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In a general population setting so this is what they do, the nature of the beast. we'll give them a couple days and there will be another one back here. >> this is a place to hide your stuff. >> you just got to have us beat them one time. good. >> the risk of smuggling drugs and weapons into corcoran has cost some inmates not only their jobs, but the small taste of freedom that came with them.
In a general population setting so this is what they do, the nature of the beast. we'll give them a couple days and there will be another one back here. >> this is a place to hide your stuff. >> you just got to have us beat them one time. good. >> the risk of smuggling drugs and weapons into corcoran has cost some inmates not only their jobs, but the small taste of freedom that came with them.
Of the 3,000 inmates at the santa rita jail near oakland, about 10% are women. most of them live in general population units where they're free to be out of their cells and socialize several hours per day. but approximately 20 other female inmates live a far more confined life in the jail segregation unit. >> those are the people housed separately. there's one person per cell. never allowed to be two people in a cell. it can be anybody from a high-profile case, can be a safety issue, it could be somebody who does not -- i call it doesn't play well with others. they don't fit in with the genera...
Find out when they're going to let me get out. >> matthew usually returns to prison for petty crimes. he has a history of committing more serious offenses behind bars. >> he's capable of a lot of violence in custody in the prison system. and in fact, he hasn't been in a general population setting since i think maybe 2003. and that's because he keeps getting in trouble. he batters the officers. he's resistant, uses alcohol in custody. ♪ >> whoops. that didn't work. >> good, how are you? >> good. >> this is institution classification committee. this is for administrative segregation inmates an...
Ago, they gave me assault on a staff. since i was in the shoe when i left, they brought me back in the hold. that's how they do it. i'm here waiting to go to icc to find out when they're going to let me get out. >> matthew usually returns to prison for petty crimes. he has a history of committing more serious offenses behind bars. >> he's capable of a lot of violence in custody in the prison system. and, in fact, he hasn't been in a general population setting since i think maybe 2003, and that's because he keeps getting in trouble. he batters the officers. he's resistant. he uses alcohol in cu...