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Environment. >> this is a zoo. they're animals. >> our first ever extended stay series was shot at california's fabled san quentin prison. designed to house just over 3,000 inmates. it was home to more than 5,000. when we shot there, robert ayers was san quentin's warden. >> we are grossly overcrowded, which is just totally unacceptable for the inmates, and the staff. >> been here before? >> no. >> all right, come over here and stand on the fence right there. >> the incoming population at san quentin was relentless, with staff releasing 150 inmates each week, but welcoming in 350 new ones. >> ...

Let's go, gentlemen. >> don't let us catch you up in here. this ain't no regular penitentiary. this is the hole, man. >> there are approximately 2.3 million people doing time behind bars in america today. that's more than china and russia combined. and over the years we filmed in various prisons across the u.s. where we witnessed overcrowding, overwhelming conditions that really lead to a dangerous environment. >> this is a zoo. they're animals. >> our first ever extended stay series was shot at california's fabled san quentin prison. designed to house just over 3,000 inmates. it was home to m...

Russia combined. and over the years we filmed in various prisons across the u.s. where we witnessed overcrowding, overwhelming conditions that really lead to a dangerous environment. >> this is a zoo. they're animals. >> our first ever extended stay series was shot at california's fabled san quentin prison. designed to house just over 3,000 inmates. it was home to more than 5,000. when we shot there, robert ayers was san quentin's warden. >> we are grossly overcrowded, which is just totally unacceptable for the inmates, and the staff. >> been here before? >> no. >> all right, come over here an...

Various prisons across the u.s. where we witnessed overcrowding, overwhelming conditions that really lead to a dangerous environment. >> this is a zoo. they're animals. >> our first ever extended stay series was shot at california's fabled san quentin prison. designed to house just over 3,000 inmates. it was home to more than 5,000. when we shot there, robert ayers was san quentin's warden. >> we are grossly overcrowded, which is just totally unacceptable for the inmates, and the staff. >> been here before? >> no. >> all right, come over here and stand on the fence right there. >> the incoming...

Overwhelming conditions that really lead to a dangerous environment. >> this is a zoo. they're animals. >> our first ever extended stay series was shot at california's fabled san quentin prison. designed to house just over 3,000 inmates. it was home to more than 5,000. when we shot there, robert ayers was san quentin's warden. >> we are grossly overcrowded, which is just totally unacceptable for the inmates, and the staff. >> been here before? >> no. >> all right, come over here and stand on the fence right there. >> the incoming population at san quentin was relentless, with staff releasing 1...