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This is a first on "lockup." rarely do you go to a jail thats so big that you have to drive a cart around. >> covering the activities of hundreds of inmates and officers in jails so big, its sometimes necessary to traverse them in golf carts. every member of a "lockup" field team plays multiple roles. director of photography, brian kelly, for example, is both cameraman and icebreaker. >> this is what you deal with every day. its tough on the outside but this is what we have to deal with every si...

For construction. every day im grateful that i can be out here. i dont slack. i only know one speed and thats git r done speed. >> thats part of your job? >> the trust that the company gives me, its great, you know. i never thought a guy could get out of prison and get treated this good in a company. thats the best part of my job right there. >> roys awesome. i actually worked with him half a dozen times. anytime i need a hand, hes there. if i need some muscle, hes there. hes a great guy. i wish...

When shooting "lockup" you see multiple sides of many inmates. and you know, often people use comedy and jokes as a defense mechanism. but really deep down inside they really want to get something off their chests. they have issues just like everyone else. >> such was the case with desiree stalbird, an inmate we met at san antonios bear county jail. drugs led her to a variety of crimes. and frequent stays. >> my meth addiction is what got my kids taken away. i love the feel of making dope. i lov...

The people who decides what "lockup" stories get covered on "extended stays" and which ones dont, i let the crew know we probably wouldnt be covering roberts story. there was just too big of a gap between what he was telling us and what authorities were saying. but as so often happens, it turned out there was another aspect to roberts story. >> robert wolford had a brother in the jail named bobby wolford. >> its weird how [ bleep ] happens. >> we encountered not just 1 but two wolfords in jail. ...

>> what, in between tricks you just watch "lockup"? >> no. when im watching im done working. yeah. im not working at that time. i was raised great. my dad always worked, my mom stayed at home. just a normal upbringing. perfect christmases, presents galore. i talked to my mom today and she said my grandpa is doing good. but i just -- i dont know. maybe thats why i like the life so much because ive had such a boring -- you know, i mean, everything was straitlaced, by the books. >> what are you goi...

>> nothing changes here. every day is just like yesterday and tomorrows going to be the same as today, you know? about the only thing that changes here is the faces. after a while, even the faces begin to be the same, you know? ♪ >> you know, thats one of the things about doing time. nothing changes. coming up -- >> have you ever tasted it? >> no. smells like [ bleep ]. >> the special jail meal designed to be eaten through a straw is sampled by our production assistant. >> god. it literally ...

Some of the most difficult stories for us to cover on "lockup" are involving those inmates who have committed murder. we are very careful about how we tell these stories, especially being sensitive to the friends and families of the victims. >> when we shot "lockup" extended stay at the louisville metro department of corrections in kentucky, we were surprised to encounter one particular surviving family member of a murder victim. >> be two years on september 7th that i got a call from the corone...

For "lockup" we almost always discover something that is taken for granted in the free world but is a potential source of misery behind bars. at the bexar county jail in san antonio, texas, it was the windows. >> we got a window in our cell and everybody want it. that we talk to, how you got your window? we could sit there all day and be able to look out, that would drive me nuts. being able to look out there and see everybody else is free makes me jealous and envious of everything. cant see my ...

Treatment and rehab than law enforcement. but theres no mistaking that he viewed drug use as a criminal act. >> many would argue that president nixon set the stage. the drug-related mass incarceration. >> within the last several years, i think america has come to its senses about drug abuse. >> in the 1980s, the war on drugs escalated dramatically. under the reagan administration, arrests for drug offenses rose. new mandatory sentencing laws sent more people to prison for more time than ever. >>...

The 2016 cadillac srx. get this low-mileage lease from around $339 per month, or purchase with 0% apr financing. i am dara brown. heres whats happening. a lockdown at the white house is over after a man climbed over the fence. he was immediately arrested. he was the first to make it over this fence since spikes were added this summer. the first family was home during the incident matt hasnt obama has made ten service calls thinking servicemembers for their service and wishing them a very happy...