call the number on your screen to learn more. >>> at the suffolk county jail in boston, both men and women live in the house of correction. one of two facilities that comprise the jail system. they're housed on separate floors but that doesn't stop them from finding ways to communicate. >> it's 192, we get to talk to the guys downstairs. >> how do you talk to them? >> through the toilets. we clear them out and yell through the pipes. the vents, the pipes. you could do it this way which people laugh at all the time. >> what are you doing? >> i'm plunging the toilet with my ass. >> because you can't talk to them unless it's clear so you got to get all the water out. >> yo! >> yeah, say hi. >> hello! this is the only way they'll do an interview. >> this is the only way they'll do an interview. >> life for most inmates at the suffolk county jail is anything but fun and games. inside the jail's nashua street facility is a housing unit for those inmates whose charges have given them a reputation among other inmates. a reputation that could result in grave consequences. >> special housing un

. >> more than 12,000 people a year pass through the doors of boston's suffolk county jail. though the jail also holds inmates who have already been convicted and are serving short sentences, most arrive here having only been accused of a crime. if they don't make bail they will stay until their cases are resolved. for some, that time could be measured in months, if not years. >> two to five, one in restraints. >> we're not necessarily housing people, very violent crimes with people with completely non-violent crimes but it's a maximum security facility. if you're one of the nonviolent ones, it's definitely something that you need to get used to. >> with an average daily population of 2,700 male and female inmates, someone reaches their boiling point virtually every day of the week. >> on the ground! >> going back to your room. >> the most common violation is fighting. it's common to fight for them over rivalries and gang differences. people get transferred into new units. so new inmates come in, detainees come in and they go right at it and they end up here. >> here is the s

you know. >>> boston's suffolk county jail is comprised of two facilities.ouse of correction, for inmates who have been convicted. and the nashua street jail, for detainees awaiting trial. for the past ten months, delshaun bloodworth has been incarcerated at nashua. awaiting trial on charges of armed robbery and assault and battery but now he's about to make the move to the house. he's accepted a plea bargain and has been sentenced to two and a half years. >> the judge said this is a gift to me and i should appreciate it because i could have easily got more time. people don't know, armed robbery is a serious, serious charge. so i gladly took it. >> but the plea deal bloodworth admitted his role in the robbery of a woman in downtown boston. >> we roll up behind her and i told her not to yell. people like to yell, ahh, and then we run off. she didn't yell because i told her not to. she might have if i didn't said anything or she hadn't see the gun. but told her to give me everything you got. give me everything. i want everything. i don't want just your money,

every year more than 12,000 people are brought through the doors of the city's suffolk county jail after being arrested. >> 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 considered innocent until proven guilty. >> 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 were upwards of 10,000 applications for the job. >> the cadets must pass a series of difficult tests to become suffolk county jail deputies. >> we teach them everything from combatives which is defensive tactics

the running man. >> do the running man dance. >> krystle o'reilly continues her time at the suffolk county jail. awaiting trial for allegedly robbing two banks. but her life in jail has taken a major turn. her cell mate and good friend, melanie reddy recently had her prostitution charge dismissed and has returned to the streets. >> the neighborhood that i'm from, the armpit of massachusetts, it's gangbangers, drug dealers, prostitutes and addicts. i love it. i don't know what it is about that place because it's disgusting, but i [ bleep ] love it. >> i know how it is like being out there, especially when you're not ready. i want to really try to change, but she blatantly said she wasn't ready. which i respect that. she knew i wanted to get clean, so we didn't talk too much about using, and she wanted to use so i didn't talk too much about getting clean. >> not surprisingly, o'reilly received distressing news about her friend. >> we heard she o.d.'d. so it left me really upset. i haven't cried since i been here. that was the first time i cried. nobody knew anything further than that. they just k

class town of riverhead, and the one destination nobody flocks to voluntari voluntarily, the suffolk county jail. one of two jails run by the suffolk county sheriff's office. the riverhead facility houses about 750 male and female inmates. >> your feet, other one. okay. >> most are currently charged with crimes and are awaiting trial and the resolution of their cases. and few are more closely monitored by staff than terrance mickey. he faces charges including second degree murder, robbery, and assault. to which he has pled not guilty. >> terrance mickey is a high ranking member of the bloods gang. he's no joke. he's been incarcerated most of his life. he's definitely way up there on the food chain. >> several weeks earlier, mickey was transferred here from new york city's notorious rikers island jail. >> he had a bunch of charges assaulting other inmates, assaulting staff, and he definitely has a following. a lot of people under him that will do whatever he tells them to do. they have to do it, otherwise, they'll be in trouble. by sending him out here, it kind of strips him of his power and he's

. >> the suffolk county jail is often the first stop for bostonians who find themselves under arrest.ale inmates who are awaiting trial and have yet to make bail are detained at the nashua street facility, where the daily population averages about 700. if they have been convicted of a crime and are sentenced to less than two and a half years, most will transfer to the nearby house of correction, which averages 1700 inmates. while their charges vary, nearly all of them will need to confront the truths of their pasts if they hope to avoid coming back. >> it may be a history of abuse, and neglect, a lack of education, lack of job history, substance abuse issues, you name it. >> but there's another issue that is also bringing more people to jail. not only in boston but nationwide. >> the percentages of mental illness are off the charts. they are shocking. it's much harder once people begin to get older to tackle those deficits that have been growing and growing and growing over a period of time. >> though he was deemed competent enough to understand his charges and stand trial, a lifelong

let the story unfold. >> during our weeks of shooting, "lockup: extended stay" in boston's suffolk county jail, we often trailed deputies as they responded to a multitude of inmate fights. >> other hand. slow everybody down. >> don't move. >> take him into his cell. >> stop running your mouth. >> okay? [ bleep ] >> what was that all about? >> i didn't even swing. >> what was that all about? >> basketball target. >> this fight was between inmates brad flowers and adidas maston. it occurred in the shower area, out of view of the jail's hundreds of surveillance cameras. >> turn around. put your hands through the trap. >> lieutenant keith maderus, one of the first officers on the scene, did see something important. >> i observed inmate mastons throwing closest punches and exchanging closest punches with inmate flowers. during the restraint he did drop a metallic object which was identified as a nail clipper which we believe was being used as a weapon. >> most inmates will get 10 to 15 days in segregation for fighting. but the sanctions could be more severe if a weapon was involved. in this case, f