i first came to san quentin when i was 60 years old. your impact rounds are over there. >> primarily my job is to prevent escapes. this is a mini 14. it's a high-powered rifle. we use these as a last resort to stop a situation that could be lethal. >> they say "you're too old to be working here, grant." i just laugh it off. >> for officer grant time off brings him outside the walls into the bay surrounding the prison where he swims a mile and a half in a little more than an hour. >> i never, ever felt like quitting because i always kept myself in good health. >>> coming up on "lockup: extended stay." the yard can be a dangerous place, especially for an ex-nazi low rider. >> [ bleep ]. how many times do i got to serve the ball. why sevis everybody looking at ? last season we broke all kinds of records on the gulf. this year we are out to do even better... and now is a great time to start. our beatches are even more relaxing... the fishing's great. so pick your favorite spot on the gulf... and come on down. brought to you by bp and all of

this is "lockup san quentin: extended stay." >> san quentin is home to more than 5,000 inmates, ranging from the most violent offenders in california. >> i'll tell you, i'll rob you in a minute. don't get me wrong. >> i pulled a gun on this man and shot him six times in his chest. >> to the all too common parole violators flooding the system. >> i do drugs. that's my violation. >> the overpopulated san quentin serves as the reception center for 17 counties in california. >> there's 384 inmates in this gym. right now, i have six staff members. >> it's forced to house a dangerous mix of high and low risk inmates. >> you got the drugs, you got the inmates to manufacture the alcohol, you got the gangs, you got the weapons. so it can be real dangerous at times. ♪ >> i've been a pretty successful robber. >> level 4 inmates, the worst in california, are housed at san quentin while awaiting permanent transfer to other facilities. >> i used to rob stores, you know, and that in itself is a rush that you can't explain. it's like whoa, i can -- i own the world. i can do whatever i want. i can -- be

metallica is playing inside the walls of san quentin.t because metallica wanted to use san quentin for a video. the name came about for what can be a struggle. >> i think if it wasn't for music i might even be in here. which is one of the emotions i'm dealing with now as i'm in here. >> reporter: with the music came a message. something prison officials required before metallica came in here. >> anger is an emotional that i have struggled with for pretty much all my life. and going to rehab myself, discovering that emotions are okay to feel. i've had my share of stepping it deep down inside, didn't want it to come out. >> dealing with anger can be an ironic title for such things as sick and destroy and die, die my darling. >> ♪ but perhaps it is more evolution than irony. >> there's people in here that have a hole in their soul trying to filling it up with something. i've tried to fill it up with many things, but nothing was filling it up until i got real with myself, got vulnerable i found out who my real friends are. i found out who th

this is "lockup: san quentin, extended stay." san quentin state prison served as the reception center for 17 counties in the state of california. each week, the prison releases 150 prisoners. and welcomes 350 new inmates. san quentin was built to hold about 3,000 people. it currently houses more than 5,000. >> unfortunate for some of them, they think this is a step up. in the circles they travel in, unfortunately, it is. you know, i made it. i'm in state prison now. >> with repeat offenders clogging up the works, the officers struggle to keep the inmates under control. >> control, be advised we have an alarm in south block. >> i can only speculate and the only thing i can think of is we have a missing inmate. that's probably the number one thing. >> step on the tiers and conduct a count, submit it to patrol immediately. >> hernandez. i don't know where he is. >> his name is skanvinsky hymes. my prison number is e-04448. i've had this prison number since i was 18 years old. i just turned 37 on february 15th. i'll be discharged fro

then my mom said, yep, i'm working at san quentin. i'm like, really?t that was only a guy thing. >> i have to go upstairs and change. >> okay. >> i'm proud of her. that's basically it. >> she does good at whatever she does. i respect what she does because it takes a strong woman to do that. >> not everyone gets it. i think honestly, a lot of people don't want to know about prison. it's part of society that people just don't want to know about. >> all right, babe, i'm going to go. give me a kiss. love you. see you later. all right? all right, bye. >> there's a bit of fear but, you know, you kind of deal with it. you know, her being a woman, other things come into your mind. so, scared, yeah, some days. >> it's supposed to rain next week. get the sunshine while you can. >> you expect monsters when you come into prison. and they're not. they look like your neighbor and a lot of them are very young. all these guys have parents. nobody has a kid, thinking, someday you're going to go to prison. >> every inmate is like a snowflake, everyone's unique and diffe

