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But the inmates who work as gardeners here must cope with an extra hazard or two. >> stay away from the razor ribbon. that stuff definitely hurts you. come on in. you got goggles. >> for these inmates, lawn maintenance is a small part of the vocation training they receive in what's known as s.l.a.p., the sheriff's labor assistance program. >> they are taught plumbing, carpentry, basic skills that get them by in a day-to-day basis, and if they excel and are interested they move forward and unions pick them up and try to place them into a work program. >> officer campo is one of the program supe...

County jail is a reminder that crime knows no bounds. >> crimes you thought you got away coming back to bite you in the ass. >> the riverhead facility is one of two jails operated by the sheriff's office. it houses about half of the county's 1,500 inmates, most of whom are only charged with crimes and are awaiting trial at the resolution of the cases. >> timing is everything. it's fast. >> i do. nonviolent general population inmates are usually allowed out of their cells between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. >> i'm going to get right back to, you right back to you. >> but that freedom is taken away...

>> despeines suffered a cut lip in the fight, but he's not the only one who is injured. >> in the middle of separating the fight a kick or punch landed on the bridge of my nose. the inmates were very combative. when they become aggressive they only see each other and nothing else around them. they don't care about anything going on around them. there was a little bloodshed involved. >> i am heading to medical right now. >> while you are trying to gain control of inmate campbell you injured your whatever is hurt and write all the parts that are hurt. this is part of a daily activity here. this ...

Officials like their lawns freshly mowed and free of weeds, but the inmates who work as gardeners here must cope with an extra hazard or two. >> stay away from the razor ribbon. that stuff definitely hurts you. come on in. you got goggles. >> for these inmates, lawn maintenance is a small part of the vocation training they receive in what's known as s.l.a.p., the sheriff's labor assistance program. >> they are taught plumbing, carpentry, basic skills that get them by in a day-to-day basis, and if they excel and are interested they move forward and unions pick them up and try to place them into...

The sight of county jail inmates armed with chainsaws may be a concern to some. but pamela green, the director of a non-profit no kill animal shelter, says nothing but good has come from just such a thing. >> we love the inmates. they have been coming here for about three months now. a lot of the guys are really skilled. the sheriffs are fantastic. they are really interested in making this work. >> we will get the cutters and rake all of this out. >> the suffolk county sheriff's labor assistance program utilizes minute minimum security inmates to carry out community work projects, such as the ...