i charge pelican bay with racism, promoting inmate-on-inmate violence. how it was in the beginning it shall be in the end. the righteous shall live and the wicked shall perish. >> ever since it opened in 1989, pelican bay state prison in northern california has always had a reputation as one of the most violent and volatile penitentiaries in the nation. when we first visited the institution in 2000, it was under lockdown, still reeling from one of the worst prison riots in u.s. history. five years later, we went back inside pelican bay, where the staff has worked to curb gang activity and prevent violent outbreaks. but in an environment simmering with bitter rivalries and racial tension, finding any long-term solution is a never-ending battle. >> inmates on the general population yard right now consider everything a state of war, so they're ready for everything. >> some guys gonna get their head blown off, some guys are going to get stabbed real good. >> there's no hope. >> we are in the new alcatraz. >> isolated along the remote northern coastline some

. >> at pelican bay we saw the definitive inmates guide to distilling white lightning. a hand drawn illustration confiscated in a cell search. >> i found that in an inmate's cell. it explains to his friends and other people on the tier and whatnot how to manufacture pure alcohol. >> they're actually making like -- >> the 150 proof, that's not your regular pruno. a little bit more sophisticated. >> this is the final result. this here is about the equivalent of grain alcohol. whoo. extremely potent. >> how does this stuff taste? talk to me about the taste. >> white lightning tastes exactly like whiskey without the cut. some guys in prison will cut it with say probably kool-aid or something because it's too strong. then you have other inmates who are what we call radicals, they just down it, okay, just raw. a lot of these dudes that make this stuff though they fail to realize that the bacteria in the stuff they're drinking doesn't give them diseases because it's nothing but rotting fruit that the stuff is made from. >> since drunken inmates can lead to big trouble, correct

." >> i charge pelican bay with the following crimes. extortion, racketeering, police brutality.violence. how it was in the beginning

. >> designed to look and function like pelican bay, a maximum security prison in california, the shu is composed of windowless, concrete cells measuring 7 by 12 feet. of the 288 inmates housed here, 179 have been diagnosed by psychiatric staff as mentally ill. >> i heard the horror stories of this place back when it first opened up. >> sergeant dan haskins is a veteran of the secure housing unit. >> out of sight, out of mind. the outside world, out of sight, out of mind. they don't -- probably don't want to know what goes on in here. >> the population of the shu lives on 23-hour lockdown. leaving their cells only for showers and solitary recreation. >> some people will tell you that segregation unit is not the place for people with mental illness because we didn't design that particular unit for treatment. particularly for mental health treatment. we just didn't anticipate us having the numbers we have and going the way it's gone. >> although acute cases are referred to the psychiatric unit at a neighboring correctional institution, the staff in the shu deal with a variety of mental

after doing ten years of hard time at pelican bay state prison for manslaughter, he returned to l.a.aiting trial for the very crime he claims to condemn, garofalo offers his unique perspective on the new breed of street criminal. >> jails are too full. but look at the new generation. carjacking. these kids will go out, stick a gun in someone's face to go joyriding in a car and turn a misdemeanor crime into a death penalty case because seven out of ten times they carjack, they kill the person they steal the car from. now, you've got to tell me, there is not something wrong with that? and somewhere in that confusion these kids don't know how to act like proper gangsters anymore. when my dad was a small-time mafioso back east, he used to say there's two kinds of gangsters -- there are thugs, and there are gangsters. thugs come and go. gangsters are about making money and respect. and if you're going to be a gangster in this life, there's two things you've got to know -- you don't kill cops and you don't kill innocent women and children. >> 900 max is also the home to nccf's discipline m

. >>> in the monterey bay area, wildlife rescuers are tracking down sick and starving pelicans. they found one in a swimming pool in aptos. rescuers also spotted three other sick birds in hollister. all of them died. experts are conducting tests hoping to figure out what happened. >>> meanwhile, in marin county, the marine mammal center says it's getting an unusually high number of sick and malnourished sea lions. the sausalito facility is starting to run out of space to treat them. >>> it is 4:51 on this friday the 13th. in the middle of the measles outbreak, some parents are changing their minds now about bulldog: you don't need superpowers to help someone. sometimes, all it takes is a warm heart and a cold nose. that's why mattress discounters good deed dogs is raising money to train service dogs for people with disabilities. i would never imagine a life without an assistance dog ever again. i relied on people a lot. he helps me live a more independent life. bulldog: we need your help to do more. give at mattressdiscountersdogs.com, or any mattress discounters. mattress disco

