for locations, see drscholls.com. >>> boston's suffolk county jail is comprised of two facilities.he house of correction, for inmate whose have been convicted, and the nashua street jail for detainees awaiting trial. for the past ten months, delshaun bloodworth has been incarcerated at nashua. awaiting trial on charges of armed robbery and assault and battery but now he's about to make the move to the house. he's accepted a plea bargain and has been sentenced to two and a half years. >> the judge said this is a gift to me and i should appreciate it because i could have easily got more time. people don't know, armed robbery is a serious, serious charge. so i gladly took it. >> but the plea deal, he admitted his role in the robbery of a woman in downtown boston. >> we roll up behind her and i told her not to yell. people like to yell and then we run off, no, she didn't yell because i told her not to. she might have if didn't said anything or if she didn't see the gun. but told her to give me everything you got. give me everything. i want everything. i don't want just your money, i wa

. >> more than 12,000 people a year pass through the walls of suffolk county jail. though the jail also holds inmates who have already been convicted and serving short sentences, this man arrived here having only been accused of a crime. if they don't make bail they will stay until their case, resolved. that could take months if not years. >> so many housing people, very violent crimes with people with completely non-violent crimes but it's a maximum security facility. if you're one of the nonviolent one, it's something you definitely need to get used to. >> with an average daily population of male and female inmates, someone reaches their boiling point virtually every day of the week. >> on the ground! >> we're back -- >> the most common violation is fighting. it's common to fight for them over rivalries and gang differences. people get transferred into new units. so new inmates come in, detainees come in and they go right at it and they end up here. >> here is the segregation unit where inmates are placed after fights or other serious disciplinary violations. other

more than 12,000 a year pass through the doors of suffolk county jail. >> step inside, gentlemen. back 209 wall, please. the jail also holds inmates who have already been convicted and serving short sentences. if they don't make bail they'll stay until think cases are resolved. for some, that could be years. >> so many housing people, very violent crimes with people with completely non-violent crimes but it's a maximum security facility. in you're one of the non-violent ones it's something you definitely need to get used to. >> reporter: with an average daily population of male and female inmates, someone reaches their boiling point virtually every day of the week. >> on the ground. >> back to your room. >> the most common violation is fighting. it's common for detainees to fight, and gang differences. people get transferred into new units. detainees come in and they go right at it, and they end up here. >> reporter: here is the segregation unit, where inmates are placed after fights or other serious disciplinary violations. other than toiletries and legal papers, they are not allo

be long before she can join her friend and she vows it will be the last she will see of the suffolk county jail. >> i'm trying to get back here. >> archer recently took a small step towards freedom when she was allowed to join the community works program. twice a week they send low computer inmates outside the jail to perform public service like painting and landscaping. >> get out of jail for the day and mark a real job. only $3 a day. it's worth it to me because it helps me get through the day and gets me back into the real world. >> it's like a stepping tone. it's different than being housed with 30 females they are back in population. it's a gradual thing. . >> it's very strict. parole violations and fighting while you are in here. >> the assistant deputy has known archer for years. >> cynthia i have known since 1991. when i started, she was in her with her mother. >> oh, please! >> i'm kidding. just wait. i know. >> she has been in and out for so long. unfortunately. i'm happy to be doing something like normal he has five weeks left as unlikely as it is. he is holding out hope to serve the

just outside downtown, that battle, the suffolk county jail. >> the jail is a maximum facility.holds anyone arrested and on bail that can't make it. someone for shoplifting and frequently someone charged with homicide. >> unlike prison where all inmates have been convicted and sentenced, most are only charged with crimes and are innocent until proven guilty. there are nearly 2,000 inmates convicted and are serving short sentences here. >> we have the largest sheriff's department in the northeast. so we're moving a lot of people in and out of here and trying to do a lot with them in a relatively short period of time we have them. >> so-hoo! >> and the people get that done every day do a remarkable job. >> in some units, a lone officer oversees, like a beat cop. allows them to build a rapport and reduce fighting. but in jail, fights still break out. policy dictates both for his own correction and that of the inmates, the officer on duty not intervenes until backup arrives. with seconds, officers swarm the area. >> hey -- ah! >> the inmates involved are quickly restrained and remov

challenge for your guys. >> do the running man. >> krystal o'reilly continues her time at the suffolk county jailston awaiting trial for allegedly robbing two banks, but her life in jail has taken a major turn. her cell mate and good friend, melanie reddy recently had her prostitution charge dismissed and has returned to the streets. >> the neighborhood that i'm from, the armpit of massachusetts, it's gang bangers, drug dealers, prostitutes and addicts. i love it. i don't know what it is about that place because it's disgufrting, but i [ bleep ] love it. >> i know how it is being out there, especially when you're not ready. i want to really try to change, but she blatantly said she wasn't ready. i respect that. i knew she wanted to use, so i didn't talk much about getting clean. >> not surprisingly, o'reilly received distressing news about her friend. >> we heard she od'd. that was the first time i cried. nobody knew anything further than that. they just knew she od'd where the day she got out. >> i got the letter a couple days later. it was such a relief to know it was written after the fact. sh

