at san quentin, officers must escort inmates everywhere. to the showers. to the laundry. everywhere. and if an inmate is more violent-prone, it takes three escort officers, all in full riot gear. it s ironic that the only place in san quentin where electronic doors are used is at the officers entrance to the court yard. coming up, meal time at san quentin. when the opportunity for inmate assault is at its peak. plus, a first-ever look inside san quentin s adjustment center, where the most violent, most sadistic death row inmates are housed. have seen one child fail. to get to the air sickness bag in time. another left his shoes on the plane. his shoes.
prisons control inmate movement safely and remotely with the use of electronic doors. at san quentin, officers must escort inmates everywhere. to the showers. to the laundry. everywhere. and if an inmate is more violent-prone, it takes three escort officers, all in full riot gear. it s ironic that the only place in san quentin where electronic doors are used is at the officers entrance to the court yard. coming up, meal time at san quentin. when the opportunity for inmate assault is at its peak. plus, a first-ever look inside san quentin s adjustment center, where the most violent, most sadistic death row inmates are housed.
at its best, this is an inefficient design. officers are always having to climb stairs. where are the elevators? we re the elevators. a human elevator. but at its worst, the design of san quentin s cell blocks expose officers to inmate assault. with the age of the building, the way it s set up, almost anything you do, you re in direct contact with the inmates. hey how are you doing? when it s time for the inmates to go to the showers or the dining hall, an entire tier is released simultaneously. and astonishingly only two officers are assigned to orchestrate it. fifth tier is going down right now. just now, the fourth tier. you ll be next, five minutes. the front bar an officer uses an original, antiquated key called a spike to unlock each cell door, one by one.
by contrast, contemporary prisons control inmate movement safely and remotely with the use of electronic doors. at san quentin, officers must escort inmates everywhere. to the showers. to the laundry. everywhere. and if an inmate is more violent-prone, it takes three escort officers, all in full riot gear. it s ironic that the only place in san quentin where electronic doors are used is at the officers entrance to the court yard. coming up, meal time at san quentin. when the opportunity for inmate assault is at its peak. plus, a first-ever look inside san quentin s adjustment center, where the most violent,
of electronic doors. at san quentin, officers must escort inmates everywhere. to the showers. to the laundry. everywhere. and if an inmate is more violent-prone, it takes three escort officers, all in full riot gear. it s ironic that the only place in san quentin where electronic doors are used is at the officers entrance to the court yard. coming up, meal time at san quentin. when the opportunity for inmate assault is at its peak. plus, a first-ever look inside san quentin s adjustment center, where the most violent, most sadistic death row inmates are housed. to sleep may be easy, but when you wake up