but at the tulsa county jail, pam hamm told us she learned some of her most useful ideas from watching to fish, i learned how to do it from "lockup" with the fishing line and the little soap. that's how i learned to make the fishing line from "lockup." >> glad our show can be educational. >> the staffs at most jails consider these homemade devices to be contraband. sometimes they will confiscate them and other times they might just look the other way. but when inmates attempt to improvise one other comfort from home, it will be confiscated and destroyed immediately. >> homemade wine or hooch is one of the most common things we encounter when we're in jails. >> they're always trying to make it, and, of course, staff is always trying to find them making it. >> i was just walking around the unit and i happened to run across him making some hooch, so i'm going to take it from him and let him go about his day. >> how did you make it? >> an orange, fruit punch kool-aid and water. it usually takes about four days for it to be real strong. it just takes the edge off. it makes your day a little