ain't no sunshine in this jail. >> there is some sunshine in boston suffolk county jail at least on the open air recreation. depending on their security level, inmates are allowed out for an hour or more of rec each day. during bad weather, recreation is taken in housing unit day rooms where inmates work out any way they can. >> got to do pull-ups every day. about ten reps a day. ten at the times, a hundred. i do my push-ups, squats. i work on the legs. >> now raise your left arm up. >> over on the women's side, some inmates aim for a mind/body connection for a more concentrated breakfast. >> bring the hand on to the chair. >> from time to time the jail allows a volunteer yoga instructor to conduct a class. >> cool like the breeze. >> i like it. it's really relaxing and makes your day go by easier. takes away all your stress. >> 23-year-old valerie minacapelli hasn't always been so mellow. she's nearing the end of 90-day sentence for a fight with a police officer. >> i got in a fight with a girl. they got rough with me so i fought back. i punched a lieutenant in the face. they gave me a

your job and all this other stuff. >> he's currently housed at the jail on nashua street, one of two facilities that comprise the suffolkounty jail system. the 700 inmates here have not been convicted of any crime but are held awaiting trial or the settlement of their charges. if they are convicted, and given a sun tense of two and a half years or less, they could wind up four mile as way at suffolk county's other jail facility, the house of correction. bloodworth's been at nashua street for ten months now after pleading not guilty to charges of armed robbery and assault and battery. >> i go back to court and this case isn't looking beatable. i think i'll plead out. i've seen my friends burnt in trials. i'll just take a deal and give them their win. >> if he agrees to a deal to plead guilty he could face a sentence of two and a half years. the good news is that as he weighs that decision, he currently shares his cell with a childhood friend from the streets. david peters. >> i don't remember a time where i don't know him. probably met each other where we were like three. we took some [ bleep ]. >> yeah, yeah. took some

a separate suffolk county jail for inmates serving 2 1/2 years or less. due to multiple fights, he spent the first 13 months in segregation, but even under those restrictions he was still a significant discipline problem. >> daniel has gotten into many fights since he's been here. he's been involved in almost ten fights. there are a lot of fights where he has actually asked or called to happen. he's didn't involved in a lot more behind the scenes than he's actually been involved in. >> i'll be in the background, amping them up. just -- i like going at it. [ bleep ] i don't know. it's just fun to me. i just enjoy it. i like all the -- commotion and stuff like that. >> reporter: while esdale tries thrives on commotion outside his cell, inside is a shrine to order. >> this is my rug. blanket that i use, to keep on my floor. i feel more comfortable and cozy. makes it more like home. that's my cosmetics. this toothbrush, toothpaste so i don't get mixed up. sounds funny. sounds weird, but that's just the way i do it. same thing with deodorants. one day i pick u

. >> more flan 12,000 people a year pass through the walls of suffolk county jail. 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. in you're one of the non-violent ones it's something you definitely need to get used to. >> reporter: an a 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. and gang differences. people get transferred into new units. they 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 no

jail. and robert sutton gets the visit he's longed for. >> will you marry me? >>> melanie reddy spent a month in the suffolktitution charge. the case was eventually dismissed. reddy has now returned to the streets of boston. but she knew her future was less than certain. >> i've done years. i've done months. i keep coming in and out because every time i use, this is my end result. >> the day she was released from jail, reddy was treated for a heroin overdose. three weeks later, she's back in the jail's intake department. she was arrested for being under the influence of drugs in a public place. >> seriously. leave me alone. >> when melanie reddy came in the last time, she was certainly dope sick. dope sick is somebody coming from the street, they haven't had a fix in a few hours. it's when your body is starting to realize, hey, where is that drug? and all of those symptoms, the nausea, vomiting, cramping, seizures, everything, all those things are now coming the the surface. >> reddy will detox in the jail's infirmary, a process that can take anywhere from a few days to two weeks. her close friend and forme

jail has a way of crimping their personal lives. for the seven months he's been at the boston suffolk county jail, 25-year-old robert sutton has onlyon the phone, but he's determined to take the relationship to the next level. >> listen, i need a close-up. all right? will you marry me, baby girl? i'm serious. i love you, baby. >> but the crime sutton has been accused of, it may be a long time before he can start a family. he's been charged with distribution of cocaine, for allegedly selling 150 grams to a confidential informant. sutton has pled not guilty and though he's never been convicted of drug dealing, admits he's no stranger to the drug trade, oh, yeah. i've dealt drugs. i'm not going to lie about that. i've dealt drugs, just my up bringing. you know what i mean? survival, sell drugs, but i didn't sell those drugs. >> if convicted, sutton will face a minimum sentence of ten years, but that's not the only serious crime he's accused of. less than a year earlier, a nighttime gun battle erupted on an east boston ridge. after the investigation, sutton was arrested and charged with assault with intent to commit murder. he has pled

boston suffolk county jail. at least on the open air recreation. depending on the security level, inmates are allowed out for an hour or more each day. during that, recreation is taken in housing unit daily where inmates work out any way they can. >> i do pull ups every day. two sets and i do push ups while i work on the legs. >> over on the women's, some inmates aim for a mind-body connection through a contemplative breakfast. >> reach with your left arm and bring the hand on to the chair. >> the jail allows a volunteer yoga instructor to conduct a class. >> brought like the tree. >> i like it. it's really relaxing and makes your day go by easier. takes away your stress. >> 23-year-old valerie hasn't always been so mellow. she is nearing the end of a 90-day sentence for convicts that include assault on a police officer. >> i got into a fight with this girl. they took me to the police station and they got rough with me so i fought back. i punched a lieutenant in the face. they gave me assault and battery on a lieutenant police officer. they call me

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

. >> the suffolk county jail is often a first stop for bostonians who find themselves under arrest.ale inmates awaiting to make bail are maintained where the 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 1700 inmates. while the 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, 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 percentage of mental illness is off the charts. they are shocking. 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 face his charges and trial, a lifelong mental illness is a reality for corey allen. he is serving a 2 1/2 year sentence for an array of cri