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>> let's do it. chow. come on, guys. chow. >> depending on the nature of their crime, some inmates are kept in a maximum security unit away from the general population. >> i am a three-time loser. this makes my third time. once you're in the system, you will be back. >> eric johns was originally convicted of sexual assault. he completed his sentence but now he's back in jail for violating his parole. >> there's nothing in here that fascinates me or that makes me happy. this is as close to a living hell as i think i ever want to come. >> the hardest thing, from my point of view, is just the con...

Violating it, you will be lucky. this was the first time i met this man, the first time i had been on probation. he was very right. >> eric johns' original charge was for sexual battery. after serving four years in prison, he was released on probation. but when a urine test proved positive for marijuana, he was back in the miami-dade county jail. >> i am a three-time loser. this makes my third time. once you are in the system, you will be back. >> eric johns was definitely a loner in the jail system, but he developed his own method of survival. he told us how during his first stay in jail he s...

And you can get about 30 days total within 6 months. >> eric is serving time for burglary and grand theft. >> i got about two more months left and i'm out of here. i get to go home. when i get out, i look to get back with my family and i have a lot of making up to do. the longer you stay, the more you learn a lesson. so i definitely have been here a while. so i definitely learned my lesson. >> nobody really gets locked up forever. i mean, there's a small percentage of inmates who actually commit a crime, get locked up and stay locked up until they die. it doesn't really happen that way. >> gra...

We can relate to a man on a one-on-one basis and you can calm the situation. >> man, you got to get off that bar. that's it for that. no more of that workout stuff. >> let's do it. chow. come on, guys. chow. >> depending on the nature of their crime, some inmates are kept in a maximum security unit away from the general population. >> i am a three-time loser. this makes my third time. once you're in the system, you will be back. >> eric johns was originally convicted of sexual assault. he completed his sentence but now he's back in jail for violating his parole. >> there's nothing in here that...

Kitchen, search the inmates. but we've never had a situation like that. most of the inmates are very cooperative. they understand they have a short amount of time left and basically we rarely have any problems here. >> i get along good with all of the officers, sergeant, corporals. you know, we're inmates and of course, they're the people in charge of us. i get along great with them. i don't answer back, you know? you just do what you're told. >> while most inmates working here can make up to $15 a week, the main incentive is to earn gain time in exchange which they receive time off their sent...