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>> tired of the overcrowding and abuse inside the prison, inmates reached their boiling point on february 2nd, 1980. what ensued was one of the deadliest prison riots in u.s. history. inmate carlos cervantes saw it all happen. >> it was like a bomb exploding, it just went off and the whole prison system was taken over, the whole facility. >> for 36 hours, the riot raged out of control. finally, when national guardsmen entered the facility, they found the interior in ruins. 8 officers and over 100 inmates were injured. 33 prisoners were dead. cell block 4 is where rampaging inmates took their r...

>> when an inmate of any race is deemed to be disrespected, pelican bay's powerful gangs band together by race. the slightest of rifts can trigger an institutionwide race war. >> the level of violence is not, you know, overly extreme at the moment but that can change any day. i can't say that it's on a downhill slide, uphill slide, just takes one thing to trigger it off and it's gone. >> next on "lockup," a look back at one of the worst prison riots in u.s. history. many cereals say they're good for your heart, but did you know there's a cereal that's recommended by doctors? it's post shredded...

How it was in the beginning it shall be in the end. the righteous shall live and the wicked shall perish. >> ever since it opened in 1989, pelican bay state prison in northern california has always had a reputation as one of the most violent and volatile penitentiaries in the nation. when we first visited the institution in 2000, it was under lockdown, still reeling from one of the worst prison riots in u.s. history. five years later, we went back inside pelican bay, where the staff has worked to curb gang activity and prevent violent outbreaks. but in an environment simmering with bitter riva...

It's been like 20-some years. that's kind of -- kind of weird, you know. but it feels good talking to you. you know what i mean? >> yeah. never too late. >> yeah. never too late. >> i know it is hard for him to even talk to me about it. trying to put myself in his position. i don't have kids. i understand the stuff he went through with the drugs. because i went through the same thing. i think a lot of the times he thinks that i don't like him. it ain't like that. >> what are your hopes? do you have any hopes as far as your relationship with your father? >> just to get to know him and let the p...

Naked. >> tired of the overcrowding and abuse inside the prison, inmates reached their boiling point on february 2nd, 1980. what ensued was one of the deadliest prison riots in u.s. history. inmate carlos cervantes saw it all happen. >> it was like a bomb exploding, it just went off and the whole prison system was taken over, the whole facility. >> for 36 hours, the riot raged out of control. finally, when national guardsmen entered the facility, they found the interior in ruins. 8 officers and over 100 inmates were injured. 33 prisoners were dead. cell block 4 is where rampaging inmates took ...