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Episode 08: Washoe County Jail
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00:15I was pulling a blackjack bro, you think I would have been a dealer?
00:20F*** you bitch!
00:21I'll f***ing spit on you.
00:23Hey.
00:24No, I don't care.
00:25Hey, hey, what?
00:26I'll spit on you.
00:27Turn the f*** up.
00:28You stupid-ass boy, bitch.
00:30You stupid-ass boy, bitch.
00:32Shut the f*** up and get away from me.
00:34I know.
00:34I know.
00:35You just said that you were going to spit.
00:38No.
00:38Look at him.
00:40Alright, set up.
00:45She tried to steal the chip from the table.
00:47The security addressed it, and then she attacked security guards.
00:50She turned around and said, I'm going to spit on you guys.
00:52I'm still f***ing here.
00:541165.
00:54The classic, come on vacation, leave on probation.
00:59No!
01:01No!
01:03No!
01:05There are over 3,000 jails in the US, detaining over half a million.
01:10Each one, a world of its own.
01:14Running a jail is tough.
01:16Surviving inside is tougher.
01:18Hit him with the thunder.
01:20Hit him with the thunder.
01:20Let's go, let's go.
01:21For 120 hours, five days, our cameras are inside.
01:25Stop them now.
01:27Capturing the officers, inmates, and moments that define life behind bars.
01:34I'll be home soon, alright?
01:43Washoe County, Nevada.
01:45Home to Reno.
01:47The biggest little city in the world.
01:49Casinos.
01:51Tourism.
01:52Around-the-clock entertainment.
01:54This is a very high traffic area because you can jump off of I-80 and then you're right in
02:01the middle of Reno's downtown.
02:03For decades, organized crime has used Washoe County as a major trafficking route.
02:10In recent years, that activity has intensified.
02:14Seated along the I-80 corridor, a major east-west freeway cutting across the United States.
02:21You kind of see everything.
02:23Drugs.
02:23Money.
02:24Human trafficking.
02:25Sex trafficking.
02:27I mean, if you name it, it's been seen coming through on the corridor.
02:3215 minutes north of downtown Reno, sits the Washoe County Jail.
02:37Home to one of the largest jails in the state.
02:39Second only to Las Vegas.
02:42Following in his father's footsteps, Sheriff Darren Balaam begins his day.
02:49My favorite one?
02:50Okay.
02:52That's my wife and I, and then my dad and my father-in-law.
02:55We are second generation law enforcement.
02:58My wife's since retired, but I'm on my 31st year.
03:02She did 20 years.
03:03Her dad did 30 plus.
03:05My dad did 30 plus.
03:06So it's been ingrained in us.
03:20What's happening?
03:21You doing good?
03:22Yeah.
03:22Doing great.
03:23Good.
03:23You are hurting me so bad right now.
03:27Stop.
03:30This is the only jail for Washoe County.
03:32So none through the year, and we've booked 13,000 plus.
03:36So we'll probably hit by December close to 15.
03:39Demo, what are you doing?
03:41How's it going?
03:42Cook, what's up?
03:43How are you today?
03:44You guys were busy.
03:46Yeah.
03:46How many people have we had come in today?
03:48We are at, I think we're at 30.
03:52We just got six going back.
03:54We have a few more that just maybe seem medical.
03:55They'll be going back.
03:56Nice.
03:57So we'll clear that board for the end of the night.
04:00Yeah.
04:01People don't realize how massive our facility is.
04:06There's 16 units, so there's a lot of square footage to cover.
04:10We can house up to almost 1,350 inmates,
04:14but when we hit about 1,200 where we're at now,
04:17we say we're at capacity because you have so many wide varieties of gangs
04:23in the Washoe County area that we have to separate them
04:26because what happens on the street will roll into our jail.
04:32Fueled by Reno's 24-7 nightlife,
04:35the Washoe County Jail processes a high volume of DUIs and misdemeanors.
04:40Ow!
04:41But combating gang activity inside the facility is the jail's number one challenge.
04:47You have MS-13, Sereno gangs, Norteño gangs.
04:51You have the Hells Angels, the Mongols, and the Russia Mafia.
04:55Separating those inmates is a definite challenge all the time.
05:00We have a gentleman that just got booked in for the fifth time this year.
