ain't no sunshine in this jail. >> there is some sunshine in boston suffolk county jail at least on the open air recreation decks. 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 sets, 100. 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 contemplative breakfast. >> reach, reach, reef with your left arm and bring the hand onto the chair. >> from time to time the jail allows a volunteer yoga instructor to conduct a class. >> grow like the tree. >> 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 convictions that include assault on a police officer. >> i got in a fight with a girl. when they took me to the police stat

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 onlyn to his girlfriend on the phone, but he's determined to take the relationship to the next level. >> listen, listen. i need a close-up. all right? will you marry me, baby girl? i'm serious. give me one of them little rice and bean babies. emily, i love you, baby. >> with 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 mean, i'm not going to lie about that. eave i've dealt drugs. just my upbringing, 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 night time gun battle erupted on an east boston bridge. after the inve

. >> the suffolk county jail is often the first stop for bostonians who find themselves under arrest. male inmates who are awaiting trial and have yet to make bail are detained at the nashua street 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 1, 00 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, and neglect, a 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 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 and growing over a period of time. >> though he was deemed competent enough to understand his charges and stand trial, a lifel

>> the kids meet the inmates. >> smoking weed is going to end you in jail or dead. >>> during our extended stay shoot at the suffolk inmates, preselected by jail staff, were about to introduce themselves to four young men participating in the jail break program. >> the 12-year-old in cell one, he's here for cutting his teacher. >> what's up, man? what's up? how old are you? >> we have two fireworks in school. >> what you in here for? what you in here for? >> marijuana in three. >> turn around you little [ bleep ]. >> and marijuana in four. >> you want to go at it -- you think this is a [ bleep ] game, huh? >> the one in four is 16. birthday is next month. so he's a heartbeat away from being in here. >> stealing money and smoking weed is going to end you up in jail or dead [ bleep ]. >> either/or. either/or. >> take your sneakers off right now. take them off, tough guy. >> they always take their shoes away. this is something that they know that happens in jail. we tell them, you come to jail, you're going to lose your shoes. >> take these off. >> take your sneakers off. >> [ bleep ] >> put your [ bleep ] hands up. a

. >> but it was at boston's suffolk county jail that we met not just two but three siblings.nd the bonds they shared transcended the numerous troubles they faced. >> my sister's on that side. she'll be coming to the window like yo, yo, yeah, yeah. >> it didn't take long for the allen family to catch our attention. >> straight from the bloody beat, you know what i mean [ bleep ] ferocious. >> siblings corey, melissa and william were serving sentences at suffolk county's house of correctional facility. >> the allen family was definitely a family that definitely seemed they were having hard times. three siblings being locked up was certainly a lot coming from one family. even though they were all inside, they constantly were telling us about one another and stories about one another from home. >> my family is one of the dysfunctional families that's out here. i love my family. you know what i'm saying? there's something good about us, you know. >> my sister, melissa, is loving. she's kind. >> she took care of me. she made sure we eat when we didn't have food. >> my little brothe

. >> at the suffolk county jail in boston, we encountered one group of inmates who found working out more motivated than working out alone. >> get that ab workout. get it toned up. this crew right here, that's what we do all day. six day workout, one day rest. every day, every rep we're out here. we out here. >> man, it's not that big but twice this week, man. i take it for granted, man. big things come in small packages. rise against these walls and these bars. >> definitely. got to do something with your time. >> always working out. always working on my mind, my body, my soul. >> that's pretty much it. >> in another section of the jail, we discovered a group of women also working on mind, body, and soul. but in the most unexpected way. >> lift the buttocks up any amount, excellent. move the inner thighs through the back wall. >> we found out that once a week a professional yoga instructor would come inside the jail and teach yoga to the women. we decided to cover it and when we got there we saw a normal classroom environment had been transformed into a yoga studio. they had pushed