they didn t have no program, there was no classes for me to go to. of course i used to play the blame game when i was here. the blame game is still going on, but there s really something to lock into that s real, it s tangible, and it can make a difference. smith was in and out of rio cosumnes over a ten-year period for convictions of possession of a controlled substance and possession of a stolen vehicle. he says it was all fuelled by addiction, but he finally found help while out on probation. all the drugs, alcohol, cocaine. then i had an epiphany. went to a drug program. once i went there, they had introduced me to a new way of living. and since then, you know, it s just amazing to be able to walk around here where i used to be locked up at with the key, to be able to help someone else. so they, you don t understand, you don t understand what i m going through.
this is not a place to be children, you do not want to be here. nobody ever asks for long-term stay at the rio cosumnes correctional center. it s one of two large jail facilities run by the sacramento sheriff s office. but robert carey and nashe dake have made the most out of it. this was our table, it doubles as a table for us. we seem to kill a lot of time playing cards, lately. carey is serving time for illegally manufacturing and selling firearms. he said he did so during a financially stressful time. he now wishes he had just reached out for help instead. i know now that it s wrong. a man has pride, you know. we don t ask for help.
sprawling branch jail. the rio cosumnes correctional center. you water those mares there? ab-10 inmate has been in the horse program since it was implemented five months earlier. its goal is to make wild horses suitable for adoption. we leave in the morning and we get back at night. by the end of the day, it s a long day, but it makes the day really fast. and that s important. carey is only one year into his sentence for manufacturing and selling firearms and high-capacity magazines without a license. carey said he learned how to make guns from his father who did so legally on their pennsylvania farm. it was just part of our every day life. we d go to the range and spend the whole day at the rifle range and stuff. that s what i did as a kid behind him. even when i didn t know how to shoot, i would be out on the range picking up buckets of
[ laughter ] i was slightly uncomfortable, at first. i was watching them all the time to make sure they weren t sneaking up on me or anything like that. dake will serve his two-year sentence for auto theft and forgery at rio cosumnes instead of prison. his prior convictions include burglaries, forgery and theft from an elder. he says all of it was fuelled by a methamphetamine addiction. i was stealing. and any money that i could pull in, i was bailing drugs, whether it was from jewelry, whatever the heck i could get my hands onto sell. food didn t really matter at that point. you re just, like, i need to take care of my addictions first. that s how you know it s really got a hold of you. it s got its hand on you like this and saying it s going to make you do whatever you can to get that money because i need to
severe thunderstorms and possible tornadoes causing damage in east texas tonight. in lynndale, texas, reports of up to 50 homes hit by the storms, there are also reports of water rescues in hunt county. an arrest has been made on an attack on a southern california mosque. 23-year-old carl dial junior faces charges of arson. committing a hate crime and burglary in friday s fire at the islamic center of palm springs. now, back to lock-up. announcer: due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. adjacent to the rio cosumnes correctional center is a training facility utilized by the sacramento county sheriff s office. this is the sheriff s department range. this is where we come to qualify