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Before her son gets another chance. Me being over there in afghanistan and seeing my mom in jail, its really hard on me. Thats my boy. Orange county, california conjures images of wellmanicured neighborhoods and a surfer culture that gave birth to the beach boys. But blending seamlessly into the heart of one of its busiest neighborhoods is a reminder of the countys other side. The theo lacy jail is the largest of five jail facilities in the Orange County system. It sits on 11 acres and has a cap...

Orange county, california conjures images of wellmanicured neighborhoods and a surfer culture that gave birth to the beach boys. But blending seamlessly into the heart of one of its busiest neighborhoods is a reminder of the countys other side. The theo lacy jail is the largest of five jail facilities in the Orange County system. It sits on 11 acres and has a capacity of more than 3,000 inmates. Lets go. Hands behind your back. Back row go to the house. Marc gonzales is one of them, and except f...

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Time out there, and well call you back in. >> a lot of times they will keep fruit and turn that into a jailhouse alcohol called pruno. they will save bread and save all that. the yeast in the bread to ferment. the sugary juice, it will turn into pruno, which theyre making one right here. this can be dangerous because theres no way that they can know what the alcohol content is on this. >> ryan abbey has never been caught with alcohol in jail, but its gotten him into plenty of trouble on the outs...

Jimmy torres is no stranger to the orange county jail. but even though he claims to be one of the nations most prolific bank robbers, he says this time hes not guilty. and a judge has decided torres will get a second chance to prove his innocence. hes granted torres a retrial of his most recent bank robbery conviction. >> its going to be a new trial now, and everything is going to come out. the truth is going to come out. >> torres cellmate ryan abbey also got good news at a recent court hearing...

Now hes pursuing a literary career working on his autobiography. >> yeah. its "the bank robber blues, the tales of the mummy bandit." its pretty good. ive got a couple guys here. i let them read it, and they are kind of my critics, and they say its a page-turner. it keeps the reader interested. it doesnt take a genius to figure out how to write when you lay it down. if they can do it, i can do it. im working on it. im just getting warmed up. i have a lot more to go. im like in 1985 right now. >>...

>> torres cellmate ryan abbey also got good news at a recent court hearing. he was accepted into a rehab program, and a few weeks into it has written to torres about life outside the orange county jail. >> i received two letters from ryan since hes been gone. he goes, hey, jimmy, whats up, buddy? did some research -- did some research on the mummy bandit thing for me, and he says theres mummy bandits all over the place. its like a mummy nation. he mentions that sobriety is great. people are good...

Every day of day room and then three times a week they get an hour in the facility. unless they have outdoor rec time, they are in their cell for 22 hours. >> still, some of the inmates are being pulled out of their cells for a surprise shakedown. >> we search cells to find contraband, weapons, drugs. >> lets go, guys. >> lets go. >> go out to reck and enjoy your time out there, and well call you back in. >> a lot of times they will keep fruit and turn that into a jailhouse alcohol called pruno....

Unfortunately, theyre a captured audience. >> torres used to sing in a band on the outside, but hes probably better known for being a prolific bank robber. now hes pursuing a literary career working on his autobiography. >> yeah. its "the bank robber blues, the tales of the mummy bandit." its pretty good. ive got a couple guys here. i let them read it, and they are kind of my critics, and they say its a page-turner. it keeps the reader interested. it doesnt take a genius to figure out how to wri...

I was americas most wanted man. thanks. thats the crowd. unfortunately, theyre a captured audience. >> torres used to sing in a band on the outside, but hes probably better known for being a prolific bank robber. now hes pursuing a literary career working on his autobiography. >> yeah. its "the bank robber blues, the tales of the mummy bandit." its pretty good. ive got a couple guys here. i let them read it, and they are kind of my critics, and they say its a page-turner. it keeps the reader int...