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With large numbers of these inmates returning to the community every day, mental health professionals and sheriffs deputies are working together to find better ways to identify and treat their patients before they head home. tower number one is a 185-foot tall facility that has no bars. the thousands of square feet of security glass and other acoustical materials serve as sound barriers, making it a uniquely quiet facility. the high tech design allows a module control deputy to see into each of ...

Because thats when either you will be assaulted or they will assault somebody else. >> high power inmates are housed in single 6 x 9 cells and are monitored by surveillance cameras and deputies 24 hours a day. >> basically this is what we call a catwalk. its a security corridor for staff to go down a row and visually either do a security check or count or just get down the row and see whats going on. the walls are all painted black and so that they dont see us. this is a one-way mirror, so they ...

Direct supervision where everybody is moved with a deputy or a custody assistant or officer. >> 16-year veteran nancy medina is the line sergeant for tower two. >> how you doing, ladies? >> she is responsible for all the deputies and custody assistants on the evening shift. >> i start out with check-in. we check in all our employees for the shift, specifically pms and then i go from floor to floor and check and make sure theyre doing their jobs, the count is clear. hi. how come youre all in ther...

>> its another day in paradise. >> just to let you know, the next couple of days, were talking about extreme heat. we need to ensure ice is passed out so you guys can keep your fluids nice and cold and for drinking. its really important to check each other out, make sure you guys are okay. were looking at 105 heat index plus for the next four to five days. >> the towers. curry. >> sir. >> tower one. >> its 6:45 a.m. at stateville correctional center. >> tower two, voight. >> officers on the 7:00...

So we dont have the movement. and you also have direct supervision where everybody is moved with a deputy or custody assistant officer. >> 16-year veteran nancy medina is the line sergeant for tower two. >> how you doing, ladies? >> shes responsible for all the deputies and custody assistants on the evening shift. >> i start out with check-in. we check in all our employees for the shift, specifically p.m.s. and then i go from floor to floor and check and make sure theyre doing their jobs, the co...

The thousands of square feet of security glass and other acoustical materials serve as sound barriers, making it a uniquely quiet facility. its high-tech design allows a module control deputy to see into each of the 96 cells with one glance. this is where all of the male inmates with mental health problems are housed. every morning in tower number one, doctors, nurses and deputies meet to discuss inmates treatments and behavior. to protect the inmates identities from msnbcs cameras, the staff re...

>> basically, this is what we call the catwalk. its the security corridor for staff to go down a row and visually either do a security check or count or just get down the row and see whats going on. the walls are all painted black so that they dont see us. this is a one-way mirror. and so they cant see us but we can see them. >> in case of a riot, catwalks can also be locked down to protect deputies from violence. >> are you mentally insane, dude? next -- "lockup" takes you inside tower number...

Security glass and other acoustical materials serve as sound barriers, making it a uniquely quiet facility. its high-tech design allows a module control deputy to see into each of the 96 cells with one glance. this is where all of the male inmates with mental health problems are housed. every morning in tower number one, doctors, nurses and deputies meet to discuss inmates treatments and behavior. to protect the inmates identities from msnbcs cameras, the staff refers to their booking numbers. >...

Out so you guys can keep your fluids nice and cold and for drinking. its really important to check each other out, make sure you guys are okay. were looking at 105 heat index plus for the next four to five days. >> the towers. curry. >> sir. >> tower one. >> its 6:45 a.m. at stateville correctional center. >> tower two, voight. >> officers on the 7:00 to 3:00 shift are preparing for their day. for the next eight hours, 400 correctional officers will police more than 2,600 inmates. before most in...

County jail houses all of the women inmates. like tower number one, its modular design with no bars and high visibility makes it easier for deputies to manage the inmates. >> its a lot easier because you dont have the movement going on that you did like at the old jails. you had a lot of movement. everybody had to go down and eat chow in the chow hall. and now they all eat in their pods. so we dont have the movement. and you also have direct supervision where everybody is moved with a deputy or ...