eat, make sure you come out. . >> inside kent county jail, most inmates live in two-person size. they're allowed to spend most of the day and early evening hours in the day room, a rec area with other, it's still more confining than doing jail in the men's unit, h2-a, also known at the hamptons. >> go back to your day room. >> there are no cells in the hamptons, but that added accepts of freedom comes with higher expectations for good conduct. >> they know what the expectations are. to be honest, at any given time, 90%, 95% meet the expectations. 1% up to 5% of guys think they want to do it their way, and we either get them back on the page or we get them off. >> jamaal davis just lost his spot in the hamptons and is now in a considerably less desirable locale. disciplinary desegregation, more commonly known as the hole. >> the hole is a whole different story. this is the projects. >> i can't watch tv. i can't drink coffee. i can't play cards. down here kind of sucks. i kind of messed up a good thing. >> davis is awaiting sentencing for larceny, or stealing private property. it re

he currently holds the record for book-ins in kent county jail. >> hudson has been coming to the jail 162 times in michigan. >> hudson's been booked into the kent county jail alone more than 130 times. >> i'm very popular at kent county jail. >> hey, randy. how's things going? >> all right. >> going all right? >> yep. >> when i hear randy hudson's name, i think back 20-some years when i started. he's been coming in here for a long time. so everybody knows randy hudson. >> i've been here 24 years and he's been coming here at least 5 years longer than i have been here. i can't think of a year he was no in jail. >> i was 1 years old when he first started coming here. >> my reputation, the most arrested person in kent county. ♪ >> i'm not proud of it. you know? this is what can happen to your life if you don't make positive choices. >> hudson, most of his arrests and convictions have stemmed from drugs, alcohol and vapor inhalation, or sniffing substances. like glue or paint. >> first time i was in jail was for intoxication of vapors. i was 18. then ever since then it just continued. i've

kent county jail houses thousand of member an women. st of awaiting trial for the resolution of their cases. captain randy demory has been confronting problems for the 25 years he worked at the jail. i have a friend of mine who say corrects is easy, because you can people to say they will not comply with rules of society. we're in a position where we get voluntary compliance from that group of people. especially challenge is rewarding and fun. but some challenges are different than others. >> he's not one of those guy is would trust. he's a dangerous individual on the street and within his gang world. you wouldn't want to turn your back on him. >> he was put in a unit. >> his accomplice is walking around in the day room. there was some sort of disrespect. they were waiting for this inmate to come out of his cell. as soon as he comes out the two of them begins an assault on him. >> the officer was given a block check at the time used his oc spray and orders them to get on the ground. >> originally charged with first degree murder, he hope

i was arrested right there, handcuffed and brought to the kent county jail. and this is where i've been ever since that night. >> she's been in jail three months. drinking that night led to her fifth dui conviction in the past ten years, and she is now awaiting sentencing. she once served 120 days in jail but knows this time it could be worse. >> my biggest concern right now is staying in county, not going to prison. i don't want to be far away. if i go prison, i won't see my family -- not very much. to where now at least i can, you know, they're 45 minutes away. i'm scared. i'm very scared. >> what do you miss most about home? >> holding my little girl in the rocking chair. getting up every morning and holding her in that chair. and billion able to kiss her and tell her i love her. she asked me the other day when i was coming home and i told her i didn't know, and she started crying, and it was hard. that's very hard. >>> coming up -- >> this is one of the worst parts. getting in a cage, in a van. it's not normal. >> pamala heads to court to hear her sentence

. >> they reside behind the razor wire fences and brick walls of kent county jail. of the inmates are awaiting trial or the resolution of their cases. upon being booked into the jail, they change street clothes for jail uniforms and leave personal possessions, including cash and jewelry in sealed bags that will be stored until you are released. >> the guy when he was doing the patdowns, we had a long discussion about it. he told me my tongue ring, that's got to come out. i'm like it doesn't come out. if they go to cut it, they'll end up cutting my tongue. he said never mind, we're going to leave it be. >> abendross was allowed to keep one other piece considered too embedded to safely remove. >> i keep it up my nose. i leave it be. >> he's serving a six-month sentence at kent county for aggravated domestic violence. it's the second time he's been convicted for assaulting his girlfriend. >> i could be doing a hell of a lot longer for what i did. i mixed pills with my liquor. i thought she was choking me. i woke up and i threw her across the room by her throat. that's

but brandee nyp, though still facing her charges, was released from the kent county jail and back on ets. >>> coming up -- >> we were married about two months, and then he got locked up. and he's been here ever since. >> we spent more time me being in jail than we did me being at home. that's pathetic. >> brian sees his wife. and we learn what became of brandee nyp. you start at point "a." and you work hard to get to the next level. it feels good when you reach point b, but you're not done. for you, "b" is not the end. capella university will take you further, because our competency-based curriculum gives you skills you can apply immediately, to move your career forward. to your point "c." capella university. start your journey at capella.edu. [ female announcer ] some people like to pretend a flood could never happen to them. and that their homeowners insurance protects them. [ thunder crashes ] it doesn't. stop pretending. only flood insurance covers floods. ♪ visit floodsmart.gov/pretend to learn your risk. >>> brian says he's seen worst places than the kent county jail. >> got coc