05:06He is a validated Sereno,
05:08but that's a good portion of the people that are in our facility.
05:12Unfortunately, that's just the reality.
05:15The Serenos, also known as Southerners,
05:18are a Southern California-based gang known for their strict hierarchy
05:22and violent rivalries.
05:23And wherever they operate,
05:25their long-standing feud with the Norteños follows.
05:30Norteños are an immediate gang rival.
05:33If a Sereno, an active Sereno, sees the Norteño,
05:37they will almost immediately or most likely attack them.
05:42In the Washoe County Jail,
05:4475% of fights are gang-related.
05:47To reduce risk, gang classification,
05:49and separating rivals before housing
05:51is critical to inmate and deputy safety.
05:54We're looking at their hands.
05:56We're looking around their face
05:58if they have any insignia of gang affiliation
06:01so that these individuals are housed appropriately.
06:06Last year, the jail recorded 86 inmate fights
06:10and 26 batteries on staff.
06:13To maintain control,
06:15deputies enforced strict paramilitary rules
06:17under the sheriff's authority.
06:26Go ahead. Keep going. You're working.
06:29We run a very tight facility here.
06:32We are big on our security.
06:34Sir, turn and face the wall.
06:36When you walk through the halls,
06:37make them turn around.
06:39We set rules for a reason.
06:41It's not to be mean to the inmates.
06:43It's for their safety and our safety.
06:44And if they want to attack you,
06:46their body has to change and turn.
06:48So you hopefully will see that attack coming.
06:51See these red lines?
06:52When they send inmates out,
06:54they know and they're always told,
06:55stop at the red lines.
06:57And so that's just, again,
06:57a safety for them,
06:58safety for our deputies.
07:00We're big on making sure
07:02that we all go to work
07:04and we go home safe.
07:05That is the key.
07:06Bye, you guys.
07:07Bye.
07:07Bye, everyone.
07:08Hey, you two.
07:09Have a good weekend.
07:12Come on, IT.
07:14Attention to the chest.
07:15Come on, come on, Japanese.
07:16Pause the integration of the mayor.
07:18This fine gentleman peed under the door,
07:21telling him that that's disgusting.
07:23Oh, God.
07:24Do you have any shoulder problems?
07:25Yes!
07:26Yes!
07:27Yes!
07:28It hurt!
07:29In intake, more arrests pour in
07:32as booking operations continue
07:34without pause.
07:35She was spitting
07:36while she was interacting
07:38with Reno Police Department.
07:40So she put a spit hood on.
07:43Please don't do this to me.
07:45Please.
07:47Please.
07:49Please, I don't do anything wrong.
07:52Nineteen-year-old first-time inmate
07:54Gianna Myers makes a phone call.
07:57So, who are you trying to get a hold of right now?
07:58My mom.
08:03My mom.
08:04How do you think your mom's here
08:05acting surprised at all?
08:07I think she's just going to be shocked.
08:09I don't think she'll be mad at me
08:11because I don't really, like,
08:12do anything wrong to an extent.
08:14You know what I mean?
08:14But I think she's kind of going to be like,
08:16what?
08:17Like, I don't even know.
08:19It's crazy.
08:22I'm 19.
08:23I've never been, like, arrested for anything
08:25or even, like, on a ticket.
08:29But I
08:30found a little bit of a fight
08:33and I was arrested for battery.
08:41No calls for me, I guess.
08:49You seem a little nervous.
08:52Yeah.
08:53I don't know.
08:53Like, I feel like I'm a pretty good person.
08:55I wouldn't have expected myself
08:56to be in this, like, situation.
09:00So, I don't know.
09:01It's definitely interesting, like, the jail socks.
09:05But...
09:07Have you been able to make the phone call?
09:10Um, yeah, I didn't go through.
09:12Oh, okay.
09:13But you were able to make the four-digit pin and everything?
09:16Okay.
09:17Just hang in there.
09:18Okay?
09:18Keep listening for your name.
09:19Okay.
09:21With our first-timers,
09:22when you've never been here before,
09:24it's a lot to take in.
09:26From the moment they come into the port
09:27where they're getting searched
09:29and we're doing an inventory search,
09:30I explain why.
09:31Like, why are you touching me that way?
09:33Like, this is weird.
09:34I do it because that's how I would want to be treated.
