today, the charleston county jail is the sheriff al cannon detention center.houses about 1300 men and women. >> selling some cookies for some noodles, man. got to keep their stomachs full because they don't get [ bleep ] in here. >> most are awaiting resolution of their cases. tilghman kronsberg is only a few days away from his one year anniversary here and his stay isn't likely to end soon. >> it's been horrible. i'm not used to this. you know, there's a lot of guys who come in here and it's no big deal to them. they're content with it and i just can't seem to find that mentality. this is my cheese dip, consists of different kind of potato chips audiotape crushed up. add pickle juice and water. mmm, so good. i grew up actually pretty privileged until i was about 12 years old. my parents had a lot of money, but my father, he had a drug problem and so i went from living in a mansion to living in a room in the back of someone's house that had a bathroom connected to it. i didn't have very many friends growing up at all because i think i threw people off. i was a

william jarrett's struggles in protective custody continue. >>> few things inside the sheriff al cannon detention center help pass time faster than being an inmate worker. >> this is one of the best meals here at al cannon because you barely can distinguish what it is. other days you can't distinguish what it is, you're just eating it. >> deangelo is a worker in administrative segregation. >> we made him administratively segregated due to enemy status. he does have several enemies, nine in the facility. he's been fairly quiet since he's been in a1b. haven't really had any problems with him. >> most of toomer's enemies are from his affiliations with gangs. he's in jail on a charge of first-degree burglary to which he has pled not guilty. toomer says regardless of what happens with the case, he wants to change. >> i've done a lot of things in my life i'm not proud of, and i've lived a life in gang -- gang banging. first, i regret these. i regret these so much. tattoos. i studied a lot of things in prison. basically trying to find inner peace because i was trying to change myself. so what i try to do to ke

the sheriff al cannon detention center might be intimidating but do little to stem the flow of men andomen entering the facility. while the inmate population the sheriff al cannon detention center might be intimidating but do little to stem the flow of men and women entering the facility. while the inmate population stands at 1,-700, many book read soon released. the jail's intake department processes about 30,000 arrestees a year. >> inmates come in off the street whether they're drunk, high. >> did you take anything? >> whatever the case, we have first contact with them. >> ma'am, i'm a nurse. >> we do the paperwork, we do initial pat-downs, any type of contraband that may enter the facility, we should be the first to catch it so it would not be brought into the facility. >> this is what we found when we were doing a strip search. it's a levy substance. it was inside of her underwear. >>denting on their charge and -- depending on their charges and when they make bond, most win out in 24 hours. today antwan rivers will be assigned to a housing unit and stay until his case is resolved.

only from tums. >> at the sheriff al cannon detention center in charleston,. >> inmate bixby has beened with assisted suicide, and the investigation is ongoing by the south carolina law enforcement division. detention center in charleston, there is a new development in the death of matthew glidden. his chael bixby, has been charged with playing a role in his death. >> inmate bixby has been charged with assisted suicide. the investigation is ongoing by the south carolina law enforcement division. as far as assisted suicide never happened before, so this is all new to us. >> according to court documents, bixby admitted strangling glidden but said he did so at glidden's request. though any participation is against state law. >> could get up to 15 years. >> bixby who is awaiting trial on sexual exploitation of children, is awaiting a bond hearing on the new charge. it is conducted through a video link to the courthouse where matthew glidden's mother, sharon glidden, is in attendance. >> all rise. >> you may please be seated. i am ready for michael bixby. >> sharon does not believe her son

the sheriff al cannon detention center in charleston, south carolina, is no exception.here are about 1,300 men and women incarcerated here. most are only charged with crimes and are awaiting trial at the resolution of their cases. keeping them all fed requires an inmate kitchen staff to work nearly around the clock preparing 3,900 meals per day. mohammed abdallah works the afternoon shift. >> seven days a week, eight hours a day. we go in at 1:00, get out at 9:00. the benefit, you don't have to lay around all day, your bone aren't achy. working in the kitchen keeps you alert and aware of things going on around you. you get to eat good, you know. make sure the food is hot and warm. that's the rice right there. gourmet. professional, i cooked it. that the patties there. i cooked those, too. they're going to want seconds of those, i guarantee you that. >> although abdallah takes pride in his work, he may be overestimating its appeal. >> the food sucks. >> i can't wait to get pizza when i get out of here. >> it's all disgusting county food. >> there is an alternative to the

detention center. now back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. [ siren] ♪ >>> inside the sheriff al cannonon center, canteen is a big deal to inmates. but now officers are cracking down on a policy that they've let slide a bit. it has to do with the plastic box issued to each inmate in which they're to store canteen and other personal items. >> all your canteen has to fit in your box with the box closed with your lid closed. this starts monday. so start this weekend working on this. >> i have about $30, $40 worth of stuff. you see, if i order that much, i can pretty much get everything in there. >> many inmates max out the $100 weekly limit on canteen, so the excess usually winds up outside the box. >> excess canteen, we think that that's been contributed to a lot of the break-ins and robberies. a lot of guys getting their canteen stolen and stuff like that. we feel that we can get everything off the floor into the proper boxes and stuff, cut back on insects, bugs, stuff like that. >> if you have can seen that's not going to fit -- canteen that's not going to fit in your box, you lose it.

