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Even inviting potential employers to the jail for a sample. >> okay, the sandwich, okay, look nice, the colors, okay? look very nice. potential employers outside, i invite them to come over here and see our program, see what the student can do. i also ask the employers to give them the opportunity, okay, when they come out, apply for the job. pass on that one too. and make a stuffed pepper here. training is one thing. to actually get a job, that's a different thing. okay, they taste very good, okay? pass. but when you eat it today, next time, okay, i would like to get you to cook it for three ...

Well. >> i'm in max security because i got caught with a bunch of extra stuff that i wasn't supposed to have, including stuff that wasn't supposed to be in the facility and with some frosting. >> frosting? >> yeah, from chef bui's class, i had a cup of it. i just wanted to share some frosting with my friends so i brought it back. i got caught with it and they searched my stuff and found money, bobby pins, six blankets. >> stealing, that's unacceptable. they will lose all privilege and the program if they do that. and most of the ladies respect it but some don't. >> anderson spent five days in ...

Internet? you gave them something vital, something to feed on. >> me doing that, now i feel man, it's because of me, that me and all boys are in jail, know what i mean, for making a stupid decision and a dumb move. >> are they mad at you? >> im, they not mad, know what i mean, because i didn't tell them to do it in the first place. i was mad. i was mad, i'm not going to lie. i was mad at my brother. i was mad because i'm in here. i mean -- things happen. i'm not going to just ride his back for it over spilled milk. coming up -- >> a waste of life. it's a waste of my life and my kids'. >> yve...

>> the jail had to make numerous adjustments to go from being a short-term facility for pretrial detainees to lousing long-term felons, many of whom were seasoned prison inmates. since these state prison inmates will now be released directly into their communities the law came with an important provision. funding for a variety of re-entry programs, some of which provide real-world job skills. one program for female inmates is a culinary arts course run by a professional chef, trun bui. >> the training das signed for two months so the lady can go out and get a job in albertson's, food mart, eve...

If anybody walked in, chef, nice hair, that is the best compliment you can give that man. >> you heard rumors, special forces while he was in vietnam. >> he's like done military something or other. >> wounded multiple times. >> ballroom dancing, tango dancing. everything. he's just -- he's amazing. >> he's a mystery. >> but one thing that is not a mystery is chef bui's passion for both food and teaching. >> make sure, okay, you cut evenly. and make it irresistible. presentation, okay, is 50%. >> as the current course comes to an end students will be graded on a two-part standard. taste and pre...