serious. you know, this is real stuff here. it's scary. i'm worried about getting beat up by other inmates. they try to make it as safe an environment as possible, but you never know what's going to happen. >> we've accompanied these inmates and many others through one of the more discomforting aspects of intake. the strip search. >> then our intake officer will take them one at a time back into a strip room, do a visual cavity search. >> shorts and all that too? >> yep. >> they try to do it with a level of dignity and respect so as not to make the person uncomfortable. >> okay. bend over, spread your butt cheeks. thank you. what size of underwear? >> because utah receives a relatively small number of new arrivals on intake days, officers can make the process more comfortable for the inmates. we found a very different atmosphere at the sprawling and constantly bustling los angeles county jail.