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Same people, same everything. just like i've seen people come in and out, there's people that come in and see me come and go. a headache all the way around. >> will williamson's outlook on being in jail is much different now than it was when he was first locked up at age 14. >> i'm more accepting now. before when i did something it wasn't my fault. but i've learned to know and to realize that i did wrong because it's something i wanted to do. and instead of coming in here and blaming the officers for it, i hold myself responsible for what i've done. >> just down the road from east is north fac...

Here i am. same people, same everything. just like i see people come in and out. there's people that come in, see me come and go. a headache all the way around. >> will williamson's outlook on being in jail is much different now than it was when he was first locked up at age 14. >> i'm more accepting now. before i did something, it wasn't my fault. i learned to know and realize that i did wrong because it's something i wanted to do and instead of coming in here and blaming the officers for it, i hold myself responsible for what i have done. >> just down the road from east is north facility. no...

East facility is the oldest operating jail in los angeles. otherwise known as "old max," it was built in 1951 to handle overcrowding. the 15 dormitories inside the jail can house approximately 2,000 inmates. with the nation's jail population becoming more middle aged, facilities like l.a. county's east jail are trying to accommodate older inmates and keep them away from more violent younger ones. >> this is the old man's dorm. which is a privileged dorm. you have to be 45 and older to be in this dorm. if you mess up in this dorm, you go back to regular population. >> for almost 40 years, 51-ye...

It requires not only the building of new jails but also keeping the old ones running. east facility is the oldest operating jail in los angeles. otherwise known as old max, it was built in 1951 to handle overcrowding. the 15 dormitories inside the jail can house approximately 2,000 inmates. with the nation's jail population becoming more middle-aged, facilities like l.a. county's east jail are trying to accommodate older inmates and keep them away from more violent younger ones. >> well, this is the old man's dorm. which is a privileged dorm. you have to be 45 and older to be in this dorm. and...

It's something, you know, you just have to put up with that. you know, i did it to myself again. i said i wasn't coming back. here i am. same people, same everything. just like i've seen people come in and out, there's people that come in and see me come and go. a headache all the way around. >> will williamson's outlook on being in jail is much different now than it was when he was first locked up at age 14. >> i'm more accepting now. before when i did something it wasn't my fault. but i've learned to know and to realize that i did wrong because it's something i wanted to do. and instead of c...