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Door and we hold like this. but sometimes when you get lucky, shell come out here and -- >> they open the door sometimes for us. >> they open the door when shes in day room or im in day room or im getting a visit, ill walk outside, well get a little cuss and hug in. >> yeah. its cool. i dont know. i wish it was more, you know, but im in jail. i didnt come to jail, to, like, fall in love but i did fall in love, you know. it sucks. >> in mod q, the relationships are absolutely different than from ...

Mod are not just homosexual, but choose to live as women. a few have begun the process of surgically transforming their bodies. >> when you enter the orange county jail system, if you are in the process of having a sex change, lets say, if you still have your male genital parts, you are considered a male and you will be housed there, whether or not you have breasts or, you know, it is what is below the belt that counts. >> though there are many big personalities in mod q, one inmate is actually ...

We went off like 20, 30 seconds and then stopped, shook hands, there aint no problems no more. from that point on, he was quiet when i was watching tv. >> the two men are moved to holding cells until authorities can find new housing assignments for them. >> well bring each of them down, talk to them. if its necessary, well place separation orders so neither one sees the other one again. there is a certain boiling point with inmates, if you live with somebody for a certain amount of time in a clo...

Boyfriends cell mate, has just been moved back to mod q. >> i just got back, like, seriously three, four hours ago. i just got here. so, of course, everyone is banging on their doors, screaming my name, you know? im a star here. yeah. im crazy. >> not only is cash grateful to be out of isolation, hes especially happy about the location of his new cell. >> im so excited, my husband is next door. im really excited. im really excited. >> hey, you can hear me on the speaker? youre the one for me. >>...

Again. >> and with a total population of 5,000 male and female inmates, keeping everyone safe is no simple task. in one particular housing unit, mod q, deputies dont deal so much with sudden outbreaks of violence as much as they do sudden outbreaks of passion. >> i always got to be next to my man. >> youre my man. >> you and everybody elses man. >> oh, my god! >> if they were in general population, they definitely would have some drama and, you know, have a lot of attention because of the way th...

Obviously has been a fight. >> jail officials decide what to do with kruger and scotto and markus cash returns to mod q. >> my husband is next door. im really excited. really excited.

Jail is a somber experience, jail is a somber experience, full of seemingly endless days, long nights, and the constant fight against boredom. but in one of the orange county jails protective housing units known as mod q, things are much more lively. >> thats my [ bleep ] right here. thats my [ bleep ]. whoo! thats mine. whoo! come here, show your [ bleep ]. >> mod q houses a variety of protective custody inmates, including a high percentage of homosexuals. >> all homosexual inmates are required...

Of 5,000 male and female inmates, keeping everyone safe is no simple task. in one particular housing unit, mod q, deputies dont deal so much with sudden outbreaks of violence as much as they do sudden outbreaks of passion. >> i always got to be next to my man. >> youre my man. >> you and everybody elses man. >> oh, my god! >> if they were in general population, they definitely would have some drama and, you know, have a lot of attention because of the way their mannerisms are. >> we need to put ...

Isolation for fighting with his boyfriends cell mate, has just been moved back to mod q. >> i just got back, like, seriously three, four hours ago. i just got here. so, of course, everyone is banging on their doors, screaming my name, you know? im a star here. yeah. im crazy. >> not only is cash grateful to be out of isolation, hes especially happy about the location of his new cell. >> im so excited, my husband is next door. im really excited. im really excited. >> hey, you can hear me on the s...

In the process of having a sex change, lets say, if you still have your male genital parts, you are considered a male and you will be housed there, whether or not you have breasts or, you know, it is what is below the belt that counts. >> though there are many big personalities in mod q, one inmate is actually earned the nickname drama. that inmate is markus cash. >> markus is probably our most flamboyant inmate. every time he comes out of the cell, it is almost a show, the way he walks, the way...