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With the capacity of nearly 5,000 inmates, 950 sworn deputies and 410 civilian employees, the hillsboro county jail in tampa, florida is like a city unto itself. >> everybody head back to your bunks. we will be serving lunch shortly. >> while safely securing inmates is the top priority, the jail is supported by a vast infrastructure that must complete a large number of tasks for a large number of inmates. the laundry facility alone is manned ten hours a day, seven days a week. >> we do approxima...

>> for every six days that you work, you get another extra day of good time and an extra day of work time taken off of your sentence. so for every six days that youre in custody and they are working, its like eight days as long as they behave. >> gonzales works in the laundry facility. >> where is this one going, sir? >> thats going to surplus. >> i work on the clothes that everyone wears. i sort them and fold them. take them off the truck brand new, yeah, theyre all fresh, socks, pants. i get n...

>> hold up! >> prisons like the santa rosa correctional institution in florida can be dirty places. blood, sweat, feces and urine are part of the fabric of life here. the task of cleaning that fabric, the inmates clothes and linens, falls squarely on 18 inmates who work in the laundry facility. among them is michael jacobs. >> we operate day to day, eight to ten hours a day. we deal with a lot of different things here. i mean, youve got fights, stabbings, a lot of stuff that goes on here at sant...

Blood, sweat, feces and urine are part of the fabric of life here. the task of cleaning that fabric, the inmates clothes and linens, falls squarely on 18 inmates who work in the laundry facility. among them is michael jacobs. >> we operate day to day, eight to ten hours a day. we deal with a lot of different things here. i mean, youve got fights, stabbings, a lot of stuff that goes on here at santa rosa. its a level 6 facility. >> some of the worst laundry comes from the close management units. ...

Correctional institution in florida can be dirty places. blood, sweat, feces and urine are part of the fabric of life here. the task of cleaning that fabric, the inmates clothes and linens, falls squarely on 18 inmates who work in the laundry facility. among them is michael jacobs. >> we operate day to day, eight to ten hours a day. we deal with a lot of different things here. i mean, youve got fights, stabbings, a lot of stuff that goes on here at santa rosa. its a level 6 facility. >> some of ...

>> an inmates nonlethal overdose at his job in a laundry facility spark this is full-scale investigation by the isu team. >> today were conducting a search of the pia warehouse laundry searching for any kind of contraband. last month we had an inmate overdose in the prison laundry on his job site. >> since corcorans laundry facilities often act as a contraband distribution center for the inmate population this may be one of isus best chances to catch the drugs before they spread to the rest of t...

5,000 inmates, 950 sworn deputies and 410 civilian employees, the hillsborough county jail in tampa, florida, is like a city unto itself. >> well be serving lunch shortly. >> safety of the inmates is top priority, its supported by a vast infrastructure. the laundry facility alone is manned ten hours a day, seven days a week. >> we do approximately 12,000 pounds of laundry a day. >> james turner, supervises the operation. >> all of the loads are weighed before they go in the wash. putting in 165 ...

Deputies and 410 civilian employees, the hillsborough county jail in tampa, florida, is like a city unto itself. >> well be serving lunch shortly. >> safety of the inmates is top priority, its supported by a vast infrastructure. the laundry facility alone is manned ten hours a day, seven days a week. >> we do approximately 12,000 pounds of laundry a day. >> james turner, supervises the operation. >> all of the loads are weighed before they go in the wash. putting in 165 pounds. were not overstuf...

Of good time and an extra day of work time taken off of your sentence. so for every six days that youre in custody and working, its like eight days as long as they behave. >> gonzales works in the laundry facility. >> i work all the clothes that everyone wears, i sort them and f fold them, take them off the truck, brand new, fresh, socks, pants, i get new clothe every day, never dirty, always new. that is what matters. my mom would be doing my laundry. >> gonzales says he has a good relationship...

With the capacity of nearly 5,000 inmates, 950 sworn deputies and 410 civilian employees, the hillsboro county jail in tampa, florida is like a city unto itself. >> everybody head back to your bunks. we will be serving lunch shortly. >> while safely securing inmates is the top priority, the jail is supported by a vast infrastructure that must complete a large number of tasks for a large number of inmates. the laundry facility alone is manned ten hours a day, seven days a week. >> we do approxima...