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of rules, the prison administration and then the rules of the gangs. and there s this constant tension between the two. it s like a modern day sparta. they have trained themselves mentally, physically for a wartime situation. and it feels like a war. it feels like a wartime prison, pelican bay. correctional staff told us that when it comes to battling gang activity, they re fighting a system that starts long before inmates arrive in prison. they re convinced that at early ages, at 8, 9, 10, 11 years old that gangs are the way to go. such was the case with epi cortina. he joined a street gang at age 11. it led to a 16-year to life sentence for murder. i ve been pelican-bay raised. been up here going on 14 years. he d been in prison since he was 19.

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20121223:09:04:15

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20121216:03:04:00

one, two, three! [ indiscernible ] although his vital signs are stablizing augera will still be take tine a nearby hospital for further treatment. quick action by correctional staff and medics most likely saved his life. but in the past the jail had been plagued by the specter of inmate suicide. it reached a peak three years earlier when there was five suicide in a 12-month period. it was a rash of suicides here at the facility. and the state took a look and decided that we needed to go to a more stringent type of monitoring system of all inmates. inmates had to be observed at a specific time frame. for example, inmates that were deemed mental lie the psychological department, had to have an officer veisually check

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20121119:05:12:00

pelican bay is the toughest prison in the california prison system. it s where the worst of the worst go to. the first time we sent a lockup crew was weeks after they suffered their worst gang riot in history. and there was still tension in the air as the crew walked in through those gates. the riot fought primarily between black and hispanic inmates lasted a little over 30 minutes. one inmate was killed and dozens of others were stabbed or beaten. when we returned five years later, the tension was still palpable. one of the interesting things about pelican bay is there really seemed to be two systems of rules, the prison administration and then the rules of the gangs. and there s this constant tension between the two. it s like a modern day sparta. they have trained themselves mentally, physically for a wartime situation. and it feels like a war. it feels like a wartime prison, pelican bay. correctional staff told us

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cell. what s that? you ll find out. it s a chemical agent. it s almost like watching a car chase on tv. you know the inmate s not going to win. the officers have the equipment, pepper spray, stun shields, handcuffs, the manpower. one last chance to cuff up. inmate refuses, introduce gas. ow! whoo! the gas quickly convinces smith to cooperate with correctional staff. strip down to your boxers. take your shirt off. turn around. when we open this door, i want you to drop straight down to your knees, do you understand me? yes. because of the spitting incident when he first arrived, officers cover smith s head with a spit net. we re going to put a net over your head. don t pull away from us. i can t breathe. it s been hell, man. they threw gas on me and

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