but brandee nyp, though still facing her charges, was released from the kent county jail and back on e streets. >>> coming up -- >> we were married about two months, and then he got locked up. and he's been here ever since. >> we spent more time me being in jail than we did me being at home. that's pathetic. >> brian sees his wife. and we learn what became of brandee nyp. >>> brian says he's seen worst places than the kent county jail. >> got cockroaches like this [ bleep ] big. oh, boy, they be walking, look like they walking on 20 rims or something. leaning back and run. >> but today is a better day than most. >> i miss my wife. i love seeing my wife any time i can. i mean, it helps the days go by. >> pradzik's wife elena has just made the 150-mile from detroit for a 40-minute visit. >> married about two months, and then he got locked up. and he's been here ever since. >> i mean, she's had to go through it all. she's a strong woman. she breaks me down sometimes. she's the only person that can. she has a lot of power over me, and nobody else does. and she knows it. >> you're in numbe

crime occurs here or in the outlying areas, the arrested party are likely to spend time at the kent county jail. >> spread your legs as far apart as you can. >> most of the 1,000 male and female inmate are accused of crimes and are awaiting trial at the resolution of their cases. jail official take strides to house inmates in a manner that will minimize any problems. >> how you doing? good. >> we evaluate everybody, their risk, their need. we have housing areas of inmates of the same type of risks, same type of needs. and that's how you keep your jail as safe as possible. >> some cases, however, require the jail to take extra precautions. >> d1, can you open 42, please? we have a case in the jail that involves four suspects that are involved in various serious criminal sexual assault and home invasion. the importance of keeping those people separate is a full-time responsibility for us because you can have is very violent situations where if one of those suspects wants to get to the other before he talks about the case, his life is in danger-wise here. >> the four other booked into the jail one

. >> they reside behind the razor wire-topped fences and brick walls at the kent county jail. of the inmates here are accused of crime and are awaiting trial at the resolution of their cases. >> look at the camera -- >> upon being booked into the jail, they trade street clothes for jail uniform and leave personal possessions including cash and jewelry in sealed bags that will be stored until their release. a minor exception was made for brian. >> the guy at the front when he was doing the pat-downs, we had -- we had a long discussion. he told me, my tongue rings, that's got to come out. i was like, "it doesn't come out." if they go to cut it, they'll cut my tongue because it's short of a barbell. he said, "never mind. we're going to leave it be." >> he was allowed to leave one more piece embedded unsafe to remove. >> the guard said to keep it up my nose. i do that, shoved it in and leave it be. >> he's serving a sentence for aggravated domestic violence. it's the second time he's been convicted and served time for assaulting his girlfriend. >> i could be doing a hell of a lot

want to go where the people are not. >>> day-to-day operations of the kent county jail are managed by sheriff deputies. john hess used to be one of them. now he's under sheriff, the county administrator who oversees the jail and its staff. >> we have some mean, nasty, ugly people in jail. some real hard core criminals but the majority of people from our community. people that are going back. so i think we try really, really hard here to have our staff understand that these are just people. >> deputy justin flynn worked for the jail seven years and says he's bought in to that philosophy. >> nobody wants to be in jail. i'm ready to go home after eight hours. i'm trying to make their day better. these guys know i'll talk to them all. we joke around, but if they cross a line, they're going to get time. >> he says breaking up the monotony of jail is important, and there are certain ways to do so. >> the bag game is bean bag toss. the more you can occupy them, the more they're distracted from getting into trouble. the one thing we can't let these guys do is -- gamble, because this is more o

when crime occurs here, the arrest r pay it is are likely to spend time to the kent county jail. >> spread your legs as far apart as you can. >> most of the inmates females, and males are awaiting crimes. jail officials take strides to house inmates in a manner that will minimize any problems. >> how are you doing? good. >> we evaluate everyone that comes in, their risk, their need, the housing inmates of the same type of risk, the same type of needs and that's how you keep your jail as safe as possible. >> some cases, however, require the jail to take extra precautions. >> d-1 can you open 42, please? >> we now have a case in the jail that involves four suspects that were involved in a very serious criminal sexual assault and home invasion and the importance to keeping them separate is a full-time responsibility because you can have violent situations where if one of those suspects wants to get to the other one before he talks about the case, his life is in danger while he's here. >> the four suspects were booked into the jail one year earlier on charges on first-degree home invasion, arm

they strive for, steven sutherland did not. 20 years ago he was a kent county sheriff's deputy assigned to managing inmates in this very jail was a deputy sheriff in kent county about five years. worked in training, as a corrections officer, and i was a search and rescue diver. and i was just getting into working as a crisis management officer when i left. still a lot of old hands here that know me. some of the newer ones know who i am, and it is embarrassing. >> good afternoon. >> how you doing, sergeant. >> good, how are you. >> i did work during the time he was employed. i think there was maybe 20 to 30 deputies get hired at the same time. and within the same group. we are both in that group. it is really unfortunate to see a co-worker on the other side. >> in 20 years that passed since he worked here, sutherland has had numerous criminal convictions and has served time in prison. now he faces especially serious charges, possession of child pornography and criminal sexual conduct of a minor, in this case a young boy. >> i am pleading not guilty. i have lots of reasons for that. i didn't do it. >> but this isn't the first

>>> on a daily basis inside grand rapids kent county jail. ers leave, due to being acquitted, bonded out or transferred to state prison. some like brian abendroth is permitted to serve shorter sentences at the jail and his is coming to an end. but his life on the outside will be considerably different. >> i've lost my girlfriend, i've lost my place to live. and it sucks. >> abendroth was sentenced to six months on a charge of aggravated domestic violence after assaulting his girlfriend. he says he was high on a mixture of drugs and alcohol. >> i could have been dreaming it or it really happened. i don't know. that's how messed up i was. >> during abendroth's stay at ken county, another inmate brutally assaulted a female deputy. she was beaten and choked to the point of unconsciousness. abendroth witnessed part of the attack. >> i see myself inside that person that was causing that woman harm. and i realized that that's not who i want to be. how did i become a monster? i became a monster by drugs and alcohol, making wrong choices and walking do