CNN This Is Life With Lisa Ling September 29, 2019 07:18:00
>> with a ratio of approximately one deputy to 27 inmates and thousands of incarcerated gang affiliates, sheer numbers make it impossible to shut down all gang activity. so the jail employs other tactics to stay one step ahead. this afternoon, sargent hernandez and her team prepare for action. >> i've assigned montoya to mk-9. ready? >> it's cell search day. every week without warning, deputies remove inmates from their cells then search their bunks. they're on the lookout for any contraband from drugs to homemade weapons called shanks. >> where are the shanks coming from? >> they try to pull ...