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At the time, officers were keeping known gang rivals apart to cut down on inmate assaults, but it wasnt all that effective. >> in the olden days, it was more guys trying to kill each other, but we still have those. >> whenever violence broke out, the control tower went into a well-rehearsed routine, as seen in this demonstration from 2000. >> when the inmates start to fight, the first thing you do is you activate the unit alarm. then you would yell at the inmates. yo, yo, yo. first rounds we fir...

Recovering from that scandal. at the time, officers were keeping known gang rivals apart to cut down on inmate assaults, but it wasnt all that effective. >> in the olden days, it was more guys trying to kill each other, but we still have those. >> whenever violence broke out, the control tower went into a well-rehearsed routine, as seen in this demonstration from 2000. >> the inmates start to fight, the first thing do you is you activate the unit alarm, then you would yell at the inmates. first ...

And of course, at times that their favorite exercise is probably fighting. >> these shu yards were the site of the notorious gladiator fights of the mid 1990s. when we first filmed here in 2000, the unit was still recovering from that scandal. at the time, officers were keeping known gang rivals apart to cut down on inmate assaults, but it wasnt all that effective. >> in the olden days, it was more guys trying to kill each other, but we still have those. >> whenever violence broke out, the contr...

At the time, officers were keeping known gang rivals apart to cut down on inmate assaults, but it wasnt all that effective. >> in the olden days, it was more guys trying to kill each other, but we still have those. >> whenever violence broke out, the control tower went into a well-rehearsed routine, as seen in this demonstration from 2000. >> the inmates start to fight, the first thing do you is you activate the unit alarm, then you would yell at the inmates. first rounds we fire are wood blocks...

>> this is a shoe housing unit exercise yard. its where the inmates come out to get their prescribed exercise daily. and of course, at times that their favorite exercise is probably fighting. >> these shoe yards were the site of the notorious gladiator fights of the mid 1990s. when we first filmed here in 2000, the unit was still recovering from that scandal. at the time, officers were keeping known gang rivals apart to cut down on inmate assaults, but it wasnt all that effective. >> in the olde...

Activate the unit alarm. then he would yell at the inmate -- >> get down, get down, get down! >> first rounds we fire are wood blocks. hopefully it will make them stop. we really have to escalate with our nonlethal options, this is what we call a scat round, which is really irritating. its also a lot louder. >> the smoke you see there, thats cn gas. its no fun. it messes up your sight. we have a mini-14 here, the 223 round. but we only use that as a last resort if the inmate has knocked another ...

Fights of the mid-1990s. when we first filmed here in 2000, the unit was still recovering from that scandal. at the time, officers were keeping known gang rivals apart to cut down on inmate assaults. but it wasnt all that effective. >> in the olden days, it was more guys trying to kill each other. but we still have those. >> whenever violence broke out, the control tower went into a well-rehearsed routine as seen in this demonstration from 2000. >> the inmates start to fight, first thing you do ...

Activate the unit alarm. then he would yell at the inmate -- >> get down, get down, get down! >> first rounds we fire are wood blocks. hopefully it will make them stop. we really have to escalate with our nonlethal options, this is what we call a scat round, which is really irritating. its also a lot louder. >> the smoke you see there, thats cn gas. its no fun. it messes up your sight. we have a mini-14 here, the 223 round. but we only use that as a last resort if the inmate has knocked another ...

Keeping known gang rivals apart to cut down on inmate assaults. but it wasnt all that effective. >> in the olden days, it was more guys trying to kill each other. but we still have those. >> whenever violence broke out, the control tower went into a well-rehearsed routine as seen in this demonstration from 2000. >> the inmates start to fight, first thing you do is you activate the unit alarm. then he would yell at the inmate -- >> get down, get down, get down! >> first rounds we fire are wood bl...

To cut down on inmate assaults. but it wasnt all that effective. >> in the olden days, it was more guys trying to kill each other. but we still have those. >> whenever violence broke out, the control tower went into a well-rehearsed routine as seen in this demonstration from 2000. >> the inmates start to fight, first thing you do is you activate the unit alarm. then he would yell at the inmate -- >> get down, get down, get down! >> first rounds we fire are wood blocks. hopefully it will make the...