the pitchess detention center is comprised of four jails set on 2,500 acres. south facility is an outdoor dormitory jail for low-to-medium security inmates. north facility is a modern-looking maximum security jail. east facility, or old max, is the oldest jail in los angeles. and lastly, the crown jewel of the l.a. county jail system is the north county correctional facility, or nccf, which houses murderers, rapists, and drug offenders. we find that the linear style jail really doesn t work for us anymore, and what we have here is we have more of a podular design with the staff stations in the middle and then the inmates around the outside. a single facility comprised of five jails housing 3,800 inmates, nccf was designed in 1983. nccf first made headlines in march of 1990, when the first president bush helped dedicate the jail s opening.
here or drugs. they can light it off of that. disciplinary action is given to the inmates that are caught with illegal items. what we ll do is like these guys that have razor blades on their bunk, ask somebody, yeah, it was mine. okay. we write an incident form out and we send them to our adjustment center down in the 900 building. for 37-year-old inmate terry scranton the dorm search is just part of being a prisoner. well, actually, it don t feel too well because nobody likes people going through their personal property. but it s stuff that has to be done. it s their job. you know, they ve got to make sure that everything is right. after the search inmates return to their cells to clean up the mess. next lockup takes you inside old max, l.a. county s 50-year-old maximum security facility. and we ll see how two new inmates are dealing with their first week of being behind bars. now, back to lockup. book.! now checks over 200 websites to find the best price. book.! boo
they re going to have their own body language. they re going to have their own set of rules. at utah state prison, the bulk of general population is housed in what is called the wasatch facility. with its four tiers and old-fashioned crank sliding doors, this unit is a flashback to the past. i like the old school. you ve got the noises that you re used to. sergeant dan herring is in charge of a-block east. it was the first block built and used. used to be the old max. now it houses medium security. this one s better because it s single cell. and there s a more relaxed atmosphere. jessie walker is serving up to five years for aggravated sexual assault. he s known as jazz by his fellow
here or drugs. they can light it off of that. disciplinary action is given to the inmates that are caught with illegal items. what we ll do is like these guys that have razor blades on their bunk, ask them about it, yeah, it was mine. okay. we write an incident form out and we send them to our adjustment center down in the 900 building. for 37-year-old inmate terry scranton the dorm search is just part of being a prisoner. well, actually, it don t feel too well because nobody likes people going through their personal property. but it s stuff that has to be done. it s their job. you know, they ve got to make sure that everything is right. after the search inmates return to their cells to clean up the mess. next lockup takes you inside old max, l.a. county s 50-year-old maximum security facility. and we ll see how two new inmates are dealing with their first week of being behind bars. now, back to lockup.
security inmates. north facility is a modern-looking maximum security jail. east facility, or old max, is the oldest jail in los angeles. and lastly, the crown jewel of the l.a. county jail system is the north county correctional facility, or nccf, which houses murderers, rapists, and drug offenders. we find that the linear style jail really doesn t work for us anymore, and what we have here is we have more of a podular design with the staff stations in the middle and then the inmates around the outside. a single facility comprised of five jails housing 3,800 inmates, nccf was designed in 1983. nccf first made headlines in march of 1990, when the first president bush helped dedicate the jail s opening. one of this nation s founding fathers said, if men were angels, no government would be