09:37If I came into custody
09:39and I wasn't in this position,
09:41you're going in blind.
09:42It's just like sending a kindergartner off to a sixth-grade class.
09:46Like, they're not going to know anything.
09:48They're not going to know what it's like.
09:49It's scary.
09:50Immediately, there's people,
09:52oh, there's murderers here.
09:53They are,
09:54but they're held to the same expectation.
09:56If they don't behave,
09:58if they're disrespectful,
09:58you don't need to know
10:00what that guy sitting over there is here for.
10:03They're getting through the process just like you.
10:08You can see your paper's on the white chair.
10:15Is anybody on this black belt on your piece?
10:17My face is wood.
10:18Oh, yeah, your face is.
10:19Okay.
10:20Take your right hand.
10:21Just over your hand and put it back.
10:23Tell me about the only other trouble you've ever been in.
10:26This is the only other trouble.
10:28Well, I got like a ticket one time,
10:31this earlier this summer for not having a life vest
10:34on my paddleboard,
10:38but I kind of forgot about it.
10:40I don't know,
10:40because it's so minor.
10:44Perfect.
10:44Go ahead.
10:50What do you know about this place?
10:53Absolutely nothing.
10:55Nothing at all.
10:56Because we can't keep you out here
10:58for an extended period of time,
11:00while the judge is reviewing your charges in the report,
11:02you'll probably have to end up going to female housing.
11:05We'll go over that and what that looks like,
11:07but you'll probably have a cellmate.
11:11Gianna prepares to move into a female unit,
11:13where she will be housed until her case processes.
11:33Unit 16, the men's pod, houses 144 inmates and a mix of gang affiliations,
11:40including Serenios and Bloods,
11:43groups that are known to coexist without conflict inside the jail.
11:47Another day being locked down,
11:48you kind of get used to the cell living in a way, though.
11:50You get comfortable being in here,
11:52and that's just the way it is.
11:53It helps you on your routine.
11:54In here?
11:56It's .
11:57But, I mean, mainly it's because we don't follow the rules,
12:01but in general the rules are kind of petty, right?
12:04We can't have more than two toothbrushes or we get write-ups.
12:11Officers are preparing for a recreation period
12:14sometimes known as Thunderdome.
12:17All 144 inmates are released at the same time.
12:22The three officers on duty are severely outnumbered
12:25and must maintain strict control.
12:27So we're just going to pop every door
12:29and then have them stand by their door until they're quiet,
12:30and then when they're quiet we admonish them,
12:31and then they enjoy their tear,
12:33and then usually in five minutes they lose 15 minutes.
12:35Because how loud and obnoxious they get,
12:37you can hear it all the way down the hallway through these glass doors
12:40and through the gorilla door at the end of the hall
12:41if you don't keep them quiet.
12:42You want to turn that TV down?
12:44You're going to hear a verbal altercation
12:46before you're going to see a physical one.
12:48So if we can hear two guys yelling across the day room,
12:50we'll be able to tell if they're going to fight
12:52before it actually happens.
12:54Ready?
12:55Yeah, that's it.
12:58It's your time right by your door.
13:08All right, gentlemen, you guys know our rules.
13:10If you are loud, we will lock you down.
13:12Stay seated in the day room.
13:13Enjoy your tear.
13:21Here, I got scored.
13:23Who's all playing?
13:24Him.
13:25I played James.
13:25Okay, you.
13:26Oh, that was cute.
13:28I'm telling you, you were set, bro.
13:30You're not playing.
13:31You're not playing the game.
13:32No.
13:33Yeah, that's what I'm saying.
13:34Okay.
13:34Jale, this is where mastery is.
13:37Yeah, for sure.
13:42So this is a thunder dome.
13:44There's 144 tops in here.
13:46So it does get loud.
13:49Yeah.
13:49That's how I call it thunder dome.
13:50They say where the loud is.
13:51If the sergeant can hear us way down there.
13:54Yeah, where are you?
13:54Yeah.
13:55They're like, you guys, you guys, you know?
13:59Due to a heavy Sereno presence and the intermingling of other gangs, jail politics rule daily life inside the unit.
14:07Race and gang affiliations dictate where inmates sit, who they associate with, and can determine who is protected and who
14:14is exposed.
14:16These rules are in effect for a reason, to kind of keep the peace.
