. >>> when we decided to shoot "lockup: extended stay" at maricopa county jail in phoenix, arizona, we knew we were going to a place where most of america had heard about. it's a controversial jail with a controversial sheriff. our approach was to embed our crew for four months, i mean, really spend a lot of time and tell the true story of america's toughest jail. >> on any given day, there are more than 9,000 male and female inmates incarcerated at maricopa. most have not been convicted of the crimes with which they've been charged, but are on or are awaiting trial. they're housed in six different facilities. >> i would describe maricopa county jail as, like, no other jail i've ever seen before. first of all, the sheer volume of it is staggering. so just walking in there and figuring out who's important, how the systems work, even how you get through the doors is a challenge. >> go to the west gates, see officer von reagan. >> the maricopa county jail has been the subject of more media attention than probably any other jail in america. in recent years it's been due to the county's pol

this is going to be the last time i'm ever in a maricopa county jail. >> but john harrington seems tofeeling better about life in maricopa. or maybe not. >> sheriff joe, i want to say thank you personally, for this kind of opportunity because my former job of counseling federal felons, anger management and their basic skills must not have been up to par. but this kind of thing right here really helps me. i'm building a lot of character in this situation. >> harrington, who once worked as a conflict resolution counselor before his aggravated assault conviction, has gotten a new job. >> this is my first day. i'm two hours in right now, just cleaning up. we keep cleaning, we keep cleaning, we mop, we do a couple of toilets. this is a women's holding cell. >> the chief benefit of the new job is that it earns him two for one time. meaning he gets an extra day off his sentence for each day he works. >> two for one so you'll be out in half the time. >> absolutely. >> how much longer? >> i don't even count the days, technically, because it's a really bad thing. it's like a bad omen, but i'm m

see the officer. >> the maricopa county jail has been the subject of more media attention than probably any other jail in america. in recent years it's been due to the county's policies toward illegal immigrants. before that, much of the coverage centered on its practices. such as constructing an outdoor housing facility with tents. the striped uniforms and pink underwear inmates are required to wear. and the use of chain gangs to perform everything from maintenance work to burying the indigent. behind it all is the man who has run the jail since 1992. sheriff joe arpayo. >> one of my philosophies is you should never live better in the jail than you do on the outside. >> you purposely want your jails to be tough? >> i don't want it to be a hilton hotel like some other prisons around the nation. it's always rehabilitation, education. and we have all that in our jails that nobody talks about. but we punish our children, take away certain things from them, privileges, and we punish people and take away their privileges. >> there is not another law enforcement figure in america as famous or

being a retired old man like i was before i got in to all of this trouble. >> inmates at the maricopa county jailiety of ways to pass time while doing time. brayden daly likes to play tricks on her cellmate. >> she's terrified of the mice. she'll think there is a mouse in here. >> dailey's jail house girlfriend, emily keen, says her latest trick wasn't the least bit funny. >> believe it or not, brayden ended up cheating on me with another girl. and i am very disappointed. >> have it. >> she was putting money on my books. everything was going good. i found out a couple days ago she started dating some girl in the hole for 45 days. so it has been going on and i guess you could say i do feel played, but, you can't hate the player, you hate the game. >> brayden is going out with carrie. >> his latest interest is carrie kimbro who finished a turn in the hole after being tested positive for meth. >> carrie and i got close, writing each other. we go to rec with each other. sit down and talk to each other all the time. carrie would look at each other and be content. >> we are just friends kind of right n

. >>> life inside the maricopa county jail in phoenix, arizona, is constantly changing. due to a steady influx of nearly 400 inmates per day. unlike prison, where all the inmates have been convicted of a crime, the majority of jail inmates have either been accused of a crime or are awaiting sentencing. most of these new arrivals will stay a day or two before leaving on bond or dismissal of charges. others might stay for years, until their cases are settled. but no matter how long they're here, jail has a way of changing people. the dorms at maricopa's women's facility can be as transformative a setting as any. and one dorm in particular has earned a reputation. >> this particular dorm, g dorm, houses a lot of different inmates. a lot of them are repeat offenders and they come back in and see each other and they begin these relationships that are unauthorized or that we don't allow. so it can get pretty wild here in g dorm. >> one of those repeat offenders, kelly mcnaughton, is better known by her nickname. >> mcnaughty. as every officer here knows me. the sergeants. i tri

