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Cadillacs, and hard as they try, correctional staff can rarely keep up with them. >> 99% of the time you are not going to catch it because they are looking out for each other. we will go up and tell them to give us the cadillacs, and if they want, well go in, shake them down, and take the cadillac. and then theyll have another one tomorrow. you know, that is where a lot of our sheets go. and you take one and they have another one the next day. >> at kern valley state prison in california, we met...

Going to catch it because they are looking out for each other. we will go up and tell them to give us the cadillacs, and if they want, well go in, shake them down, and take the cadillac. and then theyll have another one tomorrow. you know, that is where a lot of our sheets go. and you take one and they have another one the next day. >> at kern valley state prison in california, we met inmate aaron yost who participates in another illegal, yet very common practice behind bars. tattooing. >> mines...

American, filipino, vietnamese, thai, samoan, bangladeshi. everybody has left their mark, continues to shape the town, determine its character. k-town exists upside its latino neighbors and i guess its natural that both choe and choi identity very much with mexican street culture. few things embody that particularly southern california latino street culture more than low riding. ♪ ♪ esteban is a photographer, chronicler of everything iconic at the crossroads of hip-hop, design, tattooing, fa...

Thai, samon -- samoan, bangladeshi. everyone has left their mark, continues to shape the town, determines its character. k-town exists upside its latino neighbors and i guess its nature that both choe and choi identify very much with mexican street culture. few things embody that particularly southern california latino street culture more than low riding. ♪ esteban is a photographer, chronicler of everything iconic at the crossroads of hip hop, design, tattooing, fashion, and low riding. >> th...

Nature that both choe and choi identify very much with mexican street culture. few things embody that particularly southern california latino street culture more than low riding. ♪ esteban is a photographer, chronicler of everything iconic at the crossroads of hip-hop, design, tattooing, fashion and low-riding. >> the old-timers, they used to cut the coils or put sandbags in their truck to make them lower. then around the 70s is when they got popular. >> why these particular models of cars? >>...

This will allow him to spend more time with his girlfriend. you see the bonus? >> okay. >> she becomes the fiancee. >> and a future princess? well see. we talked about this tattooing of a teen. you have to be a straightup hard-worry fan to get the teams loge go at a tio tattooed on yo. >> you have to be psychic to claim the winner before they even play. thats what tom connors did. you know the problem here, if they dont play the nfc playoffs until tomorrow, super bowl isnt until next month. ti...

L.a. is mexican, central american, filipino, vietnamese, thai, samoan, bangladeshi. everybody has left their mark, continues to shape the town, determine its character. k-town exists upside its latino neighbors and i guess its nature that both choe and choi identify very much with mexican street culture. few things embody that particularly southern california latino street culture more than low riding. ♪ esteban is a photographer, chronicler of everything iconic at the crossroads of hip-hop, d...

>> this is what i love doing. i love tattooing. i love the fact that, you know, we got our shop going, and it is what it is. >> tattooings like riding a bike. i mean, it comes back naturally. you know what im saying? ive been tattooing probably an average of three people a day, so im doing all right. bop! >> oh! [ laughs ] >> you know you got the lifetime warranty, too? >> i better have one. >> narrator: though voltz professional life is back on track, he still has some personal relationships th...

He started talking [ bleep ]. i started talking [ bleep ] back to him. >> what did he say? >> i dont know because i was talking over him. i just know that he was a bitch. thats what i told him, that he was a bitch [ bleep ]. >> with his recent setbacks, roca moreno faces six more months before leaving close management and having his visits restored. john smith has also been in confinement since being caught with possession of marijuana. >> whats been going on since last time we saw you? >> just ...

As in other correctional facilities, tattooing is not allowed at the bexar county jail in san antonio. violators could get up to 60 days or even face criminal charges. but the demand for tattoos on the inside are so great there are always tattoo artists willing to take the risk for pay out or other forms of commissary. they make ingenious tattoo guns. staff are constantly on the lookout for them. >> i was patting him down, down in his crotch area, felt the -- you know, the bulge, i asked him wha...