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You can hide stuff anywhere, like the i-beams up here. im going to check these. its just a beam. you walk under it every day. somebody is walking to the chow hall. a lot of guys know where it is. but they wont tell because they dont want to get killed, get hurt for ratting. i guess you cant reach up there, can you? ill get them. >> you had to point that out, didnt you, partner? >> i cant help it. i call them like i see them. >> by 10:00 a.m., search teams had confiscated several homemade weapons...

>> but tv crew concerns are the last thing on the minds of these officers. what they uncover can be the difference between life and death. >> its an old joint. you can hide stuff anywhere, like at the i-beams, im going to check these, its just a beam, you walk under it every day, but somebodys walking to the chow hall and a lot of guys know where it is but theyre not going to tell because they dont want to get killed. they dont want to get hurt for ratting. >> a short time later officer hamilton...

>> it is action. its real action. and the only thing that you have to be careful of you dont want to piss off the cell block. you kind of run the risk of alienating the very guys youre trying to extract stories and cooperation from. we always hope, if there is going to be a raid, that its toward the end of our tour at the prison. >> but tv crew concerns are the last thing on the minds of these officers. what they uncover can be the difference between life and death. >> its an old joint. you can ...

His weapon, he finds a clever place to hide it for quick access. >> its an old joint. you can hide stuff anywhere, like the i-beams up here. im going to check these. its just a beam. you walk under it every day. somebody is walking to the chow hall. a lot of guys know where it is. but they wont tell because they dont want to get killed, get hurt for ratting. i guess you cant reach up there, can you? ill get them. >> you had to point that out, didnt you, partner? >> i cant help it. i call them li...

Last thing on the minds of these officers. what they uncover can be the difference between life and death. >> its an old joint. you can hide stuff anywhere, like at the i-beams, im going to check these, its just a beam, you walk under it every day, but somebodys walking to the chow hall and a lot of guys know where it is but theyre not going to tell because they dont want to get killed. they dont want to get hurt for ratting. >> a short time later officer hamilton and his partner, officer mcgee,...

Toward the end of our tour at the prison. >> but tv crew concerns are the last thing on the minds of these officers. what they uncover can be the difference between life and death. >> its an old joint. you can hide stuff anywhere, like at the i-beams, im going to check these, its just a beam, you walk under it every day, but somebodys walking to the chow hall and a lot of guys know where it is but theyre not going to tell because they dont want to get killed. they dont want to get hurt for ratti...

And as you can see, its pretty rigid. this inmate lodged a metal screw for the tip. when the officer or inmate walks by the cell, the spear is thrust out. >> you wouldnt think that a rolled up newspaper or magazine would be -- make that good of a handle and it does. very effective. >> this is known as a zip gun. this portion of the zip gun is filled with match heads, ground-up match heads. a plunger is used to push shrapnel, pieces of metal, ground up zippers, packs it down. when his target walk...

You can hide stuff anywhere, like the i-beams up here. im going to check these. its just a beam. you walk under it every day. somebody is walking to the chow hall. a lot of guys know where it is. but they wont tell because they dont want to get killed, get hurt for ratting. i guess you cant reach up there, can you? ill get them. >> you had to point that out, didnt you, partner? >> i cant help it. i call them like i see them. >> by 10:00 a.m., search teams had confiscated several homemade weapons...

>> step over here. >> all right. all right. >> these surprise raids are usually successful in finding weapons. but present a unique challenge for "lockup" crews. >> it is action. its real action. and the only thing that you have to be careful of you dont want to piss off the cell block. you kind of run the risk of alienating the very guys youre trying to extract stories and cooperation from. we always hope, if there is going to be a raid, that its toward the end of our tour at the prison. >> but...

Difference between life and death. >> its an old joint. you can hide stuff anywhere, like at the i-beams, im going to check these, its just a beam, you walk under it every day, but somebodys walking to the chow hall and a lot of guys know where it is but theyre not going to tell because they dont want to get killed. they dont want to get hurt for ratting. >> a short time later officer hamilton and his partner, officer mcgee, make a hit. >> i found two razors that were removed, the blades removed...