salonpas. >>> boston's suffolk county jail is comprised of two facilities.ose have been convicted, and the nashua street jail for detainees awaiting trial. for the past ten months, delshaun bloodworth has been incarcerated at nashua. awaiting trial on charges of armed robbery and assault and battery but now he's about to make the move to the house. he's accepted a plea bargain and has been sentenced to two and a half years. >> the judge said this is a gift to me and i should appreciate it because i could have easily got more time. people don't know, armed robbery is a serious, serious charge. so i gladly took it. >> but the plea deal, he admitted his role in the robbery of a woman in downtown boston. >> we roll up behind her and i told her not to yell. people like to yell and then we run off, no, she didn't yell because i told her not to. she might have if didn't said anything or if she didn't see the gun. but told her to give me everything you got. give me everything. i want everything. i don't want just your money, i want everything. >> did you say anythin

lockup. >> due to mature subject matter viewer discretion is advised. >>> doing time in boston's suffolk county jaile ivy league university located miles away. but once a week those two worlds intersect when students from harvard university and boston college come to the jail to help inmates earn their geds. >> that's a good thing. looking out for us. you know what i'm saying? there is a world out there. people to help you. >> girard has been teamed with alexander, a harvard. >> we all make mistakes and try to do it in my head. write it out. it will take an ex true five seconds but it's totally worth it. each answer matters for the final score. people have a wall about what this whole mcommunity is like ad that's one of the more interesting parts of being here. >> you're very confident. >> absolutely. i know this stuff. >> i want to make you prove to me that you know this stuff on paper. >> smart. go to harvard. >> people can let their defenses down in the classroom. they can protect those kinds of things. you don't want to make yourself vulnerable. in the classroom you can be vulnerable. >> to main

. >> the suffolk county jail is often a first stop for bostonians who find themselves under arrest.e inmates awaiting trial and who have yet to make bail are maintained where daily population averages about 700. if they have been convicted of a crime and are sentenced to less than 2 1/2 years, most will transfer to the nearby house of correction, which averages 1,700 inmates. while their charges vary, nearly all of them will need to confront the truths of their pasts if they hope to avoid coming back. >> it may be a history of abuse, negligent, lack of education, lack of job history, substance abuse issues, you name it. >> but there's another issue that is also bringing more people to jail. not only in boston but nationwide. >> the percentages of mental illness is off the charts. they are shocking. it's much harder once people begin to get older to tackle those deficits that have been growing and growing and growing over a period of time. >> though he was deemed competent enough to stand on his charges and face trial, a lifelong mental illness is a reality for corey allen. he is ser

suffolk county. cory allen rejects a chance at freedom. >> i ripped my parole papers up, because i don't need them. >>> doing time in boston's suffolk county jaila world away from the colleges or ivy league university located just miles away. but once a week those two worlds intersect when students from harvard university and boston college come to the jail to help inmates earn their geds. >> for them to come in and do it for us as little convicts, i should say, that's a good thing. looking out for us. showing us, you know, there is a world out there. there is help out there. people want to help you. >> girard cohen has been teamed with alexander, a harvard sophomore. >> it's one of these things, you can do the answers in your head probably, just to be sure, because we all make mistakes and try do it in our head, just write it out. it will take five extra seconds, but it's totally worth it. each answer matters for the final score. people have a wall about what this whole community is like and that's just not true. if you work for somebody a while, you get to know them. that's one of the interesting parts of being here. >> you're very confident.

. >> the suffolk county jail is usually the first stop for those who find themselves under arrest. inmates are detained at the facility where the daily population averages about 700. if they have been convicted of a crime and are sentenced to less than two and a half years, most will transfer to the nearby house of correction. which averages 1700 inmates. while their charges vary, nearly all of them will need to confront the truths of their past if they hope to avoid coming back. >> it may be history of abuse and neglect, lack of education, lack of job history, substance abuse issues. you name it. >> but there is another issue that is bringing more people to jail. not only in boston but nationwide. >> the percentages in mental illness are off the charts. they are shocking. it's much harder once people begin to get older to tackle those deficits that have been growing and growing over a period of time. >> though he was deemed competent enough to understand his charges and stand trial, a life long battle with mental illness is a reality for cory allen. he is serving a two and a half