document what kinds of activities they may be involved in while they re inside the institution. for instance, if they belong to some sort of white supremacist gang, hispanic gang, asian gang. been diagnosed with an std? no. ever had sex with an iv drug user? no. each inmate is given a thorough medical screening to determine their medical history and prevent the spread of disease. the inmates will spend most of their first day in this holding cell, named the library after its former purpose. it s here the inmates will have their first prison meal. a lot better than where i just came from, that s for sure. i thought it would be a lot better. after the population started getting worse and worse, the food started getting worse. randy russell is no stranger to usp. he first came in at the age of 15 and did 17 years on a robbery charge. randy, it s not good to see you. okay?
it doesn t matter if they re a black gang, an asian gang, a hispanic gang, or a white gang. if they re active in los angeles county and they get arrested, they end up coming to the los angeles county jail system. the osj unit must rely on communication to help prevent gang violence. solving crime is all about getting the information from somebody. it s not physical evidence. we ain t with nobody. it s just mainly a money thing. mainly we just doing our thing. everybody s doing their individual thing. you have had a history of feuding with who? blacks or hispanics? throughout the years over there. it s been a history of whoever stepped on our toes. knowing which gangs are fighting each other helps the osj unit decide who to remove from general population and where to search for weapons. we have found them with hacksaw blades, anything that
jail, or osj, was formed. we try to identify who the gang members are that are in the system, and then we kind of try to make a guess at what level in the gang they are. if they re somebody who s very active, we ll try to isolate them from general population. sergeant roger ross is in charge of the osj unit that monitors all gang activity within the l.a. county jail system. los angeles county jail is unique in the fact that every gang in los angeles county ends up coming here. it doesn t matter if they re a black gang, an asian gang, a hispanic gang, or a white gang. if they re active in los angeles county and they get arrested, they end up coming to the los angeles county jail system. the osj unit must rely on communication to help prevent gang violence. solving crime is all about getting the information from somebody. it s not physical evidence. we ain t with nobody. it s just mainly a money thing.
it doesn t matter if they re a black gang, an asian gang, a hispanic gang, or a white gang. if they re active in los angeles county and they get arrested, they end up coming to the los angeles county jail system. the osj unit must rely on communication to help prevent gang violence. solving crime is all about getting the information from somebody. it s not physical evidence. who are you warring with right now? we ain t with nobody. it s just mainly a money thing. mainly we just doing our thing. everybody s doing their individual thing. you have had a history of feuding with who? blacks or hispanics? throughout the years over there. it s been a history of whoever stepped on our toes. knowing which gangs are fighting each other helps the osj unit decide who to remove from general population and where to search for weapons. we have found them with
for instance, if they belong to some sort of white supremacist gang, hispanic gang, asian gang. been diagnosed with an std? no. ever had sex with an iv drug user? no. each inmate is given a thorough medical screening to determine their medical history and prevent the spread of disease. the inmates will spend most of their first day in this holding cell, named the library after its former purpose. it s here the inmates will have their first prison meal. a lot better than where i just came from, that s for sure. i thought it would be a lot better. after the population started getting worse and worse, the food started getting worse. randy russell is no stranger to usp. he first came in at the age of 15 and did 17 years on a robbery charge. randy, it s not good to see you. okay? now, randy is back on a parole violation, leaving behind a wife and four children. one time i thought i was