>> among the nation's most notorious institutions, san quentin state prison. our cameras spent months documenting life on the inside where gangs, drugs and sheer boredom make up a violent mix. this is "lockup: san quentin, extended stay." >> in america's prisons, violence is a way of life. san quentin, the oldest prison in california, has one of the longest histories of violence. >> there's fist fights going on, guys getting beat up pretty good. >> whether it's an inmate fresh off the street -- >> i refuse to be disrespected by anybody. >> a gang dropout in protective custody. >> a gang fight a couple of days ago. >> an officer trying to maintain order. >> he was going for the jugular but he just missed. >> they've all fallen victim of violent attacks. in the three months we were at san quentin, we saw our fair share. ♪ i pray to god i don't die for the wrong people ♪ >> administrative segregation, otherwise known as ad seg, is a unit mainly reserved for the worst of the worst offenders at san quentin. >> it's a place they need to be, they need to be separated

i worked at san quentin at a period in my early years, and san quentin was a source of pride.d working here. they were proud to work here. but over a period of the last few years, san quentin had developed a very unsavory reputation in the department. we need to focus on behavior. quit wasting your time trying to validate somebody as a this or a that and focus on what they're doing. if there's something that i can do that can help the people regain the sense of self-esteem that i had in my younger days, i would really want to do that. we all know what gang behavior is. they don't have a right to do that. and you have every -- you have a responsibility, not a right, a responsibility to challenge him and say you're not doing that. not here. not on my watch. not in my unit. not on my yard. okay. thank you. we have to keep in mind, this is a small city. the inmates are the population of the small city, and correctional officers are the police force for that small city. >> a specialized group of officers is responsible for monitoring gang activity. this is the investigative service

i worked at san quentin at a period in my early years, and san quentin was a source of pride. people loved working here. they were proud to work here. but over a period of the last few years, san quentin had developed a very unsavory reputation in the department. we need to focus on behavior. quit wasting your time trying to validate somebody as a this or a that and focus on what they're doing. if there's something that i can do that can help the people regain the sense of self-esteem that i had in my younger days, i would really want to do that. we all know what gang behavior is. they don't have a right to do that. and you have every -- you have a responsibility, not a right, a responsibility to challenge him and say you're not doing that. not here. not on my watch. not in my unit. not on my yard. okay. thank you. we have to keep in mind, this is a small city. the inmates are the population of the small city, and correctional officers are the police force for that small city. >> a specialized group of officers is responsible for monitoring gang activity. this is the investiga

at san quentin, we met one young inmate who compared it to a once popular tv show. >> it's just likehat little show "cheers" where everybody know your name. [ bleep ]. you see all your friends, you know what i mean? you feel like, well, i'm cool here. these are my boys, you know, what i mean? this is my home. oats that can help lower cholesterol. and it tastes good? sure does! right... ♪ ♪ wow. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... ♪ ♪ well would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. g]óx3 >>> at almost every prison profiled on "lockup "our crew meets a certain number of repeat offenders who in some ways are more at home inside prison than out. at san quentin, we met one young inmate who compared it to a once popular tv show. >> it's just like that little show "cheers" where everybody know your name. [ bleep ]. you see all your friends, you know what i mean? you feel like, well, i'm cool here. these are my boys, you know, what i mean? this is my home. >> but most inmates hold a much different opinion. >> prisons are hate factories. they can't produce anythi