14:20Issues always happen here and there.
14:23Sometimes it pops off.
14:26But it's nothing that we can't settle ourselves.
14:30Let's say a white dude has a problem with Sereno, right?
14:34Whoever the shot callers are will come together and they'll talk about, like, hey, there's an issue with this.
14:41Can we resolve it to where it doesn't escalate into a problem for everybody, cops, including?
14:50I'm not going to tell you again. Sit down.
14:53Good issue?
14:54Yes, you have a problem sitting down.
14:56I dare you.
14:56I'll sit down.
14:57Okay, why don't you keep staring at me?
14:59Don't get a mad dog on me.
15:14Now we're locked down.
15:15Now we're locked down.
15:17We'll get that tomorrow.
15:19We'll get that tomorrow.
15:30Another right here.
15:35We have security checks that we have to do every 30 minutes in the housing unit.
15:42So in the .
15:45What?
15:48I didn't mess anything up.
15:49You've got to talk to the women in this housing unit that are doing it.
15:54This housing unit that we're in houses all of the females in the jail.
15:58There are 56 cells, and right now I have 125 women.
16:07As the jail's only female general population unit, inmates are housed three to a cell, heightening stress and the potential
16:15for conflict.
16:16Ladies.
16:18Hi.
16:19How are we doing?
16:20Pretty cramped.
16:21It's hard not to get in each other's way, but you know, we do okay.
16:26We're dead.
16:26We make it work without killing each other's way.
16:32Some of the girls have been here a long time, so I know them.
16:35You know, sometimes they'll give you a joke or a laugh while you're walking around, which is, which makes light
16:40of their situation.
16:42And then us having to relock, and then us having to obviously do our detention part of it.
16:51With male housing, there are more gang issues like the Serenio issue.
16:55With female housing, it's more of a bullying type thing than it is politicking.
17:00There's a lot of this person smells, this person's not clean.
17:04That's their way of doing it.
17:05They're more sneaky about it.
17:07Are you two in here screaming?
17:08No.
17:10Okay.
17:11Okay.
17:13We have women that are detoxing.
17:14We have women that are in here for the first time.
17:17We have women that are convicts that have been to prison.
17:19They come back.
17:20And then we have women that are pregnant.
17:23Can you back up?
17:27Are you both getting commissary today?
17:29Yeah.
17:29Okay.
17:30Man, you still got commissary from last time.
17:33You guys are rationing it.
17:35And I lost two pounds.
17:36You weren't feeling too hot this morning?
17:38Yeah.
17:39I haven't heard you do that since earlier in your pregnancy.
17:42So you, I've said, no, I get it.
17:44Like, you can't help that.
17:45You're going through it.
17:46You're pregnant.
17:47Rodriguez, 16.
17:51I've been incarcerated my whole life.
17:53Maybe 12, 13 times.
17:57I've been here this time for two months.
18:00Allegedly, I am facing some fraud charges.
18:04I'm 40 and pregnant.
18:06I'm 19 weeks.
18:08I'm almost halfway there.
18:10100% will be incarcerated when I have this baby.
18:13Hour 80.
18:14I'm all right.
18:15I was sick this morning.
18:16The first time I had a child, I was 21.
18:21I have messed up drastically with my other kids.
18:25I'm given a second chance to be a mom.
18:28To do things right.
18:31Yeah.
18:36Once a week, inmates receive commissary, available only to those who have funds in their accounts,
18:43allowing them to purchase personal items and food not offered by the jail's kitchen.
18:49For inmate Rodriguez, commissary is essential as she manages her pregnancy inside the jail.
18:57Ready to cook?
18:59I'm going to make potato burritos.
19:02And I'm going to be bad today.
19:03I'm going to eat some spicy food, even though I'm not supposed to.
19:06My baby's going to make me regret it instantly.
19:11What are you doing here with the bag?
19:13This is how we get our potatoes.
19:14We rehydrate them.
19:17It's hard to eat being pregnant, especially with the textures of the sandwiches,
19:20because they do puree everything while I'm not pregnant.
19:24And I can't eat this though.
19:27It's bad. It's bad.
19:29This commissary has like the bare minimum.
19:32So you make something with what you got.
19:34And then you try to recreate things that make you feel like remind you of home.
