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Trouble. the officers just line them up, pat them down one at a time, make sure they dont have any weapons on them, pretty much as they come back in, and youll find a bunch of times after that happens, theyll find a bunch of stuff thrown in the grass. >> as the pat-downs are conducted, officers will search the yard for discarded weapons. >> the inmates were standing watching the game. on this bench over here is always a good place. youll see a shank. it could be buried just right underneath the ...

>> nice hands, baby! >> short of being released, the strongest sense of freedom most wabash inmates ever experience is their time in the outdoor recreation yards. >> see that left hand? >> for the record, we won that game. >> while rec is a time to enjoy some fresh air and exercise, it is also one of the times inmates are most likely to exchange contraband, including shanks. >> tell us whats going on out here. >> well, right now theyre patting down the convicts that are going back in from recrea...

Pelican bays nine-member unit responds to all crimes committed by inmates within the institution. working in pelican bay makes them one of the most active law enforcement units in the world. the squad performs random pat downs for weapons on the yard, confiscating an average of 12 per week. >> this was made by an aryan brotherhood member in the security housing unit. this was destined for an officer. you can see how he honed it down on concrete. i mean this is incredible. >> the squad is also re...

Under the patriot act and other kinds of surveillance you think might have continued. so i guess the biggest question many of us would have right now, have counterterrorism tools weakened in an era that we thought the tide of war was receding. jon: there are no full-body scans or tsa pat-downs via the internet and it seems these days a lot of communication with agents in this country, witness nadal hasan, for instance, are taking place via the internet? >> there is no doubt there is a lot of rad...

The place went nuts. >> i am wearing that red sox hat on again, i want you to know. one quick question. have you seen an increase in security? pat downs, metal detectors? >> absolutely. there was a long line. i am outside gate b, these are the cheap seats, but some of the best seats, you come to the bleachers, sit in back, watch the game. there was a long line well after the game began. they were giving extra pat downs. i saw much greater security presence than ive ever seen here. >> john berman...

Tightens further. >> i think if this is beginning of a trend, then we really are going to see a discussion about discussion about civil liberties. >> reporter: some fear the israeli model of security. still others thing israeli style security is the smart way to go. >> this country is a 14-year-old teenager going through what i call security puberty. i dont expect the americans to be where israels are at but demand the government gets on the israeli page. >> its too soon to know the security imp...

>> short of being released, the strongest sense of freedom most wabash inmates ever experience is their time on the outdoor recreation yards. >> for the record, we won that game. >> while rec is a time to enjoy some fresh air and exercise, it is also one of the times inmates are most likely to exchange contraband, including shanks. >> tell us whats going on out here. >> well, right now theyre patting down the convicts that are going back in from recreation, to check and make sure they dont have ...

Agents are actually doing. by this account, not much. pat-downs that are just a show. vacations that can last for weeks, security drills that fail to find fake bombs and worse. this womans story the agent in question reveals all this stuff, many are questioning what these she said and val lid it of it. she mentioned enough and certain enough incidents that calls into question how tsa runs. what do you make of janet napolitano warn about serious sequestration fallout? >> sequestration fallout sho...

>> this is really what the white house is all about. and i say this all the time. its the peoples house. it is a place that is steeped in history, but its also a place where everyone should feel welcome. and thats why my husband and i have made it our mission to open up the house to as many people as we can. >>steve: now that mission is on hold. why? because the administration says because of the sequester, they cant afford the tours. >>brian: if money is so tight, why are they continuing to spo...

Recreation yards. >> for the record, we won that game. >> while rec is a time to enjoy some fresh air and exercise, it is also one of the times inmates are most likely to exchange contraband, including shanks. >> tell us whats going on out here. >> well, right now theyre patting down the convicts that are going back in from recreation, to check and make sure they dont have any weapons. i guess theres been a tip that there was going to be some trouble. the officers just line them up, pat them dow...