built for business. >>> the theo lacey jail is the largest of the five facilities that make up the orangealifornia, jail system. but the heart of the system is three miles away at the central jail complex. central is three facilities in one. there's the intake center where new arrivals are processed. the county's women's facility is located here, as well. but the largest section of central is reserved for high-security male inmates. jeremy bowles has been here for the past two years facing an array of very serious charges. >> when it comes to crime, it comes to different things, i don't have no boundaries. as long as it's not hurting kids, it's not hurting pregnant women, i'm up for all of it. >> have you seen a lot of people die? >> yes. that i can -- yeah. that's -- comes with the game. >> bowles has a long criminal and gang history and has served prior sentences, both in state prison and at the orange county jail. two years ago, he was a free man for 16 days. an eventful 16 days. >> i went to the beach for the first time in my life. that was about the only thing i did positive out ther

the largest of these is the theo lacey jail, with an average daily population of 2,800 male inmates.cey alone dwarfs many state prisons. >> i have an assistant sheriff at theo lacey. he always likes to say we don't have andy of mayberry. we don't have otis coming into the jail tank. that's not the kind of county jail inmate we've got. we have 400 people in custody for murder today. we don't have people in jail for simple possession of marijuana, like some people might think. we have some very serious felony inmates in our custody. >> hands behind your back. >> unlike prison inmates, who have all been convicted of crimes, most jail inmates have only been accused and are being held awaiting trial or the resolution of their charges. still, violence can suddenly break out in jail, just as it does in prison. >> when you're dealing with jails full of predators, there's always going to be prey. the inmates prey on each other, cause disturbances, cause big situations to occur. what happens is, the deputies that are on scene will try to control it. they do a great job. once they start to lose