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It doesnt matter if theyre a black gang, an asian gang, a hispanic gang, or a white gang. if theyre active in los angeles county and they get arrested, they end up coming to the los angeles county jail system. >> the osj unit must rely on communication to help prevent gang violence. >> solving crime is all about getting the information from somebody. its not physical evidence. >> who are you warring with right now? >> we aint with nobody. its just mainly a money thing. mainly we just doing our t...

First one looks like a wire shank. basically, theyve recovered that off a vent. these two are both shoe shanks. theres a metal support in different types of shoes, basically all shoes. they take them out and file them to a point also to one end and use them as a -- either a stabbing device or what have you. >> unfortunately for the inmates, the osj unit cant prevent all acts of violence inside the jail. sometimes they get there too late. >> and weve had similar situations where we found the inma...

From general population and where to search for weapons. >> we have found them with hacksaw blades, anything that -- a metal rod. in our ovens you have the grills that you put in the oven to cook on. theyll break off the rods on that. heres a shampoo bottle that was just once a plastic bottle, theyve melted down and converted that into a weapon. >> getting caught with a jailhouse weapon is a serious offense. which is why gang members take extreme measures to hide them. >> what we have here is th...

>> los angeles county jail is unique in the fact that every gang in los angeles county ends up coming here. it doesnt matter if theyre a black gang, an asian gang, a hispanic gang, or a white gang. if theyre active in los angeles county and they get arrested, they end up coming to the los angeles county jail system. >> the osj unit must rely on communication to help prevent gang violence. >> solving crime is all about getting the information from somebody. its not physical evidence. >> we aint w...

Within the l.a. county jail system. >> los angeles county jail is unique in the fact that every gang in los angeles county ends up coming here. it doesnt matter if theyre a black gang, an asian gang, a hispanic gang, or a white gang. if theyre active in los angeles county and they get arrested, they end up coming to the los angeles county jail system. >> the osj unit must rely on communication to help prevent gang violence. >> solving crime is all about getting the information from somebody. its...

Where to search for weapons. >> we have found them with hacksaw blades, anything that -- a metal rod. in our ovens you have the grills that you put in the oven to cook on. theyll break off the rods on that. heres a shampoo bottle that was just once a plastic bottle theyve melted down and converted that into a weapon. >> getting caught with a jailhouse weapon is a serious offense, which is why gang members take extreme measures to hide them. >> what we have here is -- the first one looks like a w...

Where to search for weapons. >> we have found them with hacksaw blades, anything that -- a metal rod. in our ovens you have the grills that you put in the oven to cook on. theyll break off the rods on that. heres a shampoo bottle that was just once a plastic bottle, theyve melted down and converted that into a weapon. >> getting caught with a jailhouse weapon is a serious offense. which is why gang members take extreme measures to hide them. >> what we have here is the first one looks like a wir...

Unique in the fact that every gang in los angeles county ends up coming here. it doesnt matter if theyre a black gang, an asian gang, a hispanic gang, or a white gang. if theyre active in los angeles county and they get arrested, they end up coming to the los angeles county jail system. >> the osj unit must rely on communication to help prevent gang violence. >> solving crime is all about getting the information from somebody. its not physical evidence. >> who you guys warring with right now? >>...

Whoever stepped on our toes. >> knowing which gangs are fighting each other helps the osj unit decide who to remove from general population and where to search for weapons. >> we have found them with hacksaw blades, anything that -- a metal rod. in our ovens you have the grills that you put in the oven to cook on. theyll break off the rods on that. heres a shampoo bottle that was just once a plastic bottle, theyve melted down and converted that into a weapon. >> getting caught with a jailhouse w...

Stabbing device or what have you. >> unfortunately for the inmates, the osj unit cant prevent all acts of violence inside the jail. sometimes they get there too late. >> and weve had similar situations where we found the inmate after the whole thing was over and he was dead. heres a photo of an individual that wasnt so fortunate as to be saved in time. >> for inmates who do commit murders and assaults, there is the high power floor. high power is a section for high security inmates only. its a j...