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Miramontes has chosen optimism over pessimism. >> don't think negative. no matter how dark the world gets, just laugh. just laugh. that way there's nothing else to do. when the pain gets too much, that's what i do. i live my life from my own philosophy. and in here is, yes, there was a dream, right? but tomorrow is only a vision. so make every yesterday a dream of hope. and tomorrow a dream of happiness. >> coming up -- >> right now i have six staff members, there's 384 inmates in this jail. it's very dangerous. >> one of the nation's most infamous prisons is bursting at the seams. that's good...
>> come on. >> luckily i don't have nothing illegal. as long as you don't know my locker. >> you got the drugs. you got the inmate manufactured alcohol. you got the gangs. you got the weapons. so, it's -- it can be real dangerous at times. >> come on, gentlemen! >> right now, i have six staff members. there's 384 inmates in this jail. it's very dangerous. >> gentlemen, on your rack. on your rack. >> with so many inmates crowded in the gym, correctional officers challenge to keep minor confrontations from turning into chaos. >> what's wrong down here? >> he told me [ bleep ] he told me -- >> i'...
>> almost all the individuals this is the rc overflow. we house 384 individuals. it's an open dorm. we have tvs, considered pretty much the luxury suites. i have three sets of showers broke down by race in the gym. they self-segregate. we do not tell them where to go. the shower closest to the left is all white. middle shower will be only your black, the far right shower is your hispanics and others. the tables along the day room right here are broken up into races. >> table for others. we're not gang members. >> other than black, other than white. >> american indian right here, a native ameri...
For its inmates and officers. >> right now. >> down here, the dangers are pretty good. i'm left-handed. it's an open environment. >> gentlemen. >> there's right now, i have six staff members. >> [ muted ]. >> you're doing a good job. >> breaking all my rights. >> another job be. >> almost all the individuals down here are parole violators, been out on parole, couldn't hack it. got picked up for something, sent them back here, generally do six months, a year. they go main line to another institution to do their time or released out on parole. beds are at a premium. this is the rc overflow. we h...