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But she does find a pack of imitation narcotics put there by her handler. >> canines are like small kids. they need positive reinforcement. so i'll plant a synthetic narcotic. that way she gets her reward. >> with the canine search complete, officers begin their search of the bunks, meticulously inspecting every item they find. illegal substances or weapons can result in inmates getting time in segregation or even new criminal charges. but anything altered from its original purpose is also considered contraband and will be disposed of. even this inmate art created from food wrappers is conside...

>> with a ratio of approximately one deputy to 27 inmates, and thousands of incarcerated gang affiliates, shear numbers make it impossible to shut down all gang activity. so the jail employs other tactics to stay one step ahead. this afternoon, sergeant hernandez and the team prepare for action. >> i have assigned montoya, mk-9 with a taser. 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? >> ...

Orders all inmates to their bunks. >> on your stomachs facing the back wall, hands behind your back. there is no talking. bunks 41 to 48, get up and go out to the rec yard. single file. >> we search for contraband. drugs. weapons. anything that's been altered from its original form. anything that they're not supposed to have in their possession. >> the inmates are directed to sit down in the dorm's enclosed rec yard. the cert team will hold them there while officers conduct a thorough search for contraband. but first a drug detection dog is brought in to sniff out narcotics. >> inmates are ver...

>> 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 ...

You don't got nobody to talk to. you don't got nobody to vent to. you don't got nobody to do nothing with. it's just you and four walls and the sunlight. so the only time you do -- you've only got time to think, think, think, think, think. >> how are you doing, man? welcome to the dorm. some other guys in there. you'll get along fine. we play cards, watch tv, watch movies. it's all right in here. you'll like it. the doctors work with you. >> due to overcrowding there are no available bunks in the dorm. so moore will sleep on the floor in a boat, a plastic shell used as a temporary bed. but moo...