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Community can be found in one of the several houses of worship on the prison grounds. ♪ this is the garden chapel. when it was built, most inmates were protestant. which is why their facility is the largest of the six chapels at san quentin. with over 200 seats, it's also among the most spacious in california. ♪ glory glory ♪ hallelujah ♪ since i lay my prayers down >> evangelist, richard rugnao, has been singing here for 11 years. richard was once an inmate at another institution. after kicking a heroin addiction that almost killed him, religion helped him turn his life around, someth...

They want to dispose of it before we pat them down and go back in the house. this is what i don't like to see. this right here. those are razor blades. that's not something you want to step on. really not something i like picking up. i don't care if you think that's a harmless piece of plastic, but they can literally melt that into here, and then you've got a slashing tool. toothbrush handles and stuff like that. they're quite good at that. >> one inmate in particular at wabash has developed a reputation for his prolific production of homemade weapons. >> brandon siverly has been in possession...

He found on prison grounds. >> if it was big enough to put in your hand with a little left over, it was big enough to be sharpened into a weapon. usually i would just keep it on me because it's no good if it's hidden somewhere. if somebody comes on to you and [ bleep ], you ain't got it on you, you can't tell him, hold on, let me go get my knife. thankfully, i've never had to use one. usually if somebody sees one, it's enough to keep them at bay. so you don't usually have to use it. i was prepared to use it. >> siverly was 17 years old when he and a group of friends broke into a home and beat ...

Probably end up dying in prison. >> the brothers live in separate cell houses on the prison grounds. but outside, they're always together. >> lifting weights, it keeps me from bugging out on somebody or hurting them. it's a good way to release your frustration. >> growing up, i wanted to be him, you know? he's almost four years older than me. >> so, when i was like 11, he was already 14, in his teens and stuff. i see him running around and drinking and breaking into stuff and doing whatever he is doing, and i'm like, i'm going to be like him. that's my big brother. that's my idol. so, you know...

Slowly, the segment producer tracy found herself outside the prison with a new responsibility. >> i was entertaining the children by sort of running around the car with alexi and having her chase me around. >> but powell soon got some unexpected help. >> two dogs appeared out of nowhere. they came up to the vehicle where we were standing by. they let us pet them and got really comfortable around the kids. >> looks hike someone else wants to come home with you guys, too. >> the kids liked the dog so they kind of stuck around and jumped in the car. >> that doggie -- >> i don't know if they're go...