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Because, you know, its better to do something right the first time than having to go back and do it a second time. >> this here is a sampling of the type of weapons that we do find here at pelican bay. some of these are made out of files, nails. heres a ballpoint pen with a sophisticated spear tip at the end of it. like when they dont have access to metal, theyll resort to plastic or wood. heres a good example of what they can make out of plastic. >> plastic weapons are for emergency situations....

>> this here is a sampling of the type of weapons that we do find here at pelican bay. some of these are made out of files, nails. heres a ballpoint pen with a sophisticated spear tip at the end of it. like when they dont have access to metal, theyll resort to plastic or wood. heres a good example of what they can make out of plastic. >> plastic weapons are for emergency situations. if were going to stab someone, were going to come at you with steel and make sure we do the job correctly. >> trad...

Periodically, we search the yard. >> our cameras followed along as officers searched the pelican yard for buried weapons. >> theres something down here. right here. >> oh, yeah, weve got one. >> ooh [ bleep ]. >> what have you got there? >> looks like definitely a can lid. >> number 10 can lid. >> out of a dining hall smuggled out. nice little point. >> thats a metal shank. these are the plastics. >> where theres one, theres sure to be two. >> we go for the vital areas, you know, kidneys, liver....

Time than having to go back and do it a second time. >> this here is a sampling of the type of weapons that we do find here at pelican bay. some of these are made out of files, nails. heres a ballpoint pen with a sophisticated spear tip at the end of it. like when they dont have access to metal, theyll resort to plastic or wood. heres a good example of what they can make out of plastic. >> plastic weapons are for emergency situations. if were going to stab someone, were going to come at you with...

>> this here is a sampling of the type of weapons that we do find here at pelican bay. some of these are made out of files, nails. heres a ballpoint pen with a sophisticated spear tip at the end of it. like when they dont have access to metal, theyll resort to plastic or wood. heres a good example of what they can make out of plastic. >> plastic weapons are for emergency situations. if were going to stab someone, were going to come at you with steel and make sure we do the job correctly. >> trad...

Find here at pelican bay. some of these are made out of files, nails. heres a ballpoint pen with a sophisticated spear tip at the end of it. like when they dont have access to metal, theyll resort to plastic or wood. heres a good example of what they can make out of plastic. >> plastic weapons are for emergency situations. if were going to stab someone, were going to come at you with steel and make sure we do the job correctly. >> traditionally what inmates like to do is to come out and stage we...

Some of these are made out of files, nails. heres a ballpoint pen with a sophisticated spear tip at the end of it. like when they dont have access to metal, theyll resort to plastic or wood. heres a good example of what they can make out of plastic. >> plastic weapons are for emergency situations. if were going to stab someone, were going to come at you with steel and make sure we do the job correctly. >> traditionally what inmates like to do is to come out and stage weapons on the yard to be us...

To do something right the first time than having to go back and do it a second time. >> this here is a sampling of the type of weapons that we do find here at pelican bay. some of these are made out of files, nails. heres a ballpoint pen with a sophisticated spear tip at the end of it. like when they dont have access to metal, theyll resort to plastic or wood. heres a good example of what they can make out of plastic. >> plastic weapons are for emergency situations. if were going to stab someone...

>> traditionally what inmates like to do is to come out and stage weapons on the yard to be used in assaults later on in the yard. periodically, we search the yard. >> our cameras followed along as officers searched the pelican yard for buried weapons. >> theres something down here. right here. >> oh, yeah, weve got one. >> ooh [ bleep ]. >> what have you got there? >> looks like definitely a can lid. >> number 10 can lid. >> out of a dining hall smuggled out. nice little point. >> thats a metal...

Officers searched the pelican yard for buried weapons. >> theres something down here. right here. >> oh, yeah, weve got one. >> ooh [ bleep ]. >> what have you got there? >> looks like definitely a can lid. >> number 10 can lid. >> out of a dining hall smuggled out. nice little point. >> thats a metal shank. these are the plastics. >> where theres one, theres sure to be two. >> we go for the vital areas, you know, kidneys, liver. wed go, you know, for the heart, the neck, the face. we try to go ...