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East facility is the oldest operating jail in los angeles. otherwise known as "old max," it was built in 1951 to handle overcrowding. the 15 dormitories inside the jail can house approximately 2,000 inmates. with the nation's jail population becoming more middle aged, facilities like l.a. county's east jail are trying to accommodate older inmates and keep them away from more violent younger ones. >> this is the old man's dorm. it's a privileged dorm. you have to be 45 and older to be in this dorm. if you mess up here, you go back to the regular population. >> for almost 40 years, 51-year-old i...

Americans are finding work. he said the private sector's new 144,000 jobs were added but many americans are still out there looking. meanwhile, mitt romney painted a far different picture calling the uptick in the unemployment rate a hammer to the middle class. tropical storm ernesto is on its way to the caribbean sea where it is suspected to be a hurricane by monday. i'm veronica de la cruz. now back to programming. over the last decade, many states around the country have spent more money building jails and prisons than colleges. in the l.a. county jail system, the average stay for an ...

Imposed by the ncaa. but the ncaa says the sanctions aren't subject to appeal. house republicans are planning to file a civil case against attorney general eric holder to release documents of fast and furious. now, back to "lockup." over the last decade many states around the country have spent more money building jails and prisons than colleges. in the l.a. county jail system the average stay for an inmate is 45 days. but some inmates can be locked up for more than two years. finding room for those prisoners is a constant challenge. it requires not only the building of new jails but also ...

It requires not only the building of new jails but also keeping the old ones running. east facility is the oldest operating jail in los angeles. otherwise known as old max, it was built in 1951 to handle overcrowding. the 15 dormitories inside the jail can house approximately 2,000 inmates. with the nation's jail population becoming more middle-aged, facilities like l.a. county's east jail are trying to accommodate older inmates and keep them away from more violent younger ones. >> well, this is the old man's dorm. which is a privileged dorm. you have to be 45 and older to be in this dorm. and...

Operating jail in los angeles. otherwise known as old max, it was built in 1951 to handle overcrowding. the 15 dormitories inside the jail can house approximately 2,000 inmates. with the nation's jail population becoming more middle-aged, facilities like l.a. county's east jail are trying to accommodate older inmates and keep them away from more violent younger ones. >> well, this is the old man's dorm. which is a privileged dorm. you have to be 45 and older to be in this dorm. and if you mess up in this dorm, you go back to regular population. >> for almost 40 years, 51-year-old inmate will w...