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Are convicted and serving ntences. 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. like 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, pe...

Orange county jail. >> what are you in for? >> disturbing the peace. >> have you been in jail before? >> no, sir. >> all right. look here at the camera for me. >> the orange county jail is comprised of five separate jail facilities. the largest of these is the theo lacey jail, with an average daily population of 2,800 male inmates. theo lacey alone dwarfs many state prisons. >> i have an assistant sheriff at theo lacey. he always likes to say we don't have andy of mayberry. we don't have otis coming into the jail tank. that's not the kind of county jail inmate we've got. we have 400 people in ...

Find your awesome with the xfinity x1 voice remote. as the capital of california, sacramento is the heart of the world's eighth largest economy. while decisions made here could have global impact, nestled among its downtown skyscrapers and government buildings is a reminder of local concerns. >> the main branch of the sacramento county jail system houses about 2,000 men and women. like traditional jails, most of them are only charged with crimes and are awaiting trial and the resolution of their cases. like other county jails in california, sacramento's main jail is also affected by ab-109. ...

Trial, about 65% of the inmates are convicted and serving 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. like r 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 st...

>> keep president noise down. >> all right, y'all, hold it down. hey, if you stop talking and get up here, we'll go to chow. we structure everything like the military and we like to have everybody do the same thing all together and they stay in compliance when they do that. >> if you got your hands in your pocket, you're wrong. if you got your hands in your jacket you're wrong. >> we make them walk on the line so that we do have consistency. and if everybody is walking in a straight line, it makes our job a whole lot easier. >> y'all take your hands out of your pockets. >> florida santa rosa c...