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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...

Secure the perimeter. >> an inmates non-lethal overdose at his job in the laundry facility sparks this full-scale investigation by sergeant lawton and 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 back here in the prison industrys laundry on the job site. >> since corcorans laundry facilities often act as a contraband distribution center for the inmate population, this may be one of the isu...

About rummy. >> playing spades. >> 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 ...

At the hillsboro county jail in tampa, florida, sentenced inmates work in a variety of capacities throughout the facility. theres a waiting list for the much coveted jobs and those lucky enough to hold them receive one day off their sentence for every six days worked. javier perezs job in the laundry facility has made the two months he has been here go by a little easier. >> its something to do. if they made me feed pigs, i would have done that. >> when his morning shift is over, perez heads bac...

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 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. were putting in 165 pounds. were not overstuffing the washer. >> turner supplements his human staff with automation. >> it makes everything the same size. but when you have five ite...

>> as you see, its barracks type of setting. once the day room is open they are free to go usually anywhere within this side of the barracks. thats when they play their ping-pong and their cards, watch tv, read the newspaper, so they have a little bit more freedom >> play rummy.d. >> pick it up, down. if you dont want it. >> thats spades, homey. >> thats what im saying. >> thought you were talking about rummy. >> playing spades. >> for every six days that you work, you get another extra day of g...

They show he and his wife paid an effective tax rate of 16% in 2010 they paid about 20% in 2011. and a russian punk rock group critical of vladimir putin was sentenced to two years in prison. the all girl group was found guilty of hooliganism. now back to "lockup." at the hillsborough county jail in tampa, florida, inmates work in a variety of capacities throughout the facility. theres a waiting list for the much coveted jobs and those lucky enough to hold them receive one day off their senten...

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...

The investigative services unit or isu, tries to keep the prisons rampant contraband problem under control. >> round up the inmates, do a perimeter check. secure the perimeter. 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 fac...

Secure the perimeter. 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 spr...