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At the l.a. county jail, inmates with the most severe psychiatric disorders are sent to a place next to men's central jail called twin towers. >> got him. wherever you want to sit, where there is not another person. twin towers was originally built to house maximum security inmates. but now it's filled almost entirely with mentally ill inmates. so most of these guys have a lot of severe conditions. we have a lot of restrictions on us. we can't take the cameras out because in the past cameras have set them off. with nearly 4,000 walking patients, the jail has become america's largest mental hea...

At the l.a. county jail, inmates with the most severe psychiatric disorders are sent to a place next to men's central jail called twin towers. >> got him. wherever you want to sit, where there is not another person. twin towers was originally built to house maximum security inmates. but now it's filled almost entirely with mentally ill inmates. so most of these guys have a lot of severe conditions. we have a lot of restrictions on us. we can't take the cameras out because in the past cameras have set them off. with nearly 4,000 walking patients, the jail has become america's largest mental hea...

$70,000 a year per inmate. and nearly 2 million just on psychiatric medications. >> good morning. >> the scale and complexity of the job wasn't what deputy medina expected when she signed up to work here. >> all right. >> have you ever felt threatened by the population? >> on a daily basis. i was spit on last monday. it's part of the job, unfortunately. and that's why they're inside of the pods chained to the tables because they will hurt other people. >> calm down. what's the matter? >> it's very hard. i'm not going to lie. >> listen to me. i'm wondering why you're kicking the door. are you h...

$70,000 a year per inmate, and nearly 2 million just on psychiatric medications. >> morning. >> the scale and complexity of the job wasn't what deputy medina expected when she signed up to work here. have you ever felt threatened by this population? >> on a daily basis. i was spit on last monday. it's part of the job, unfortunately. and that's why they're inside of the pods chained to the tables, because they will hurt other people. >> calm down. what's the matter? >> it's very hard. i'm not going to lie. >> listen to me. i'm wondering why you're kicking the door. are you hungry? >> yes! >> so...

In civilian courts in the u.s. >> we are not talking about people who robbed the liquor store but terrorists. >> until congress is willing to look at this issue differently, i think we are stuck in this stalemate. >> a reminder as we approach memorial day of the high cost of this new war. closing that facility could save the u.s. a million dollars a year per inmate. there are is 166 inmates down at guantonomo bay. richard. >> tracy pots. thank you so much. george zimmerman's trial is less than three weeks away. there is new evidence from trayson martin's cellphone with what appear to be mari...