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Theres our old saying that you can get more flies with sugar than salt. >> i got possession of a knife case in september. >> but then you have to realize, too, that the inmates that are here, theyre not here for going to church. a lot of them have preyed on other people. >>warden culliver would tell it like it is. he became a warden and was down there in the trenches. >> you look ragged. every time i see you you look ragged. you dont try to do no better. you look like you been working all night ...

With e*trades investing insights center, you can spot trends before they become trendy. e*trade. opportunity is everywhere. "lockup" field teams encounter unexpected situations on a regular basis. >> you think im stupid? >> from vicious attacks -- >> ive got a knife. >> dont step in the blood. >> to heartbreaking visits. >> my daddy. >> life behind bars can be an emotional roller coaster but

Over the years, weve met a number of memorable men and women who work in the nations prisons and jails. >> so much for sympathy. square yourself away. check yourself. knock this off. >> those who stand out the most usually do so because of their straightforward dealings with inmates. >> if you ever going to make it, youre going to have to learn to swallow your pride, you got to learn to take a back seat sometime. those are things that youre going to have to learn if youre going to make it. youve...

The custody control unit or ccu. >> welcome to the belly of the beast, man. i hate lockup. [ bleep ] back here, for real, for real. just make your time hard. all you do is think. when youre in ccu, you dont get really nothing but a bar of soap, some toothpaste, a pair of shower shoes. youre a really in survival mode back here. my hair [ bleep ], i aint able to get a hair cut or a shave, [ bleep ] none of that. ive been back here just slumming it, you know. this is the downside of prison, you kno...

Now back to lockup when "lockup" extended stay shoots inside county jails, where inmates are from the same region, as opposed to prisons, where they can come from any part of a particular state, it is not unusual to find relatives doing time together. >> whats going on? >> theyre usually housed in separate units, either because theyre co-defendants or for other security reasons. >> we often ask jail officials to allow us to interview relatives together and usually those requests are granted.

You ready? >> ive been ready. >> dont depend on others. thats how i made it 26 years. i dont depend on nobody. a lot of these cats might seem cool but they aint cool. >> theres a lot of jomos and homos too. >> you got a bunch of those in here. and you peepee men on here. you have any questions on something like that or someone wants to run his mouth or something like that there, wonder what its about, dont jump out there like a fool, you end up with your ass on lockup. let us know and well take ...

Because it not only impacted him, but impacted others. but there was another aspect of brians story that also required our field team to do a lot of digging for the truth. >> so tell me about your charges, man. >> i have a second-degree manslaughter charge and i have a grand theft auto charge and a couple of credit card charges, credit card theft charges. >> matthew bryan told me he was in jail for having killed a man and would soon be going to prison for it. >> and you were sentenced to how muc...

Its a variety of things that you can run for. its not just beauty. we cover with sheets and towels, stuff like that, make little dresses, you know. we destroy state property to make the outfits, in other words. >> do you wear makeup? >> yes, actually. look at my face. >> we explored another special housing unit at l.a. county as well, the mental health ward, where we encountered one of the most unforgettable scenes ever shown on "lockup." >> there was one gentleman in particular who i could bare...

Her down too hard. i was tired. i didnt really think about it. i didnt think i was doing anything to hurt her. >> newell is married, but says being an 18-year-old mom feels nearly as restrictive as her current circumstances. >> its been hard. i have no friends, because everyone thats my age is not married or have kids. no one understands me. im stuck in the house taking care of her all the time and i never get to go out. i never get to do things an 18-year-old should be able to do. i guess no on...

>> when we were shooting at the downtown jail in oakland, california, i can only assume that two of the inmates we met there were familiar with this practice. i know they had watched "lockup" before and by the time we met them, we had been filming there for a number of weeks. >> 32-year-old jennifer davis, who would eventually be sfnsed to one year in jail and five years probation for second-degree robbery was housed in the jails female maximum security unit. her nickname was danny jen. >> jen, ...