at first it's kind of overwhelming. but you start talking to people and you start really finding the people that will probably be good for the show. >> during our shoot in one of the female units at the jail in san antonio, desiree stalbird stood out from the rest of the women. >> i was scanning the unit and noticed desiree. she was holding a sign say "free me." >> free me, of course. me and my signs. >> finding the inmate that's the comedian is oftentimes good for the show. they're very outgoing. they draw a lot of the inmates around them and participate and joke around. she had mentioned having pets. every now and then you'll see somebody who adopts a mouse or some insect of some kind and they call it their pet. in this case, it wasn't a mouse or an insect. >> these are my cats. they're just like my hair. i shave my head in here so they call it my cats.