19:39Nothing ever is good as home where your mom's cooking.
19:45I definitely feel for Miss Rodriguez because I'm married. I do have three kiddos.
19:49I don't know how she gets through the day.
19:52If she's craving something, it's not like she can go to the store and just grab it.
19:58We're going to steam our burritos.
20:00We don't get microwaves here.
20:02Some places have microwaves.
20:04We're not that fancy.
20:08The water is hot.
20:11I forgot which one was mine.
20:15I'm going to guess this is yours.
20:16Okay, good.
20:17All right.
20:18Cheers.
20:21That'll happen.
20:24Those are definitely yours.
20:29We don't have cooties.
20:33Meanwhile, on the other side of the unit.
20:36Who was that?
20:41All right, ladies.
20:42What is going on?
20:46I'm not asking you.
20:47I'm asking Miss right now because you're the one that's been screaming.
20:51I know you said you feel like .
20:52I called the nurse.
20:54You're on everything that they can put you on.
20:56You screaming isn't going to fix anything.
21:01I'm not saying you did anything wrong.
21:03I'm not here to judge you.
21:04I'm here to run a housing unit and keep everybody safe.
21:06And this that you two are doing is not helping either of you.
21:09I know this is your first time here, but that's no excuse.
21:14I just attacked her.
21:15That's .
21:16Stop.
21:24Stop.
21:26No, we're done.
21:27Pack up all your .
21:29Washoe County, Nevada.
21:31In the female housing unit, Deputy Baker and her partner attempt to manage a dispute between two new cellmates.
21:38This that you two are doing is not helping either of you.
21:41I know this is your first time here, but that's no excuse.
21:44I didn't know I was going to be attacked.
21:46I didn't attack her.
21:47That's .
21:48Stop.
21:49I know you didn't attack her.
21:50I didn't attack her.
21:50You were yelling at me.
21:52I just saw that .
21:54Did you just take her out?
21:55Please don't hurt me.
21:56I'm not hurting you let's go let's go stand up stand up come on let's go let's go don't worry
22:05about your shoes I'm moving you because obviously she's detoxing and you two can't get along okay
22:13so you're gonna be in the cell by yourself did she hit you while you were in there
22:25if someone's strong arming you to do something you need to hit your button and say something okay
22:29because that's not okay as a deputy you're always thinking security issue but a lot of it is how you
22:34treat them they're still people why that doesn't make me lax I mean if you're gonna you know punch
22:40your ticket you're gonna ride the ride if you're gonna get asked up then I'll meet you there but
22:44for the most part I'm not going to push somebody if they don't need to be
22:57we are going in to check on Miss Gianna
23:01deputy Smith checks in on first-time inmate Gianna Myers after her first night in custody
23:09she's just laying there staring at the ceiling she has a new cellmate so that is one thing with the
23:18people that are coming in and out of intake your cellmates will change very frequently and you
23:24got along with one person just fine and then the new person is detoxing off of fentanyl
23:30like absolutely miserable out of her mind throwing up so it's very difficult to be in these cells you
23:36have to share a very confined space most people don't want to do that with their family members let
23:41alone a complete stranger so good morning not yet how's your stay it's all right it was all right
23:56yeah I don't know the first half was all right the second half I was like let me out of
24:01here
24:02I don't like it you're not supposed to like it I took like a nap yesterday and then I woke
24:09up and I
24:09thought it was a lot later and then I thought it was like five minutes the time goes by very
24:14soon
24:14yeah you just got to keep your mind busy you have a book okay what did what happened at court
24:20um I didn't go there but they like gave me a paper saying I have to come back next week
24:25or
24:25sometime sometime around then probably have to check in yeah I'm assuming what the judge did is
24:29he reviewed your report and it wasn't necessary for you to go to the zoom appearance here in the
24:35facility but as soon as we get word that you're getting released I'll come and get you okay
24:40all right we'll be back soon okay
24:54in intake deputies classify an arrestee with gang affiliations and work quickly to assess housing
25:01options to reduce the risk of conflict when they come in they get asked questions such as who do