when we go inside the walls of san quentin, it is not just black inmates. it is hispanic, pacific islanders, white, native americans, it is everybody. when they leave that room, they go back to their communities that are segregated. they, too, do not like it. it is a barrier that has to be torn down. i know it works. being in there for the last four years, we make it a point that everybody mixes up, even the seating. you do not just sit with a black person or a white person. it is about all of us, or none of us, and that is the bottom line. it has to be that mentality. >> it is a way to control the prisoners. it takes the pressure off the guards and everybody else. they say we want to stop violence, but you promote a violence by segregating. when an individual comes, the first in the asking, where are you from? what is your nationality? that is how to divide and conquer. that is the way the united states is made up. that is how you work. north and south vietnam, for instance. they divide people so that the pressure will not be on them. that is how i see the

we go inside of san quentin, we go inside of the county jail, the juvenile justice system. all entities -- the whole family is incarcerated. we want to kill the whole family. that is why we go when -- we want to heal the whole family. that is why we go in. we believe in empathy, we believe this violence is a learned behavior. restored of justice does work. -- restorative justice does work. [applause] >> elizabeth, you have been on both sides. as a teenager, you were a recipient of services. today, you are working in youth development. what do you think the answer is in reducing gang violence? >> i want to give thanks for another day here and an opportunity to share this space with everybody. all of the beautiful courage that it takes to be up here. a lot of energy to the healing circle as well. as a juvenile, i was in juvenile hall and i went through that whole system myself. i have worked with tattoo removal, i went to other development programs. through personal experience and being raised by a single mom and being proud of my dad imprisoned and now pursuing my education,

when we go inside the walls of san quentin, it is not just black inmates. it is hispanic, pacific islanders, white, native americans, it is everybody. when they leave that room, they go back to their communities that are segregated. they, too, do not like it. it is a barrier that has to be torn down. i know it works. being in there for the last four years, we make it a point that everybody mixes up, even the seating. seating. you do not just sit with a black

when we go inside the walls of san quentin, it is not just black inmates. it is hispanic, pacific islanders,

. >> among the nation's most notorious institutions, san quentin state prison. our cameras spent months documenting life on the inside. where gangs, drugs and sheer boredom make up a violent mix. this is "lockup san quentin: extended stay." >> probably next to an inmate's release date, visits are the most important things in their lives. keeping in touch with their loved ones. >> i don't like coming here but i have to so i can see him. >> for some, visits are rare moments of intimacy. and for others, a business transaction. >> a lot of drugs come in through the visiting room. a lot of drugs. >> you don't want to be here, man. the hustler -- with the money in one hand. it came out the other. >> make sure someone else does it, it will be different. >> i know. i know. >> everybody hates prison. society hates prison. it's part of life. i've got to accept the things i put myself in. i can't try to be rebellious and hate the people that lock these doors on me every day. that's part of their job. they're making money. i have to respect that. yeah, i hate prison. i hate

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quentin sommerville has this report from kabul. >> an attack on the outskirts of kabul. this hotel was under siege. afghan families come here to speak. for the taliban, it was an easy target. at least half a dozen taliban members stormed the hotel. it went on throughout the night. >> it was around 11:20 p.m. last night when the assault started. the fighting started. >> there was panic as guests tried to escape, some into the lake. women and children are among the dead. most of those present were not armed. despite the loss of life, it took afghan troops 12 hours to kill the attackers. today, as before, the afghan security forces did most of the fighting. quentin sommerville, kabul. >> an australian patrol boat and other vessels have rescued more than 100 refugees from north of christmas island after their boat capsized it got into difficulties about 200 kilometers away from the australian territory. officials say about 90 people are still believed to be missing. a fire swept through a slum in new delhi, destroying hundreds of shanties. no one was reported injured or kill

i work at san quentin prison. they segregate inmates based on color and gangs. why

