The first experience in jail is
probably the most scariest thing you've ever seen in your life.
You come in here, and you got big convicts
that done did 20 years.
You know, then you got guys in here that are predators.
And when they see somebody come in here like that, man,
they are--
it's open game season.
They maim youngsters like that.
The people that you'll be dealing with, they're raised
on the streets by the streets.
The only thing they know is the streets.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
When you're going to school at 12 years old,
worrying about math tests and spelling bees,
they're out there fighting.
It's a different society.
It's a different set of rules.
Me and him have been doing time
since we were 13 years old.
We're 20.
Both of us about to turn 21.
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You've got to be very careful of what you say
and how you say it.
All right.
You call somebody a bitch, it's on.
That's kind of how I feel it is on the streets.
That word in there will get you in a fight
quicker than anything else.
That's taking somebody's manhood.
You don't do that.
It's amplified in a huge way.
There's something wrong with you, bitch.
Because I mean, this is a complete different
world than the outside world.
Things that a person does on the street can get you [BLEEP]
up in here.
If you're this new person, you're there
and you have this deer in the headlight looks,
they're going to pick up on that.
They're going to use that to their advantage.
So say you stand up for yourself,
somebody continues pressing, and it turns physical?
Don't become engaged in criminal activity.
If it's against the law on the streets,
it's against the law in a facility.
You'll be charged criminally.
If it turns physical, I will defend myself.
You have zero privacy and the county facility.
When you go to your cell, there's
three other people in there.
They said my third.
[CHATTER]
My game on, oh!
There's no door you can close.
It's going to be loud.
[SCREAMING]
And sometimes, you're going to see things you're
going to raise your eyebrows.
This is what you signed up to do.
Any questions, comments, concerns, issues?
I just don't want this to be too easy.
That's my concern.
TRAINER: I think-- I think reality will come in
once you're put in handcuffs.
ROBERT: There is not one concern.
I can make it several months in jail without any problem.
I think it's going to be like a country club environment.
Make new friends, watch TV, eat good food,
prop my feet up, and stretch my toes.
My name is Robert.
I'm 45 years young.
I live in Pennsylvania, and I'm a school teacher.
I mentor kids, and I've traveled to many countries
to help orphans, because it gives
my life value and importance.
Mentors are essential, because it gives a person
proper guidance in life, so they don't steer
off track and end up in jail.
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[LAUGHING]
There are two reasons why I'm doing this program.
One, it will make me a better teacher.
The second reason is to expose that we have a broken system.
You'll have a TV in a day room.
So you got 40 people wanting to watch TV.
There's only one channel you can watch at a time.
[CHATTER]
Yeah?
Yeah, so how big is the TV screen in the day room?
It is a 60 inch--
ROBERT: 60 inch?
--60 inch flat screen.
ROBERT: Oh, thank you, taxpayers.
Just real quick--
teacher? Right?
- Yes. - Marine.
Marine.
Law enforcement background, going
back into law enforcement.
ZACH: Yes, sir.
What do you think about some of the questions
that Robert's asking, Zach?
How do you feel about that?
I can see your facial expressions.
I think it's kind of a concern.
Why don't you elaborate?
Be honest.
Some of the questions he's asking are, I think,
not serious.
I get the feeling that he's in for an awakening more
than he realizes he is.
ROBERT (VOICEOVER): I'm an innocent person,
but the fellow inmates do not know that.
Spread your feet further apart.
ROBERT: And I'm making a choice to do this, because this
will help jail reform.
I will make it two months without any problems,
because I really believe I'm going to make
some new friends in there.
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Follow me.
ROBERT (VOICEOVER): I'm not afraid.
I'm not scared.
[BUZZING]
[LAUGHING]
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Ah, [BLEEP], there it is.
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[CHATTER]
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INMATE: Military.
INMATE: That's fresh.
INMATE: Military haircut.
INMATE: I'm going to start my [BLEEP],, though.
INMATE: What the [BLEEP]?