. >> 21-year-old convicted wife batterer miguel castillo is no stranger to the system. >> the worst thing in processing, that you don't get your bed until sometimes eight hours, ten hours. today they told me i wasn't going to get a bed until 24 hours. >> it's a long drive from santa monica to l.a. we have to stop off in beverly hills. >> 28-year-old multiple drug offender daniel johns has only been in jail for a few hours, but he's already missing his freedom. >> i wished i was outside. you know, i seen a lot of people at the liquor store, people at the beach, you know, when i was leaving santa monica. there's just places that i wanted to be. >> before inmates can be housed, they need to be classified. >> do you have any tattoos? >> have you ever served in the military? >> no. >> are you homeless? >> no. >> are you taking any prescription medication that you would need within the next six hours? >> no. >> are you thinking about killing yourself? >> no. >> once an inmate has been classified, if he hasn't been fingerprinted or photoed for his booking photo, they'll wait inside the cell behi