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, most sadistic death row inmates are housed. [ male announcer ] at his current pace,
the lockdown will last for at least three days. and inmate movement will be restricted while staff members work 12-hour shifts, searching every cell. generally, it irritates the inmates. of course, they re locked down. they don t get fed when they usually do. they don t get to go to recreation. their showers, their phones are restricted. it doesn t take long before frayed nerves lead to a fight in the gym where inmates have been held during the cell searches. get him out. get him out. get him up against the wall. [ dog barking ] while officers try to manage inmate tempers, the investigation into the smuggled drugs continues. this is the drug packet itself that the officer confiscated. and what it is, the yellow you see is a balloon with saran wrap-type of wrapping over the top of it.
do their normal jobs. so we re basically impacting the entire state. the potential that more drugs are existing is pretty significant at this time. although we found the drugs on one offender, the offender has indicated that they were picked up at a different location within the facility. therefore, that may allude that there may be additional drugs in the facility. the heroin was of very high quality. so we have a high chance of getting overdoses and things like that. it is also worth a great deal of money. investigators estimated the value to be somewhere between $10,000 and $20,000. somebody is going to be expected to pay for this lost merchandise. so we could have assaults or we could even have murders. though correctional officers rarely carry guns, the threat of eminent violence has emergency response teams heavily armed and at the ready. the lockdown will last for at least three days. and inmate movement will be restricted while staff members
response teams heavily armed and at the ready. the lockdown will last for at least three days. and inmate movement will be restricted while staff members work 12-hour shifts, searching every cell. generally, it irritates the inmates. of course, they re locked down. they don t get fed when they usually do. they don t get to go to recreation. their showers, their phones are restricted. it doesn t take long before frayed nerves lead to a fight in the gym where inmates have been held during the cell searches. get him out. get him out. get him up against the wall. [ dog barking ] while officers try to manage inmate tempers, the investigation into the smuggled drugs continues. this is the drug packet itself that the officer confiscated. and what it is, the yellow you
unlock each cell door, one by one. only then can the doors on that tier be released with the push of a mechanical bar. with so many inmates and so few officers, the opportunity for violence looms large. the only visible deterrent is the lone armed officer who constantly patrols the gun rail which overlooks the tiers. my job is to walk around, give coverage to the other officers, watch the inmates movement. make sure there s no fights, nothing going on in the cells. of course, you look for different things like weapons, visible things. by contrast, contemporary prisons control inmate movement