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Deep behind the curtain is pelican bay state prison. a supermax prison housing some of the most dangerous and violent criminals. teda boyle is a retired lieutenant. she was a watch commander on the day of the right. >> the kind of people that were there were guilty of some of the most heinous crimes. murder, strong armed robbery, rape. >> within the 275 acre penitentiary is the security housing unit known as the shoe. a prison within a prison. shoe inmates spend about 22 hours of every day in solitary confinement. locked up in an 8 x 10 windowless cell with little human contact. inside the sho...

Dangerous gangs found within the penal community. >> because of their gang leadership, they have the authority to authorize other people in the community to commit these types of crimes. >> and on that day two alleged gangs go to war. it's sunday, and it's raining. 200 shoe prisoners are released into b yard for exercise. boyle says that the entire prison is on edge dating back to a smaller racially charged riot six months earlier between two gangs. the southern hispanics and the black gorilla family. >> you could feel the tension. staff were particularly alert. as it went on, the tension got ...

Teda boyle was a watch commander on the day of the riot. >> kind of people that were there were guilty of some of the most heinous crimes. murder, strong armed robbery, rape. >> within the 275 acre penitentiary is the security housing unit known as the shoe. a prison within a prison. shoe inmates spend about 22 hours of every day in solitary confinement. locked up in an eight by ten windowless cell with little human contact. inside the shoe are about 1,000 level four prisoners. what boyle calls the worst of the worst. inmates that other wardens don't want or can't handle. dangerous gangs found...

Gangs go to war it's sunday and it's raining. 200 shoe prisoners are released into b yard for exercise. boyle says that the entire prison is on edge dating back to a smaller racially charged riot six months earlier between two gangs. the southern hispanics and the black gorilla family. >> you could feel the tension. staff were alert. as it went on, the tension got more and more and more pronounced. >> the pent up tension finally erupts. >> just like that, somebody gives somebody a cue and it's people chasing other people with knives. >> a full scale attack. the southern hispanics ambushed the ...

Teda boyle was a watch commander on the day of the riot. >> kind of people that were there were guilty of some of the most heinous crimes. murder, strong armed robbery, rape. >> within the 275 acre penitentiary is the security housing unit known as the shoe. a prison within a prison. shoe inmates spend about 22 hours of every day in solitary confinement. locked up in an eight by ten windowless cell with little human contact. inside the shoe are about 1,000 level four prisoners. what boyle calls the worst of the worst. inmates that other wardens don't want or can't handle. dangerous gangs found...