at the end of each day the sacramento county jail is very different from how it started. new inmates have arrived while others have left. and for some there are even more profound moments such as the handing down of a court decision that will change their lives forever. when someone gets sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, usually the court deputies will call over and let us know, hey, you know, this person just received a significant sentence. you know, maybe you should keep an eye on them. we ll talk to the inmate when they get back. 24 hours earlier, deputy gayman received just such a call. it was regarding gregory gadlin, who received his sentence on 16 counts of robbery under california s three strikes law. i knew it was going to be bad. i was wishing on a star that a miracle could have happened. you feel me?
though it is the capital of california, sacramento is a mid-sized city surrounded by thousands of square miles of farmland. yet it still must cope with big-city crime. authorities say more than 50 gangs battle for territory and notoriety here. and many of those rivalries come to a head inside the sacramento county jail. we have our ortenos, sacramaniacs, m.o.d., masters of destruction. there s a laundry list of gang wet have just within this county. most of the inmates here are only charged with crimes. they re awaiting trial of the resolution of their cases. but with so many rival gangs, separating enemies is a constant challenge for gang investigators like deputy gayman. the unique thing about gangs now, it s not the traditional