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Trouble. >> theyll use toothpaste. theyll use any type of 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 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. ...

Interviewed him, wilsons anger surfaced again when he saw our crew on the exercise yard, he greeted them with an obscene gesture. >> one [ bleep ], yall, two, retired. we dont need yall around here anymore. >> some days they like us. some days they dont want to see us. i think thats kind of a function of being in prison. you are mostly pissed off all the time, anyways. if you can take it out on the film crew, why not. >> though wilson may enjoy his freedom again, its too late for one other inmat...

Force drugs on any patient unless that patient meets certain criteria for being a danger to himself or others. >> they will probably discharge him like that. and theres not much we can do because he has the right to refuse medication. >> 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. ♪ [ engine turns over ] [ male announcer ] we began with the rx. [ tires squeal ] then we tu...

>> inmates can change just like 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 wound...

Crew on the exercise yard, he greeted them with an obscene gesture. >> one [ bleep ], yall, two, retired. we dont need yall around here anymore. >> some days they like us. some days they dont want to see us. i think thats kind of a function of being in prison. you are mostly pissed off all the time, anyways. if you can take it out on the film crew, why not. >> though wilson may enjoy his freedom again, its too late for one other inmate. whose anger has had disastrous consequences. >> my name is ...

You follow what im saying? for giving up information, for giving up game. for explaining how it is in 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 resp...

>> in the exercise yard at california state prison corcoran, we met an inmate whose art is inspired by his life. >> tell me your name. spell your last name for me. >> my name is kevin moore, m-o-o-r-e. >> what were you convicted for? >> im doing a parole violation for sales of marijuana. >> the yard is an interesting place because you never know who youre going to run into, you never know who youre going to talk to, you never know the personality, who they are. i kind of just started looking aro...

Within the group, you are 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 any time the cell doors open, with their weapons readily available. you notice when the cell doors open, whatever inmates inside that cell will walk to the cell door immediately to see why the doors open. they will ...

>> 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.

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