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>> ricardo gomes is also dealing with a reputation issue. he recently had a cup of urine confiscated from his cell. he says he was going to throw it at a particular officer, but an even more sinister concoction. >> i was planning on making a special remedy we used to do back in the old days called funky cold medina. its kind of like skunk juice. its made out of some really nasty parts, urine, feces, peanut butter and sour milk. and we mix it together until its liquid. if you hit anybody with thi...

With a reputation issue. he recently had a cup of urine confiscated from his cell. he says he was going to throw it at a particular officer, but an even more sinister concoction. >> i was planning on making a special remedy we used to do back in the old days called funky cold medina. its kind of like skunk juice. its made out of some really nasty parts, urine, feces, peanut butter and sour milk. and we mix it together until its liquid. if you hit anybody with this, they aint coming, theyre not g...

>> as you just documented on camera, he stated wait until he [ bleep ] comes out of there so well have to take him out of the chair eventually. he still continues to make threats and [ bleep ] act up and violate the rules of the department. >> lieutenant medeiros has a problem with me. >> you tell him. >> hes a [ bleep ] [ bleep ]. >> with gomes safely restrained, deputies conduct a search of his cell, checking for weapons or other contraband. it isnt long before they find cause for concern. >> ...

Or things dont happen fast enough, he tends to get riled up very quickly and everything is a problem for him. its tough to get him to come down. and everything is a problem for him. nothing -- he doesnt do anything wrong, we do everything wrong. and theres some major injustice. >> im going to advise you to remain silent. >> no such thing as freedom of speech in jail? what happened to my miranda rights, my amendment rights? >> when inmates continually act out, the jail can secure them in a restra...

If you act like an [ bleep ] -- >> over the last seven to ten days were starting to see his behavior change because weve been giving him less attention. weve kind of been having just one or two people deal with him for the most part, as opposed to when he acts up, everybody shows up to include myself, sergeants, corporals. so what weve done is we started to kind of trim those numbers down so when he does act up, we just have the necessary people around to deal with him. and up to this point, we ...

He recently had a cup of urine confiscated from his cell. he says he was going to throw it at a particular officer, but an even more sinister concoction. >> i was planning on making a special remedy we used to do back in the old days called funky cold medina. its kind of like skunk juice. its made out of some really nasty parts, urine, feces, peanut butter and sour milk. and we mix it together until its liquid. if you hit anybody with this, they aint coming, theyre not going to want to go home, ...

>> ricardo gomes is also dealing with a reputation issue. he recently had a cup of urine confiscated from his cell. he says he was going to throw it at a particular officer, but an even more sinister concoction. >> i was planning on making a special remedy we used to do back in the old days called funky cold medina. its kind of like skunk juice. its made out of some really nasty parts, urine, feces, peanut butter and sour milk. and we mix it together until its liquid. if you hit anybody with thi...

Very quickly and everything is a problem for him. its tough to get him to come down. and everything is a problem for him. nothing -- he doesnt do anything wrong, we do everything wrong. and theres some major injustice. >> im going to advise you to remain silent. >> no such thing as freedom of speech in jail? what happened to my miranda rights, my amendment rights? >> when inmates continually act out the jail can secure them in a restraint chair for up to four hours. as deputies place gomes in th...

It is not biblically right. >> reporter: inside, a man who calls himself brother gary, the executive director. >> this boy here claims to be homosexual. >> reporter: he told our undercover team that for a $21,000 yearly fee, he uses a bible, and sometimes a belt, to deal with teenagers who consider themselves gay and act up. >> i wouldnt do it just because, for one, just because he says hes queer. im not going to do that. >> reporter: this is just one of a number of such places discovered by abc...

Activists descended on the food and drug administration, determined to shut it down. >> so many people in act up, came from arts, marketing, they sold aids activism like you sell the newest madonna album and knew how to do it because they sold the newest madonna album, knew how to make the drama necessary to promulgate it in the minds of america. they figured out that the best way to get the government to do the right thing was to become smarter than the government. to learn more about drugs tha...