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Let me do a perimeter check. we'll secure the perimeter. inmates 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 back here in the prison industry's 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 pris...

Inmates have been dreaming up new ways to smuggle in contraband since corcoran opened its doors in 1988. >> there is drugs in prison, obviously. >> ruin your day. >> whether in the form of drugs -- >> when we get it, it's usually like this. >> -- or weapons. >> looks like it's made of aluminum. >> piece of stainless steel here. >> come off of one of our food courts. >> it's always a race against time for the officer to find the contraband. >> look at that. >> -- before it's too late. during the months our crew spent inside corcoran we witnessed our fair share of searches.

Perimeter check. secure the perimeter. inmates nonlethal overdose at his job in a laundry facility spark this is full-scale investigation by 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 ...

These officer' quest to stop the influx of contraband into corcoran is never-ending. >> letter coming in to a gang member and caught this letter, if you look at it you can tell it's been wet at one time and then dried. you can really feel that it has something on it. so, i would test it with a nik test to see fit comes back as a presummive positive test for amphetamines. see how the paper turns brown right away? that's a positive test for amphetamines right there. if it would have gone through basically what they'll do is eat it like that with the dope on it or sometimes heat it up and doel do...

Do our investigation. pending the outcome, we'll determine what their program is going to be, whether to place them back on this facility or retain them. it was very successful. we got what we wanted at this point. we'll see what kind of paperwork they have, documents they have that we might be interested in. >> these inmates will be held in administrative segregation until isu's investigation has been completed. although the incident at tehachapi forced corcoran to alter its day-to-day routine, the arrival of new inmates never ceases. and for these new inmates, survival depends on knowing the...