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 is 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 tier mates. my first couple of months, i didn t think i could make it this long. i never seen myself be here for a year. i thought i was going to crumble up and die, you know.
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. hours? with thermacare heatwraps. the only wrap with patented heat cells that penetrate deep to relax, soothe, and u
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 necessary.
east facility is the oldest operating jail in los angeles. otherwise known as old max, it was built in 1951 to handle overcrowding. the 15 dormitories inside the jail can house approximately 2,000 inmates. with the nation s jail population becoming more middle-aged, facilities like l.a. county s east jail are trying to accommodate older inmates and keep them away from more violent younger ones. well, this is the old man s dorm. which is a privileged dorm. you have to be 45 and older to be in this dorm. and if you mess up in this dorm, you go back to regular population. for almost 40 years, 51-year-old inmate will williamson has been committing crimes that land him in jail. yeah. it s sickening. it s something, you know, you just have to put up with that. you know, i did it to myself
named after a former sheriff, 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