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>> an inmate's nonlethal overdose at his job in a laundry facility sparks this full-scale investigation by sergeant lawton and the isu team. >> today we're conducting a search of the pia warehouse laundry searching for any kind of contraband. last month we had an inmate overdose in the prison laundry on his job site. >> since corcoran's laundry facilities often act as a contraband distribution center for the inmate population this may be one of isu's best chances to catch the drugs before they spread to the rest of the prison. >> because of the big area and areas they could hide in we'll bring...

Sergeant. any questions? >> corcoran staff interviews each inmate individually in an attempt to facilitate his needs. >> how old are you? >> 22. >> you're 22. where were you born at? >> philippines. >> philippines. you got life, huh? >> yeah. >> okay. you take medication? >> no. >> can you cell up with any other race? >> i bunked up with asian. >> asian only? you're eligible to bunk up with any race now. >> why's that? >> you've got no history of fighting blacks, hispanics, whites, you have none. you're eligible to be celled up with another race because you've got no history of anything. you u...

Inside corcoran, our producers saw violence erupt many times. though never between inmates and officers. as we neared the end of our stay, no one foresaw that the greatest threat to corcoran staff might come from an event in a california prison more than 100 miles away. >> three guards and two inmates were taken to area hospitals this afternoon after a stabbing in the maximum security area. two inmates used homemade weapons to stab two sergeants and a correctional officer around 1:00 this afternoon. >> it's significant enough that we lock down statewide the whole system. we made the determinat...

Danny has been downgraded to a tropical storm as it makes its way toward the u.s. vir jip eye lands and puerto rico, both experiencing extreme trout conditions. the track of the storm has it hitting the area early tuesday. the first high level talks in nearly a year between north and south korea are set to resume sunday afternoon. they are trying to defuse mounting tensions and threats of a military confrontation. now back to "lockup." ♪ corcoran holds more than

In the four months our producers spent inside corcoran we saw inmates committing offenses ranging from violence to drug smuggling. it's up to officer love and the isu team to try to prevent these violations. >> we call our wall of shame is two years of hard work with our investigative services unit, a lot of our drug arrests, visitors, parolee pickups, 95% are individuals bringing drugs into the institution. >> main things we usually get is marijuana, methamphetamine and heroin. >> stuff that these inmates will make money off it. narcotics is the number one