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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...

Mind, they are actual functioning gang members. in a general population setting. that is what they do. the nature of the beast. give them a couple days, there will be another one back here. >> this is a place to hide your stuff. >> you have 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.

>> you have holes there. it came off a food cart. it's pretty common weaponry that we find out here on the facilities. it's pretty pliable. they can bust it in half and sharpen it. officer love discovered a hype needle concealed in the big roller pen. it has a point to it. it's kind of crude. they manufactured it from a deodorant stick. it could be something that has residue in it, something they use on the job site to load up and get high. >> you have to keep in your mind, they are actual functioning gang members. in a general population setting. that is what they do.

>> they're called dermal implants. pretty much what they do is they get a needle, they make a pocket in your face, they push around to make it hollow and they put a plate inside the slit. >> because those piercings, according to him, are irremovable, we don't know that and we don't know what those piercings are capable, once they're taken out they could contain contraband. they could be used as a weapon, could be against himself, against staff or even fellow inmates. >> i have another one on the back of my neck. it's called a surface staple. as you can see, there's a bar through my neck and th...

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...