25:13they used to affiliate with because this is mainly a serenio jail and so if they're northerners they're
25:19usually separated at least initially until classification can talk to them and put them in a safe housing unit
25:36so with that he can't be around any active gang members just for his safety
25:56in the women's unit five months pregnant Amanda Rodriguez navigates daily life behind bars while
26:03awaiting her case pregnancy sucks because it does especially in the air she's going to put on birth
26:11control thanks to me yeah if I have to be here I'm picking the officers it's going to be cutting
26:18my child's umbilical cord so I have two chosen so depending which one actually gets to be there
26:24one doesn't have any kids and this will be her form of birth control she said because I have all
26:30c-sections
26:30so she will be experiencing all my intestines outside of my stomach
26:40and I promise I was going to get none of them for child support
26:44the officers not the dad
26:48I'm kidding
26:50I just want to make sure the baby's healthy
26:52this is why you don't come to jail
26:55but I don't know why it's something that keeps keep coming back to you
27:01but it's too old for this
27:19in central command officers receive a report of inappropriate comments made by inmate workers about deputy smith
27:28sergeant franchak interrogates the inmate workers to determine whether disciplinary action is warranted
27:35which one of you was disrespecting my female deputies
27:38I am not going to tolerate my deputies being disrespected the way you just had
27:43this is one and one only chance that I'm going to give you
27:45I'm going to fire every single one of you
27:47do you understand me
27:49yes sir
27:50being part of the kitchen workforce in Washoe County is a privileged position
27:55workers are housed separately
27:57and receive benefits that many inside the jail do not
28:00if you get to disrespect my deputies be a man and stand up
28:04which one
28:05only one will get tired
28:07or all of you
28:08that is up to you
28:11not one
28:13all right this group is an entire group is fired
28:15thank you
28:16walk out single file line line up by the shower
28:19make sure we get every single name
28:21send an email to classification
28:22so that way they can hire more workers
28:26looks like we got a lot of people here that are going to mumble
28:28no one wants a man out of the sand
28:31he said he was going back home with me
28:33it was you
28:33looks like we got a lot of people here that are going to mumble
28:44no one wants a man out of the sand
28:47following reports of verbal harassment targeting deputy smith
28:52sergeant franchak works to identify those responsible
28:55he said he was going back home with me
28:57it was you
28:59get him from the film
29:03so he's fired
29:05thank you partner
29:06the rest of you get to keep your jobs
29:08i appreciate you guys
29:10it's namaste but there are consequences for your options
29:12and i think you owe my female deputies
29:14i have an apology
29:16i'm sorry
29:18do you have sisters mom female
29:21would you talk to them and do that kind of
29:25okay thank you
29:26i appreciate it figure it out
29:29we don't tolerate that
29:30especially when it comes to female deputies
29:33there is no room for it in this facility
29:35they all have mothers sisters and you know
29:37so yeah we tried to set an example
29:41and try to get them on a better path
29:45or this one
29:46thank you
29:47i appreciate you
29:48of course
29:58how you guys doing today
29:59good man how are you
30:01doing good
30:01just you know
30:03chilling
30:03living in here
30:05you know
30:05and then two months
30:09in the men's pod
30:11inmates are preparing a large meal for tonight
30:16what are you taking
30:17yum yum
30:18i call them yum yums
30:19oh yeah
30:20yeah it's uh
30:22uh topped ramen, beans
30:24got some rice in it
30:26jalapenos
30:27and you got the sauces to top it off
30:29it's amazing
30:30mustard sauce
30:31and Thai sauce
30:32it's probably like a
30:3450-60 dollar meal
30:35so we all go in on it
30:38and we're doing it for monday night
30:39football tonight
30:40monday night san francisco guys
30:43i'm from hollywood
30:44i'm a rams fan
30:45so
30:46how'd you end up out here
30:47my family is a gang member
30:50when we started hanging out with the long crowd
30:53and now here i am on the hallway to prison
30:57but it's never too late
30:58i'm working on myself
30:59bettering myself
31:00and hopefully one day i'll get it
31:01you know