. >> if i could add on to what you just stated, i worked at san quentin for 27 years, and i feel like i grew up with a lot of the inmates that were there, just coming out of college, so i saw a lot of them change, including inmates who had been on death row prior to the supreme court overturning capital punishment. many of them were off of death row and sentenced to seven to life, and some of those individuals were paroled and have done very well out in society. i remember one who worked with the catholic church and worked through the restorative justice program to meet with surviving family members. it was actually televised. that is how much that individual changed. then he went on to have a very successful career and retired on a golf course in florida, as a matter of fact. they were debating the death penalty at the country club one day, and he said in two weeks, he would bring its former death row inmate. two weeks later, he walked in the room. he said that he immediately changed the minds of those arguing for the death penalty. that is just one powerful case, but there are many

you were a former warden of san quentin. i wonder if you could share with us your experience at having actually conducted executions? you saw the word from mississippi said that this had a personal effect on him and i wonder if you can address the issue that comes up with the victim's family often get satisfaction of some kind -- some relief because of the person that they understand has committed the crime and they are finally put to death. can you remark on this? >> let me say, i agree with everything that they have talked about. i cannot really speak for the families of the victims, only what i have observed to the execution process. this has an impact on everyone who is involved, including the staff. and of course the inmates' families. and the people who show up to watch this. and the whole show of people who are there for this. you cannot walk away from this without having been impacted. i want to talk about the war and has said, that these executions have been 7-10 years after the crime and we're not executing the sam

. >> at california's san quentin state prison, we saw how sophisticated some inmate weaponry can be.his homemade pistol is known as a zip gun. >> this portion is filled with groundup matchups. >> the two holes here, the inmate inserts a wick, inmate takes a plunger, pokes shrapnel in the open end. pieces of metal, groundup zippers. when the target walks by the cell, may it be an officer, inmate, the inmate lights this. when it goes down, strikes the match heads, basically acts like a firecracker and shoots the shrapnel out. >> the majority of inmate-manufactured weapons or shanks, designed for slashing and stabbing. the ease with which lethal weapons are made is shocking. this san quentin inmate who goes by the name speedy, agreed to show correctional staff and "lockup" cameras just how simple it can be. he starts by using a roll of melting this plastic down into a shape. what i'm dying i'm trying to get a little wad of it to where i have something to work with, you know what i mean? right now what i'm doing, i'm molding. this is like playing with clay. what i'm doing is -- is i got

. >> eventually transferred to san quentin state prison, the man who is arguably california's most violent inmate completed his sentence and was released in 2007. >> you have people locked up in this, this type of environment and then you release them to the street. what do you expect? >> back up -- ha-ha. >>> next on "lockup: raw." >> they'll come across their enemy, slice them across the neck. >> the ingenious weapons inmates use to attack. and the lengths officers will go to in combating them. ♪ but, it turns out all i was missing was miracle-gro potting mix. it's got what a plant needs. even plant food that feeds them for up to 6 months. you get bigger, more beautiful plants. guaranteed. who's got two green thumbs thanks to miracle-gro? uh, this gal. boom! everyone grows with miracle-gro. why? i thought jill was your soul mate. no, no it's her dad. the general's your soul mate? dude what? no, no, no. he's, he's on my back about providing for his little girl. hey don't worry. e-trade's got a totally new investing dashboard. everything is on one page, your investments, quotes, research..

and the staff here call me birdman of san quentin. >> the first day i got here at san quentin, the birdsink i am the bird man of alcatraz. maybe they're mistaken because he had a shaved head too. >> miller was serving an eight year sentence for burglary when he proudly showed us his cell. a virtual shrine to his winged friends. >> ever since i have been here the birds come up to me like they know me. you know i got them landing on my shoulders and my hands. and you know different kinds of birds. not just pigeons. but i got, you know, different kind of black birds. finch and the red wing landing Ñi i think the birds is a good way of releasing a lot of tension and anger. before i got arrested my girlfriend used to chase the birds away. she didn't want me around them. and so -- now i'm in here.

this is "lockup san quentin." extended stay. prison in california, san quentin is steeped in a violent history. >> get off the yard, take it home. >> taking in and distributing inmates from 17 counties, its criminal population changes almost every day. >> just keeping this place functional is an enormous effort. >> the prison uses a set of regulations and procedures to maintain order. but inmates often operate under a different code of conduct. >> the inmates have what they call prison politics here and the gangs control all of that. they have literally written rules and regulations. the repercussions for not following those rules are serious. >> get up! >> anyone is going to hit me if they see me. they'll try to kill me, try to slice me. >> on your stomach, on your stomach. >> sir, sir, sir, back up, back up. watch where you're walking, there's blood. >> careful, there's blood on the ground.

