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In a general population setting so this is what they do, the nature of the beast. well give them a couple days and there will be another one back here. >> this is a place to hide your stuff. >> you just got to have us beat them one time. good. >> the risk of smuggling drugs and weapons into corcoran has cost some inmates not only their jobs, but the small taste of freedom that came with them.

In a general population setting so this is what they do, the nature of the beast. well give them a couple days and there will be another one back here. >> this is a place to hide your stuff. >> you just got to have us beat them one time. good. >> the risk of smuggling drugs and weapons into corcoran has cost some inmates not only their jobs, but the small taste of freedom that came with them.

Of the 3,000 inmates at the santa rita jail near oakland, about 10% are women. most of them live in general population units where theyre free to be out of their cells and socialize several hours per day. but approximately 20 other female inmates live a far more confined life in the jail segregation unit. >> those are the people housed separately. theres one person per cell. never allowed to be two people in a cell. it can be anybody from a high-profile case, can be a safety issue, it could be s...

Find out when theyre going to let me get out. >> matthew usually returns to prison for petty crimes. he has a history of committing more serious offenses behind bars. >> hes capable of a lot of violence in custody in the prison system. and in fact, he hasnt been in a general population setting since i think maybe 2003. and thats because he keeps getting in trouble. he batters the officers. hes resistant, uses alcohol in custody. ♪ >> whoops. that didnt work. >> good, how are you? >> good. >> t...

Ago, they gave me assault on a staff. since i was in the shoe when i left, they brought me back in the hold. thats how they do it. im here waiting to go to icc to find out when theyre going to let me get out. >> matthew usually returns to prison for petty crimes. he has a history of committing more serious offenses behind bars. >> hes capable of a lot of violence in custody in the prison system. and, in fact, he hasnt been in a general population setting since i think maybe 2003, and thats becau...

Of the 3,000 inmates at the santa rita jail near oakland, about 10% are women. most of them live in general population units where theyre free to be out of their cells and socialize several hours per day. but approximately 20 other female inmates live a far more confined life in the jail segregation unit. >> those are the people housed separately. theres one person per cell. never allowed to be two people in a cell. it can be anybody from a high-profile case, can be a safety issue, it could be s...

Mind, they are actual functioning gang members. in a general population setting. that is what they do. the nature of the beast. give them a couple days, there will be another one back here. >> this is a place to hide your stuff. >> you have to have us beat them one time. good. >> the risk of smuggling drugs and weapons into corcoran has cost some inmates not only their jobs, but the small taste of freedom that came with them.

>> you have holes there. it came off a food cart. its pretty common weaponry that we find out here on the facilities. its pretty pliable. they can bust it in half and sharpen it. officer love discovered a hype needle concealed in the big roller pen. it has a point to it. its kind of crude. they manufactured it from a deodorant stick. it could be something that has residue in it, something they use on the job site to load up and get high. >> you have to keep in your mind, they are actual function...

>> theyre called dermal implants. pretty much what they do is they get a needle, they make a pocket in your face, they push around to make it hollow and they put a plate inside the slit. >> because those piercings, according to him, are irremovable, we dont know that and we dont know what those piercings are capable, once theyre taken out they could contain contraband. they could be used as a weapon, could be against himself, against staff or even fellow inmates. >> i have another one on the bac...

Of the 3,000 inmates at the santa rita jail near oakland, about 10% are women. most of them live in general population units where theyre free to be out of their cells and socialize several hours per day. but approximately 20 other female inmates live a far more confined life in the jail segregation unit. >> those are the people housed separately. theres one person per cell. never allowed to be two people in a cell. it can be anybody from a high-profile case, can be a safety issue, it could be s...