in the first of a 4-part in depth series on crime and punishment, "america tonight's" michael oku goes inside the largest jail in america and speaks with one man who has been through the system. this features jailhouse video some may find disturbing. >> when i am lying face down with my face on the ground, my hands behind my back and i have about four or five officers come around me and then i hear this... >> that's wha happened when he went to individuals one of the most note toryous jails in america. in july 2010, figaroa got a phone call from his younger brother, juan, who had been arrested and was being held at the jail. juan, a veteran of desert storm, had trouble adjusting to civilian life since leaving the army. over the years, he had had a few minor scrapes with the law, but they never amounted to much. stunned. >> your brother calls you? >> yes, sir. >> from jail? >> yes, sir. >> and tells you that his teeth are busted? >> yes, sir. >> what else? >> and his ribs are broken, sir. >> his ribs are broken? >> yes, sir. >> did he give you any indication in that phone call how he su