and for some, that could meantime at the county jail better known as the sheriff al cannon detention centerst of the 1,300 men and women incarcerated here are only accused of crimes and are awaiting trial at the ruling of their cases. and each one entered the jail through the intake department. >> take shoes off. >> it's a steady flow from body search to fingerprints. >> all right. you're all done. >> and a booking photo. and for those who will be here for a while, the important step of determining where to house them. >> i'm officer teagarten, i'm doing classification interview. >> william jarrett started in the unit most desirable, minimum security, general population. there are no cells. so inmates feel less confine and have more prisons. but 16 days in, jarrett requested a transfer to protective custody or p.c. >> there's older guys who were creeping me out and making advances on me. i sold sergeant that those guy -- i told sergeant that those guys were bothering me. the woman at the desk was of like, "do you need p.c.?" i said, "what is that?" she said, "do you need it?" i said, "i gue

ten miles outside the heart of charleston, the sheriff al cannon detention center draws only those whore in trouble with the law. >> dammit! >> this is a nasty jail, man. >> most of the 1,300 men and women incarcerated here are only charged with crimes. they're awaiting trial of the resolution of their cases. josh gore is on his third stay here. >> i done a bunch of terrible things in my life that i'm so not proud of. but they're all character-building. and end of the day, i'll walk out of this room and i'll sit on that bunk and i'm not really upset with who i am. >> i had a really good lawyer. my father bankrupted his company behind that one. i got two years for it which is like a blessing from heaven. >> this is right here, constant struggles, right? then it got the angel, then it got the devil. >> gohr was arrested a few months earlier for allegedly shoplifting shirts from a department store. he pled not guilty and is awaiting trial. if convicted he could face a longer than typical sentence due to his prior criminal record. >> it's all drug related in one aspect or another. first ti

. >> there are about 1,300 men and women incarcerated at the sheriff al cannon detention center's knowns the charleston county jail. while some have been convicted, most are only accused of crimes and are awaiting trial at the resolution of their cases. >> communication is the biggest thing, i feel, when you're dealing with a whole different variety of inmates. you got the to talk to them. the more i talk to find out what the problem is and learn how to deal with the problem, you get less resistance from them. no, you get into a fight, you hit one somebody who's got something, you don't know. >> officer skipper is a six-year veteran with the jail. most of that time has been in unit a1a, disciplinary segregation, where inmates with major rule violations are confined 24 hours a day. they lose most of their possessions and privileges, as well. >> they got to have us shackled because we in disciplinary. i been wearing these shackles so time, it's like sometimes it don't be there. it's just the normal routine. >> hey, mr. gathers. >> how you doing? >> did you have a bad day today? >> kind of

small pond outside of the sheriff al cannon detention center might be intimidating. they do little to stem the slow of men and women entering the facility. while the inmate population stands at about 1300, many more are booked into the jail and soon released. the jail's intake department processes about 30,000 arrestees per year. >> inmates come straight off the street whether they're drunk, high. whatever the case may be, have first contact with them. >> ma'am, i'm a nurse. >> we do paperwork, we do initial patdowns, any type of contraband that enter the facility, we should be the first to, you know, catch it, so it can not be brought into the facility. >> is this what we found when we were doing a strip search, some leafy substance inside of her underwear. >> depending on their charges and whether they can make bond, most will be out within 24 hours. tonight, anton will be assigned a housing unit. >> i'm not a criminal. >> the booking procedure is familiar to rivers, with multiple stays at the jail. >> maybe once or twice a year. >> i wouldn't say he's a regular bu

better known as the sheriff al cannon detention center. most of the 1300 men and women here are only waiting resolutions of their cases and each entered through the intake department. it's a steady show of body work to fingerprints and a booking photo. for those here for a while, it's important to determine where to house them. >> doing the declassification interview. inmates feel confined and have more privileges. >> there's older guys here really creeping me out, making advances on me. i told surgent that those guys are bothering me. the woman at the desk is like, do you need pc? i'm like, what is that? she said, do you need it? i said, i guess so. my anxiety is provoted by being in small places and this is a tiny room. >> he didn't realize protective comes with some for those who disobey the rules. they're confined. >> it's a safety issue, not a punishment. we have to make sure that everybody in here is safe. that's our job. >> he said this is for proex than he can handle. >> last night, i had a bad anxiety attack and kept asking me all