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 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 arpaio. >> one of my philosophies is you should never live better in jail than you do on the outside. >> you purposely want your jails to be tough, correct? >> well, i sure don't want it to be a hilton hotel like some other prisons around the nation. it's all this rehabilitation, education. we have all that in our jails, nobody talks about, but we punish our children, take away certain things from them, privileges. why can't we punish people who committed crimes and ta

. >> inside the famous tent city housing complex at the maricopa county jail in phoenix, arizona, weound one group of young women determined to tackle a common problem. >> ready, set? and one, two, three. >> just like freshmen in college dorms, many new inmates put on extra pounds. >> we don't want to get fat from the bread. >> we want to fit into size 1 again. >> healthy body fits a healthy mind, right? >> we walk laps around the yard. and we do squats. >> we do push-ups. >> push-ups and everything. >> we just did ten. >> we do 10 on each side. >> i do 11. >> the women also had a few unconventional routines they developed inside their tent, including something akin to driving an 18-wheeler. >> this is ridiculous. >> i saw the ladies in the tent actually doing a lot of exercise, ployometrics and calisthenics, with not much equipment, kind of making do with what they got. but at one point i think maybe they were perhaps putting me on because they showed me this workout where they were pretending to drive a big truck. i couldn't see how that was going to help them stay in shape during

. >> we encounter an iraq war veteran accused of murder inside phoenix's maricopa county jail. wow.t's the honey, it makes it taste so... well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. like gas station sushi. or super cheap car insurance. and then there are good decisions. like esurance. their coverage counselor helps you choose the right coverage for you at a great price. [ stomach growls ] esurance. now backed by allstate. click or call. >>> a key difference between shooting in jail and prison is that in prison inmates know their fate. >> come get me out. for real. >> they have pled or been found guilty. and with few exceptions, they know their sentences won't change. >> put your hands on the fence. >> in jail, most of the inmates are still awaiting a trial. their futures are in the hands of lawyers, judges and juries. such was the case with clark fish, who we met at the maricopa county jail in phoenix, arizona, while he was awaiting trial for murder. >> as a producer, it's challenging to find your characters and to find the important stories in a place

. >>> 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.

>> the minute we met josh pike at the maricopa county jail in phoenix, arizona, he stood out. >> look at 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? stop. you know what i mean? >> josh pike was a firehose on full open throttle that was uncontrollable. was whipping around and you

>> yeah. >> but at the tent city housing unit in maricopa county jail the inmates volunteered to makeor us. >> we were shooting some nighttime shots at tent city and there's quite a contrast between tent city during the day when

>> the minute we met josh pike at the maricopa county jail in phoenix, arizona, he stood out. >> look 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? stop. you know what i mean? >> josh pike was a firehose on

county jail in southern california. >> i made exactly 1,000 of these. i had a whole little plastic bag, probably about like that big. it was just filled. >> we met brian crist at the maricopa county jail in phoenix shortly before his conviction on a murder charge. >> origami, that's my getaway. i have a bird that flies and a frog that jumps. the champ. front flip. put him in the olympics, man. >> it's really striking and poignant to see inmates who oftentimes are in for incredibly violent crimes sitting there delicately folding this paper over hours into frogs and elephants and that kind of thing. and it really does seem to calm their nerves and almost transform them. >> nobody had a menagerie to match that of philip stroud, who was serving three life sentences for murder at the wabash valley correctional facility in indiana. >> basically making origami figures. you've got the lion, you've got the swan, you've got the rabbit, little puppy, dinosaur, flower. my niece, she loves the little goldfish. this is my favorite one because it turns into like a kaleidoscope-type thing. the hardest one to make was probably the elephant because it got a lot 6 folds. i'm an artsy fartsy

maricopa county jail in phoenix, arizona. with criminal record to get a gun? >> no. >> reporter: while washington debates back ground checks for law-abiding gun owners. where do criminals get their weapons. >> people usually go through other people to buy it. >> i say 95% off the street, crime guns. >> reporter: survey of 18,000 prison inmates found 40% get their guns off the street, 40% from friends and family. 4% from pawn shops. 1% from free markets and gun shows. >> got a second degree burglary charge. >> reporter: we asked inmates incarcerated primarily for robbery and burglary do guns detour crime. >> if you're trying to do something, bad or whatever, get away with them, obviously not going to deal with somebody who has a gun. >>> you don't know if someone has one or not. you should think twice before you approach anybody. >> reporter: in 2008 a memphis newspaper published a gun owner database. following that, burglaries increased in zip codes with fewer guns, and fell where criminals believed homeowners to be armed. if

sheriff joe arpaio's maricopa county jail is not a nice place to be but she has developed a life thereabout that. >> it's absolutely wild. an investigative reporter for a local station went into the jail and all of her cell mates are holding up signs that say free jodi. now, usually prisoners, people behind bars, fight with each other and they try to actually get something on the other person so they can use it as leverage to get some benefit in their own case. but in this case, she has managed to mesmerize everybody. she is spending time with behind bars. and that just speaks to they are see duckettive ability. we've heard that she had an incredible ability to seduce men. this is a predominantly male jury at this point until the alternates are pulled out. we don't know the final makeup but right now there's a lot of men on the jury. the question is could she seduce them in some way. >> jodi arias' lawyers are expected to begin their defense next tuesday when court resumes. >>> actor ashton kutcher says playing apple founder steve jobs was hazardous to his health. one of the hottest st

maricopa county jail. is it hard for a person with a record to get a gun?e washington debates background checks for law abiding gun owners where do criminals get theirs? >> people usually go through other people to buy it. >> 95% are crime guns. >> a survey found 40% get their guns off the street. 40% from friends and family. 4% from pawnshops. 1% from flea markets and gun shows. we asked these inmates incarcerated primarily for robbery and burglary if guns deter crimes. >> ever try to do something bad or whatever, get away with something, obviously you're not did go to choose somebody who has a gun. >> you don't have to have a permit to conceal a weapon which is scary. you should probably think twice before you approach anybody. >> in 2008 a memphis newspaper published a gun owner data base. following that burglaries increased in zip codes with fewer guns and fell where criminals believed homeowners to be armed. >> if you knew a homeowner to be armed, would you avoid that house? >> absolutely. absolutely. >> you better believe i'm going to pick the guy who