that's amazing. >> life at the maricopa county jail in phoenix was never meant to be easy.ules are strict. and the accommodations bare bones. inmates aren't even allowed to have pillows. but even in this spartan environment they still come up with creative ways to find comfort. christina ranich discovered with a few raw materials like soap, water and a plastic bag, she can sculpt something to temporarily take her mind off jail. >> that's big. >> just let it dry. >> oh, my god. >> you need to make me a little one, the short and fat one comes with a lot of money, that works for me. >> they come with the money. >> gross. >> the short and fat ones come with money. >> is that a fact? >> the big ones, huh-uh. they just have -- they just slinging and not slinging. >> the next one, don't cut it in half. >> yeah, don't cut it in half. >> for me. >> unless it's an anteater, then it's all good. >> that's a short 12 inches. >> no, it's girthy. it's good to go. >> no, you got to go to jamaica. >> no, it's not. >> even in jail, ranich manages to have a few laughs but she also has some ge

. ♪ >> the maricopa county jail is divided between two distinct worlds, the first is an outdoor worldthe jail is internationally famous for tent city, a cluster of outdoor housing yards for both men and women. >> ladies, fall in. i'm not talking to the fence, am i? >> life here sucks. i mean it's terrible. i don't even think this place should exist to be honest with you. >> but the vast majority of maricopa inmates live in one of five different indoor facilities where they will rarely, if ever, experience any time outdoors. >> i'm cousin ashton, i come out blastin', i'm about as hungry as a taliban fasting so just like the clumps i'll fill my plate, ghetto grinding all day it's a crime of fate. >> in one of maricopa's primary men's facilities, the fourth avenue jail, when inmates are not in their small two-person cells, they can work out in an indoor rec room or in the common area between their cells. but every afternoon many of the inmates shift focus from their bodies to their bank accounts. >> this is how i make my money. i get 50 or 60 bucks every week. i got money coming off the

>> the minute we met josh pike at the maricopa county jail in phoenix, arizona, he stood out. >> look how g they made this. give us a fricken -- this is all we have to cut our fingernails and sharpen our pencils. that's what the black stuff is on there. after you emery board your nails you have a little sashay action going on. you know what i mean? sup? you know what i mean? >> josh pike was a firehose on full open throttle that was uncontrollable. was whipping around and you just -- you couldn't contain the stream that was josh pike. >> i have to say the dinners have gotten better. i don't know what they did. i guess they have a new nutritionist or something like that that's coming through here and shaking things up. the dinners are a little bit better. i mean, they're edible. >> josh pike is great for tv. huge personality. however, i didn't quite realize he was going to be such a difficult interview subject. >> what's going on with you? you're getting a little approaching over there, huh? what's going on? i see you out of my peripheral, i'm on you like that. i know what's going on,

. >> the maricopa county jail is one of the busiest in the country, housing about 120,000 inmates a yearoken sheriff joe arpaio, it's one of the most violent and controversial. june 7th, 2006, violence erupts in a crowded holding cell. >> this is the entry point for every inmate other than a few very small jails for some small communities. >> chief of detention, jack macintyre, oversees the jail. >> in the holding tank we're looking at the people who have an array of various felony charges. could be a burglary, car theft, stealing 12 packs of beer from your local circle k. >> after arrest, suspects wait in the small cement cell for hours. too many prisoners and not enough space is a common scenario. on this day, there are more than two dozen sandwiched in together, including rick herman. >> rick herman was arrested for a number of charges by the phoenix police department. >> the 35-year-old receives a card that lifts his charges, and then his clothes are taken away. >> the department took them into evidence and issued him what we call a bunny suit. it's a white paper suit. and booked him

. >> he was then thrown in the maricopa county jail even though his family and witnesses say he wasn'te going overboard. i understand a deal, you can get things half price, all of that, but something has got to stop when it gets to this fever pitch with black friday. and including, and next, this is over a waffle maker, a $2 waffle maker and one woman is about to lose her pants, keep it eye out for that. >> dave: this is again at a wal-mart in little rock, arkansas, clearly absolute mayhem and yes, there is a crack problem here at this (bleep) >> hello, hello. >> and not to make light of it. >> ali did pick up on that. >> how do i avoid it. obviously, shoppers are out of hand and need to settle down and layoff the caffeine, but those stores and specifically this wal-mart have a responsibility to try and curb this craziness? >> yes. >> you can't get your mind on-- >> i can't turn my eyes away, i wish i could, we would love to hear your suggestions and some people have been sending you tweets. let's go to brunch, instead of shopping on-- >> spread the deals out throughout the weekend. >>