the northern hispanics is our main gang here at san quentin. and it's because they're better organized. the white guys are over here on the parallel bars and on the picnic table. over in the corner you see where the asians are sitting. you can't just walk and sit on a table. i had to explain that. i almost got into a confrontation with that two or three times because i saw a table i sat down. it's not like that. you got to ask for permission to sit down there. >> even such a minor misstep can be taken as a sign of disrespect, and that can lead to widespread violence. though correctional staff is constantly on the lookout for weapons, it's well known that many on this yard are armed for battle. and none more so than the northern hispanics. >> they have a minister of defense. and his thing is he's to have ten weapons ready at any time down here on this yard. their weapons are all hid over there. and in the morning we'll come over and we'll search that area and try to find their weapons. but they're getting better and better at the way they hide t

this san quentin inmate who goes by the name speedy, aged to show correctional staff and "lockup" camerasjust how simple it can be. he starts by using a roll of toilet paper as a crude forge to melt plastic coffee cup lids. >> i'm making a weapon right now. melting this plastic down into a shape.ç what i'm dying i'm trying to get a little wad of it to where i have something to work with, you know what i mean? right now what i'm doing, i'm molding. this is like playing with clay. what i'm doing is, is i got to get it all to this way like here and then once i get it like this -- i'll show you. >> i think it amazes me how fast it can be made and sometimes who's it's used for. sometimes for us. sometimes for another inmate. >> got to have air going to the bottom of this thing or else it will start smoking real bad. i'm letting it get in the cold water because it hardens it, it makes it stronger. all right. and that is what you are trying to come out with. what you do here, put a tip on it right here, sharpen it down on concrete to where you'd have a piece that -- it's actually -- >> just a m

they said, no, he was murdered tonight at san quentin. >> i got rid of everything, i cleaned the cell, i'm getting rid of everything. the weapon is already gone, we knew at that time there was no fingerprints on it and the time they came in, all of the inmates from the fifth tier to first tier start throwing everything out of their cell. that's what happened, they would find 20, 30 weapons and never know which one was actual murder weapon. the squad came through, security quad, or goon squad, they came through and cordoned off everything and they took the pictures and collected evidence and things like that. so they collected the evidence and find all these weapons. now, that night i'm up and i'm worried about what's happened. but they don't know what happened. >> but a break in the case came from the confession of an inmate involved in the murder. >> he saw an opportunity for himself, serving a life sentence. turned everybody in. because of my lack of knowledge and planning of the crime, and my age, the judge overturned my death penalty and sentenced me to life in prison without the

. >>> dozens of children came to san quentin for an early father's day visit with their dads.e met his daughter for the first time and another inmate was able to meet his grand son for the first time. the california department of corrections and the center for restorative justice bussed the children right here from the bay area from all over california. organizers say for many children this is the only opportunity they have to visit their fathers. >>> well, thank you very much for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. i'm heather holmes is. tonight's coverage continues at 10:00. tonight we will follow the emergency closure of 580 and live tonight at 10:00 to let you know if it has reopened. remember, we are always here for you as well at ktvu.com. "tmz" is up next here on tv36. have a great weekend ♪ [ kari ] i used to serve my country in the u.s. army. ♪ then, i was hit by a drunk driver and lost my legs. but that didn't change a thing. because i still serve my country, i just wear a different uniform. [ male announcer ] citi is joining kari miller to give back to the paralympic mili

we go inside of san quentin, we go inside of the county jail, the juvenile justice system. all entities -- the whole family is incarcerated. we want to kill the whole family. that is why we go when -- we want to heal the whole family. that is why we go in. we believe in empathy, we believe this violence is a learned behavior. restored of justice does work. -- restorative justice does work. [applause] >> elizabeth, you have been on both sides. as a teenager, you were a recipient of services. today, you are working in youth

we go inside of san quentin, we