. >>> there's another wildlife mystery in the monterey bay area sick and starving pelicans rescuers finding in a swimming pool in aptos and three others in hollister. all of them died. experts are conducting tests hoping to figure out what caused those illnesses. >>> it is 6:39 now. a central coast woman spent three days trapped at the bottom of a ditch. how she took charge of her own survival when it was clear help just wasn't coming. >>> there is a new way to get your caffeine fix in the bay area and it is ♪ ♪ ♪ first impressions are important. you've got to make every second count. banking designed for the way you live your life. so you can welcome your family home... for the first time. chase. so you can. >>> time check 6:43 on this friday the 13th. good morning, everyone. check this out. temperatures today in oakland 15 degrees above average. with the sunshine 71 degrees in half moon bay today. mid-70s in morgan hill. 80 degrees in gilroy. a northeast wind five to ten is offshore in the eastern portion of the bay area. 70 degrees in brentwood. north of the golden gate bridge from 68 to

. >>> in the monterey bay area wildlife rescuers are tracking down sick pelicans.y found one in a swimming pool in aptos. they spotted three other sick birds in hollister. they all died. experts are conducting tests hoping to figure out what happened. >>> and meanwhile marin county the marine mammal center says it's getting an unusually high number of sick and starving sea lions. sausalito facility is starting to run out of space to treat them. >>> the san mateo hayward brim will soon have lights installed atop the 200-foot electric transmission tower near the bridge. the purpose is to make the towers more visible to pilots. >>> judging from the traffic there, i would give it a thumbs- up. >>> san mateo bridge is a good choice along 101 or 880. but you might avoid the dumbarton bridge for a few minutes. we have reports of a traffic hazard in lanes near the toll tomorrow. live look at the bay bridge, no metering lights just yet. we are seeing some delays mostly in the cash lanes. backed up to the overpass there but light there. the golden gate bridge is nice this mo

bay or part of an accidental spill. more than 500 birds were affected last month. at least 300 died. in the meantime something strange is going on with pelicans in santa cruz county. this one died last night. a second pelican was found in hollister on tuesday and it died shortly after rescuers got to it. investigators say it is unusual to see them this far inland. one theory is they could be starving. the birds have been sent to the state for testing. >>> take a look at what's going on in the vatican and you can see the catholic church is "evolving." pope francis has more liberal views than some of his predecessors. but some parishioners in san francisco say local leaders are not getting on the bandwagon. kpix 5's devin fehely explains their concerns. >> reporter: yeah. what does it mean to be a catholic in the modern world? the answer depends on who you ask. in bay area there is discussion over the identify of the catholic church. >> if i say this is who i am -- >> reporter: it was a message of tolerance. >> -- my parish will turn their back on me. >> reporter: uniquely tailored not philosophy of a popular energetic new pope intent on reform

bay. more than 30 students at oakland the spark day school raised more than $600 for the birds. as thanks they get to help release brown pelicans back into the wild this morning. the pelicans were not rescued as part of the mystery goo response but came in with fishing lines and other issues. >>> and nice skies and temperatures out there. 5:06 and our meteorologist joins us. >> a chilly start for now. at least one more warm day for the rest of the week coming up. temperatures climbing into the 60s and 70s later on but you still need your jacket in the north bay where you have 41 degree, patchy fog. visibility at times down to less than a half mile around santa rosa. you can see towards napa, patchy fog, and clear skies to start in san jose. so as we go hour-by-hour, temperatures from 7:00, mostly in the 40s. as early as lunchtime today, notice temperatures climbing quickly around san jose and livermore. mid-60s by noon. by 3:00, approaching 70 in downtown san jose and out near livermore, but the wind part of the story. the wind pretty light now but pick up as you get into the afternoon. temperatures later today, low 70s around