31:04how'd you end up out here
31:05i'm from chile
31:06i came to san francisco first
31:08and then after 15 years i moved to reno
31:10because of family
31:12seven months ago
31:13i was involved in an accident
31:15and i'm trying
31:16i'm fighting right now
31:17i'm a 53 year old
31:18first time being in jail
31:19and
31:20we hope for the best
31:22i had a lot
31:23low-abiding citizen
31:25and sometimes you make one mistake
31:27and your life can't change
31:28360 degrees
31:33it's tricky navigating all the politics and stuff here
31:35it's the first timer
31:37totally 100%
31:39it's difficult
31:40because i wasn't born here
31:41they told me i'm a paisa
31:42paisa is someone who is latino
31:44no more
31:44the united states
31:46and you gotta talk to them
31:48and be part of that sector
31:51you know
31:52it's all segregated by race
31:54you know
31:54and you sit at the wrong table
31:56and they start getting upset
31:57and you know what i mean
31:58so 53 years old
32:00low-abiding citizen
32:01never
32:02not even a speeding ticket
32:04he was scared at first
32:06you know
32:06and i'm showing him the ropes
32:08as they say
32:10so you got
32:11you're white
32:11you got blacks
32:12you got natives
32:13you got others
32:15which others would be
32:16the guy next door
32:17but we become really good friends
32:18and he doesn't run anything
32:20he's not racist
32:21okay so he sits wherever he wants
32:22does whatever he wants
32:23politicking
32:25it's not good man
32:26you know what i mean
32:27like
32:28you're pretty much
32:29gonna get in trouble a lot
32:30and you're gonna
32:31you know
32:32prolong your time
32:33from getting back home
32:34with your family
32:36how many of these
32:37are you gonna make
32:3812
32:3912?
32:40yeah
32:40we'll let you make some more
32:41alright
32:42thank you guys
32:43thank you
32:49may HP?
32:50yeah
32:54you ready?
32:56are you sure?
32:57I don't think you are
32:58I am so sure
33:02grab all of your stuff
33:03pack it all up
33:04put it in your bin
33:07first time inmate
33:08Gianna Myers
33:08is being released
33:10after the processing
33:11of her case
33:17I don't want to see you
33:19I don't either
33:22maybe somewhere else
33:23like at Walmart
33:24or somewhere
33:24but
33:24not yet
33:26perfect
33:27yep
33:29so we're gonna get you
33:30changed out into your clothing
33:32go over your court
33:34make sure that you get all
33:35of your property back
33:37and we'll get you
33:38out of here
33:38okay
33:40now you can put
33:41your bin down
33:42you're gonna put
33:43the Washoe County
33:44issue clothing
33:44in the bin
33:45here's your clothing
33:46let me know
33:47when you're done
33:47because you're locked in
33:48okay
33:50Gianna
33:51she's very respectful
33:52and we appreciate
33:54that because
33:55this isn't easy
33:56to get people
33:57through the process
33:58when they've been here
33:59for the first time
34:00all done
34:02perfect
34:03it's a lot
34:04to take in
34:04and you see so many
34:06different waves of emotions
34:07when you come into the facility
34:08you see people
34:10immediately start bawling
34:11you see people
34:12get frustrated
34:13angry
34:14so
34:15the fact that she was
34:16super respectful
34:17through her process
34:17makes our job a lot easier
34:20and then we're gonna go down
34:21to this counter
34:22right over here
34:22and go over paperwork
34:23okay
34:25so how are you doing right now
34:27I'm so kind of shocked
34:28but I'm very happy to play
34:29I'm so happy to be out
34:30this is acknowledging
34:31that you're getting
34:32all of your property back
34:34and I just had like
34:35really bad anxiety
34:36just because I was like
34:37wanting to go home
34:39and I feel like
34:40it's not really like
34:41my place either
34:42I'm not liking the people
34:44and there's no shade
34:44to them at all
34:46but I don't know
34:48so just make sure
34:49you check in
34:50or you'll get rearrested
34:52I don't want that
34:54you didn't enjoy
34:56staying here
34:56no not really
34:57okay
34:57I'll have a cup right there
35:00all right you ready
35:01so I'm gonna have you
35:02stand at this corner
35:03and wait for further
35:04instruction okay
35:06central van wrong
35:0710-6 with one release
35:10I'm not supposed to do
35:11anything bad
35:11but I definitely
35:12want to after this
35:13so
35:14all right
35:15let's get you out of here
35:19all right
35:19so
35:21far exit door
35:23how are you gonna do that
35:24with your dad
35:24I'm gonna go have my friend
35:27pick me up
35:27and then tell my boss
