often asked to describe what jail or prison is really like. our field producers spend so much time on the inside, we thought we would have somebody for a fresher perspective. alex brassero first joined one of our field teams as a production assistant. the santa rita jail near oakland, california. >> the first thing i remember was the smell. it wasn't particularly bad. it was a very distinct smell. jacob hector said it was a standard jail smell. you will smell this at every facility. it's kind of like a damp smell. like imagine if you have wet clothes that you like left out, and you didn't like hang them to dry. that's kind of like the smell of jail. a lot of socks. a lot of wet socks. >> at the hamilton county justice center in cincinnati, ohio, d'andre rucker found a way to turn his socks into jailhouse air fresheners. >> you get the soap and break it down like this into little pieces.