when they return, there will be no doubt he was there. nothing is overlooked. >> tubes of toothpaste. try to see if the integrity has not been broken. a lot of times theyll stick stuff down in and retrieve it later. y...

Gang. and this -- none of the stuff like that. you get caught up on the streets, do a couple moves wrong, you end up in this place, you know. >> for 30-year-old inmate and active gang member jeremy blake being in jail is much harder on his family than it is on him. >> my mother is sick right now. shes on insulin. shes got diabetes. things like that. and shes sick, and me being in here, you know, causing more stress doesnt help her any much either. thats why its hard to come back here. >> three d...

You can hide stuff anywhere, like the i-beams up here. im going to check these. its just a beam. you walk under it every day. somebody is walking to the chow hall. a lot of guys know where it is. but they wont tell because they dont want to get killed, get hurt for ratting. i guess you cant reach up there, can you? ill get them. >> you had to point that out, didnt you, partner? >> i cant help it. i call them like i see them. >> by 10:00 a.m., search teams had confiscated several homemade weapons...

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Putty or cement, anything thats in the institution to conceal things or sometimes even hidden compartments. >> when inmates are released to the exercise yard, they never know if officer berrago was looking in their cell. when they return, there will be no doubt he was there. nothing is overlooked. >> tubes of toothpaste. try to see the integrity has not been broken. a lot of times theyll stick stuff down in and retrieve it later. you got these speed sticks, stuff like that. usually what well hav...