35:29that I got arrested
35:30and say please don't fire me
35:33take care
35:34stay safe
35:34thank you
35:35I appreciate it
35:36absolutely
35:52in the women's unit
35:54officer Baker checks in on pregnant inmate
35:57Amanda Rodriguez
35:58following a medical evaluation
36:03I came over here
36:04to check on you
36:05yeah
36:05a couple days ago
36:06you said you were a little bit nervous
36:07because you hadn't been feeling anything
36:09I still haven't felt the baby
36:10oh
36:11yeah
36:12when is a doctor seeing you again
36:14in the morning
36:15okay perfect
36:17pregnancy sucks
36:18especially in the air
36:21this is why you don't come to jail
36:24too old for this
36:28I just want to make sure the baby's healthy
36:47hey dad
36:49I had an ultrasound today
36:51I seen the baby
36:53and it was alive and moving
36:58yeah but I wasn't able to find out
37:00what it is
37:01because the baby wouldn't open his legs
37:05anyways I just wanted to call and tell you
37:06I love you
37:07and yeah thanks for the money dad
37:15because of the way my parents
37:16my mom and my dad
37:19prayed for me
37:20I have faith one day I'm gonna be okay
37:22I'm gonna make it
37:27it's not a place you want to spend your life
37:31why did it take me 40 years to learn this
37:33is a question
37:34that I don't know
37:36but this time I've learned
37:39this is not it
37:40at the end of your life
37:42you get older and you think about
37:43what happened where you've been
37:45and like what you've accomplished
37:46you get no rewards being here
37:50but I will take being here as a lesson
37:52and if I can benefit from that alone
37:54I will be okay with it
37:55as long as my kids never end up in the system
38:03hi Cruz how are you
38:04all right
38:06just all right
38:07hang in there lady
38:10I can't save anybody
38:12at the end of the day
38:13most of the people in here are adults
38:14like you have to make this decision
38:17like I can have those conversations with people
38:20but out of the 20 conversations
38:22if two of them take it to heart
38:25because we talked about it
38:27and they're like
38:27yeah I'm gonna change my life
38:29and it was just that conversation
38:31that got them to that point
38:32then I've done my job
38:35so that's what I'm here for
38:41for me I just
38:42I've loved this profession
38:43it's probably one of the greatest professions ever
38:45because there's two sides of it
38:49there's going out and catching bad people
38:51but there's also the other side
38:53which is the service side
38:54and that's making a difference
38:55and that's just as important
38:57as going out and making sure
38:58that everybody's safe
39:00so I gotta ask
39:02three things that affect inmates in here
39:05care time
39:06absolutely
39:07food
39:09and ability to communicate outside
39:11right
39:11correct
39:12anything else
39:13medical care
39:14medical care
39:15I'm a high-risk pregnancy
39:17okay
39:18and I've been waiting to see
39:19my high-risk doctor
39:20just worried
39:22just going back to your cell
39:23and worrying about that
39:25well I appreciate it
39:25all right
39:26thank you
39:36come on
39:39ready
39:41ready
39:47in the men's pod
39:48Hispanic inmates Oswaldo and Rodrigo
39:51finish preparing a meal
39:53for a diverse group of men
39:54in hopes of breaking down
39:56unwritten rules
39:57that often separate inmates
39:59by race and gang affiliation
40:02I'm not on the race that a lot of people are in here
40:05and I care more about having friends
40:07and making good friends with good people
40:09in the long run
40:10versus doing this racist stuff
40:12and then just ending up back in here
40:13and it's stupid
40:15all right guys
40:16we got 30 minutes
40:18here's a couple rules
40:19stay seated
40:20stay quiet
40:22the TVs are going to stay under 35
40:25any questions?
40:27five
40:27enjoy your extra
40:29interior time
40:30here we go
40:36we got to find everybody now
40:38you can see how they like it
40:41we got some
40:42what's coming?
40:45where's all this
40:46you want one
40:51okay who was it?
40:55nine dollars into this little bag
40:57yeah
40:59So we decided to get together just because we've been here a while.
41:05I appreciate you guys.
41:07Get together, make new friendships, arms, everything like that.
41:16There we go.
41:17Amen. God bless you.
41:19God bless.
41:21Amen.
41:22See you on YouTube.
41:23You did.
41:24I'm ready.
41:28Oh, you're sick, you're sick.
41:31Did you cut for bears?
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