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Markus cash returns to mod q. >> my husband is next door. i'm really excited. really excited.

And -- >> they open the door sometimes for us. >> they open the door when she's in day room or i'm in day room or i'm getting a visit, i'll walk outside, we'll get a little cuss and hug in. >> yeah. it's cool. i don't know. i wish it was more, you know, but i'm in jail. i didn't come to jail, to, like, fall in love but i did fall in love, you know. it sucks. >> in mod q, the relationships are absolutely different than from other mods because in other mods you got this high intensity, ultra type a gang politicking atmosphere going on. and in a mod like mod q, it is more like love triangles goin...

In one particular housing unit, mod q, deputies don't deal so much with sudden outbreaks of violence as much as they do sudden outbreaks of passion. >> i always got to be next to my man. >> you're my man. >> you and everybody else's man. >> oh, my god! >> if they were in general population, they definitely would have some drama and, you know, have a lot of attention because of the way their mannerisms are. >> we need to put some chopsticks in her hair like this. she'll be like a geisha. >> right. i'm happy. don't you like it here? >> there is going to be relationships going on, maybe from the ...

But in one of the orange county jails protective housing units known as mod q, things are much more lively. >> that's my [ bleep ] right here. that's my [ bleep ]. whoo! that's mine. whoo! come here, show your [ bleep ]. >> mod q houses a variety of protective custody inmates, including a high percentage of homosexuals. >> all homosexual inmates are required to be classified as protective custody. it is not optional. they will have to be protective custody inmate in a protective custody housing location. that's for their own safety because there will be a potential victim due to the fact that ...

Have your male genital parts, you are considered a male and you will be housed there, whether or not you have breasts or, you know, it is what is below the belt that counts. >> though there are many big personalities in mod q, one inmate is actually earned the nickname drama. that inmate is markus cash. >> markus is probably our most flamboyant inmate. every time he comes out of the cell, it is almost a show, the way he walks, the way he talks to you. >> ready for my close-up? >> he's very flamboyant. and exaggerates his movements and speech quite a bit. so that draws a lot of attention to him...