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It's very hard to let go. comes to you at night in your dreams. it comes to you in your dreams. it takes more -- more than 30 days to get off crack cocaine. it's just bad. it's really bad. >> it's 11:00 a.m. and processing begins with each woman handing over personal effects, money, jewelry, clothing. >> you got tattoos starting from the top and work your way down. >> i've got one on my back. >> i'm a little nervous. i've never been to prison. i've done jail time but i've never been to prison. >> alissa smith is another new arrival. she's here for parole violations. >> i don't know what to ant...

>> i ain't here for no drama either. i'm ready to get this over with and go home. >> unlike laura and alissa, sharon thompson has been here before. she violated parole and has been sentenced to two years. >> her fingerprints are kind of difficult because there's a lot of scarring. i don't know, maybe from cigarette burns or what have you. this is admission inmate, sharon thompson. >> i didn't want to come back. it's not that i -- um, i won't be back after this time, i know that. but i violated my probation, so here i am. >> it has now been six hours since these new arrivals were processed. >> ...

And when we do do the strip search, we make them squat and cough several times, and we're visually watching that just to make sure that they do not have any contraband. >> after a strip search and shower, it's off to be photographed and fingerprinted. >> do you usually do your whole time? >> i got a six to eight-month sentence. >> you're going to do at least six months. >> that'll be the whole eight. >> the whole eight? if you get in trouble. this is prison. do your time. >> and not nobody else's. >> that's right. >> i ain't here for no drama either. i'm ready to get this over with and go home...

>> you got tattoos starting from the top and work your way down. >> i've got one on my back. >> i'm a little nervous. i've never been to prison. i've done jail time but i've never been to prison. >> alissa smith is another new arrival. she's here for parole violation. >> i don't know what to anticipate. i've heard bad things and i've heard good things. it's -- i'm just keeping my eyes open. that's about it. >> some of them come in and they're just nonchalant. especially the ones that had been here quite a few times. we have a lot of repeat offenders that come in. >> sharon thompson. >> most of...

And go home. >> unlike laura and alissa, sharon thompson has been here before. she violated parole and has been sentenced to two years. >> her fingerprints are kind of difficult because there's a lot of scarring. i don't know, maybe from cigarette burns or what have you. this is admission inmate, sharon thompson. >> i didn't want to come back. it's not that i -- um, i won't be back after this time, i know that. but i violated my probation, so here i am. >> it has now been six hours since these new arrivals were processed. >> we've been sitting here the whole time. >> that's it. ready for a cig...