open your mouth all the way up, lift your tongue up. the intake center is located at one of the jail s two facilities. the nashua street jail. this ain t wall street. this ain t bourbon street. it sure ain t rodeo drive. this is nashua street. the new arrivals have not been convicted of the crimes for which they were arrested and are considered innocent until proven guilty. come on in, step in. those who are not quickly released or bailed out will be housed at nashua until their cases are closed. and every year thousands of men and women undergo a demanding application process to secure and manage inmates while they re in jail. less than 1% will make it to the final stage, cadet training. there was 40 people, 40 candidates that were brought into this academy class. there was upwards of 10,000
be there for him. you re allowed one brief embrace. remain seated. there s no kissing allowed. okay. okay? yes. my sister was upset, but she came to understand that it is what it is. i already made a promise, so it s going to happen. the jail does not normally allow contact visits for detainees, but due to filming restrictions in the visiting room, they set aside an area to accommodate our cameras. okay. okay then. okay then. hi. what s up, man? how you doing? happy birthday. how long s it been? a year. oh, my god. and you didn t even write me for like a month. more than that. i m not writing. you better catch up to all of the letters i wrote you. yes, sir, i m not writing you. i ll write you right now. don t be no in order to continue seeing
but jail officials also put resources into keeping young people from ending up here in the first place. because jail is glamorized so much in film and music and other places, they really don t have any idea what it s actually like. and this shows them what it is actually like. today, four boys ranging in age from 12 to 16 have just arrived at the jail for a visit. all four have had run-ins with the law. everybody stand up. deputy justin plaza heads up the program known as jailbreak. jailbreak is geared towards kids that are headed towards in the wrong direction. put these uniforms on over your clothes, hurry up. they re not doing the right thing, making bad choices. and we just bring the kids in and show them what jail life is really like. how old are you? 12. why are you here? i cut a teacher. you cut a teacher? look at me, you re talking to
i was hurt. he got me good with the tray. while the attack on gonzalez was severe, it was prompted by a seemingly minor matter. that fight actually occurred because alex gonzalez owed darrel couch money for chess losses. apparently they were playing chess, alex lost, owed money for the losses, refused to pay, started a fight. the jail s medical staff is determined that gonzalez s injuries are serious enough that he should receive additional treatment at a nearby hospital. he will be handcuffed and escorted by sheriff s deputies to the emergency room. it happens in jail. this is what happens. i d have done it, so you ve got to expect [ bleep ] like that to happen to people. gonzalez recovered from his injuries, and his attacker was
from minor infractions to dangerous felonies. even though they have not been convicted and are here awaiting the resolution of their cases, tensions can still run high and a calm day can turn violent without warning. a fight on the 6-2 unit has landed 20-year-old alex gonzalez in the jail s infirmary. i got hit with a tray. i fought back and that s all that happened. but after reviewing surveillance footage, captain michael caldwell and other jail staff learn just how brutal the fight actually was. what we see here is mr. alex gonzalez. mr. gonzalez has just received his food tray from the food line and he s ready to sit down and have dinner. and what we also see is this is detainee darrel couch. he s entering the food line here. one of the interesting things with mr. couch, you notice the routine has been to grab a cup of juice along with the food tray.