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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 drop it and hide it and kick it with their foot right into...

>> nice hands, baby! >> short of being released, the strongest sense of freedom most wabash inmates ever experience is their time in the outdoor recreation yards. >> see that left hand? >> 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 wa...

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 suspicious mail entering the institution. >> there's approximately 5,00...

Under the patriot act and other kinds of surveillance you think might have continued. so i guess the biggest question many of us would have right now, have counterterrorism tools weakened in an era that we thought the tide of war was receding. jon: there are no full-body scans or tsa pat-downs via the internet and it seems these days a lot of communication with agents in this country, witness nadal hasan, for instance, are taking place via the internet? >> there is no doubt there is a lot of radicalization and planning and other kinds of activity that is going on by the internet. of course eve...

The place went nuts. >> i am wearing that red sox hat on again, i want you to know. one quick question. have you seen an increase in security? pat downs, metal detectors? >> absolutely. there was a long line. i am outside gate b, these are the cheap seats, but some of the best seats, you come to the bleachers, sit in back, watch the game. there was a long line well after the game began. they were giving extra pat downs. i saw much greater security presence than i've ever seen here. >> john berman. thank you so much. digital forensics, how something as simple as a cell phone is making a big d...