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>> this is the rescue tool we have in every unit in the jail. some body it trying to hang themselves or something. we get in there with it and just cut them loose. try not to let people die in this place. >> still, some inmates will always view suicide as the only way out. but sean phillips believes that his incarceration at the bear county jail might have been the one thing that actually saved his life. >> i was literally, when i came in here, pretty much knocking at death's door. ♪ >> phillips is currently awaiting trial on a murder charge to which he has pled not guilty. when he was first...

Saying it occurred sometime in the last two years. now back to "lockup. >> due to mature sub matter, viewer discretion is advised. across the street in san antonio's bear county jail is the annex. it is here that low inmates are charged in large dormitory housing units that are usually team willing from activity while some try to rest, others are socializing, talking on the phone or playing games.

Inmate says jail saved his life. >> i was 437 when i came in. i am now 265 pound. >> you looking at me? i say you, looking at me? >> the inmates in two female housing units square off against each other. >> you shut the [ bleep ] up. >> and one of them will soon learn her fate after a heinous act of violence. >> i did a terrible, horrible, horrible thing to my son. ♪ >> behind the seven-story high walls of san antonio's bear county jail there is an ever-changing drama that is

When shooting "lockup" you see multiple sides of many inmates. and you know, often people use comedy and jokes as a defense mechanism. but really deep down inside they really want to get something off their chests. they have issues just like everyone else. >> such was the case with desiree stalbird, an inmate we met at san antonio's bear county jail. drugs led her to a variety of crimes. and frequent stays. >> my meth addiction is what got my kids taken away. i love the feel of making dope. i love selling drugs. it's like -- when i cook a batch, make a batch of dope, to me, it gives me -- like...