Page 17 - Pat Downs News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

A city, the security squad is the police force within that city. pelican bay's nine-member unit responds to all crimes committed by inmates within the institution. working in pelican bay makes them one of the most active law enforcement units in the world. the squad performs random pat downs for weapons on the yard, confiscating an average of 12 per week. >> this was made by an aryan brotherhood member in the security housing unit. this was destined for an officer. you can see how he honed it down on concrete. i mean, this is incredible. >> the squad is also responsible for screening any suspi...

Defensive firepower. >> tell me just how much -- clearly, we as people who travel, can see the visible changes as far as, you know, maybe pat-downs or some of these detectors as we go through security. but what really, what are the sig sknt changes since, let's say, 9/11, at our nation's airports? >> the biggest changes are in the people doing the job themselves. they're now fully trained. they are educated. they have had the training necessary. they have actually been put through the schooling. for example, on september 11th, 2001, most of the persons didn't have training, didn't speak englis...

>> nice hands, baby! >> short of being released, the strongest sense of freedom most wabash inmates ever experience is their time on the outdoor recreation yards. >> for the record, we won that game. >> while rec is a time to enjoy some fresh air and exercise, it is also one of the times inmates are most likely to exchange contraband, including shanks. >> tell us what's going on out here. >> well, right now they're patting down the convicts that are going back in from recreation, to check and make sure they don't have any weapons. i guess there's been a tip that there was going to be some trou...

I guess there's been a tip that there was going to be some trouble. the officers just line them up, pat them down one at a time, make sure they don't have any weapons on them, pretty much as they come back in, and you'll find a bunch of times after that happens, they'll find a bunch of stuff thrown in the grass. >> as the pat-downs are conducted, officers will search the yard for discarded weapons. >> the inmates were standing watching the game. on this bench over here is always a good place. you'll see a shank. it could be buried just right underneath the grass. that's the place where they'll...

>> like a 1950s, bugs attacked. >> amazing they survived, no word on their condition. security measures put in place for a popular music festival in boston because of concerns about molly. concertgoers now getting pat-downs. they also cannot bring in backpacks or purses. instead they have to put belongings into clear plastic bags. in the past week four people died because of molly overdose. a conservative just won a major election in australia for the first time in six years. prime minister elect tony abbott's conservative coalition won a crushing over the labor party, stop asylum seekers ...