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I wouldn't have done it. i wouldn't have because i don't want to be on tv. i don't want people to see me. >> jones hopes her pain serves as a deterrent to others. jail officials across the country see drug abuse at the root of the vast majority of inmate stays. unlike many state prison systems, reform is a key objective. county jails are primarily considered holding facilities while inmates resolve their legal charges. but increasingly they're taking on the additional role of drug rehabilitation centers. >> drug rehab in jail runs the gamut. it really goes county by county. the very basic type...

Unlike most jails where the majority of inmates are only accused of crimes and awaiting trial, about 65% of the inmates are convicted and serving sentences. that's due, in part, to a 2011 law known as ab-109. it was created to help relieve the california's state prison systems once dangerously over-crowded conditions. now, thousands of inmates who normally would have gone to prison are diverted to county jails. the law has drastically changed the make-up of the inmate population with more convicts serving hard time as opposed to shorter term, not-convicted inmates still awaiting trial. >> it h...

Sentences. that's due, in part, to a 2011 law known as ap-109. it was created to help relieve the california's state prison systems once dangerously over-crowded conditions. now, thousands of inmates who normally would have gone to prison are diverted to county jails. the law has drastically changed the make-up of the inmate population with more convicts serving hard time as opposed to shorter term, not-convicted inmates still awaiting trial. >> it has brought some very unique challenges to us. number one, now our jail is like state prisons. before county jails, people would do 3-6 months in c...

I wouldn't have done it. i wouldn't have because i don't want to be on tv. i don't want people to see me. >> jones hopes her pain serves as a deterrent to others. jail officials across the country see drug abuse at the root of the vast majority of inmate stays. unlike many state prison systems, reform is a key objective. county jails are primarily considered holding facilities while inmates resolve their legal charges. but increasingly they're taking on the additional role of drug rehabilitation centers. >> drug rehab in jail runs the gamut. it really goes county by county. the very basic type...

>> that's the only reason why i am doing this right now. i wouldn't have done it. i wouldn't have because i don't want to be on tv. i don't want people to see me. >> jones hopes her pain serves as a deterrent to others. jail officials across the country see drug abuse at the root of the vast majority of inmate stays. unlike many state prison systems, where reform was once a key objective, county jails are primarily considered holding facilities while inmates resolve their legal charges. but increasingly they're taking on the additional role of drug rehabilitation centers. >> drug rehab in jail...