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>> we want the guys to be able to function under any circumstance. you dont want anybody going home any other way than from the way they came. >> i just finished being sprayed with o.c. in the eye. o.c. in the mouth. and getting washed off. then getting tased. all in a days work. i love my job. cert training is put into action on a nearly daily basis at bear county. a code two. a major disturbance. requires the team to rush to the special observation unit. an inmate has been throwing chairs an...

There was nothing i could do. i was 50 yards away. by the time i got back over to the spot, it was -- i couldnt do anything. >> when hunters discover the body weeks later, it was not only decomposed, it was decapitated. >> from what i was told they found the head in a field away from the body. the only way i could figure, animals got to it. because it was out there for two months in the summer heat. there wasnt much left of it. >> phillips was arrested along with his co-defendants. two of them a...

Feeling, what were you going through? [ speaking spanish ] >> he says that the reason why he did it is bah he was lonely. he was in lockdown. he sees that everybody gets visits. he doesnt. he sees that everybody gets letters. he doesnt. he doesnt have any body to talk with. he just felt lonely. and thats why he did what he did. >> with four prior stays at bear county, guerra is well then to staff here. he is known for resisting arrest he says he is part of a significant enterprise in mexico. >> ...

On him. >> that day what were you feeling, what were you going through? [ speaking spanish ] >> he says that the reason why he did it is bah he was lonely. he was in lockdown. he sees that everybody gets visits. he doesnt. he sees that everybody gets letters. he doesnt. he doesnt have any body to talk with. he just felt lonely. and thats why he did what he did. >> with four prior stays at bear county, guerra is well then to staff here. he is known for resisting arrest he says he is part of a sig...

I was in the truck. there was nothing i could do. i was 50 yards away. by the time i got back over to the spot, it was -- i couldnt do anything. >> when hunters discover the body weeks later, it was not only decomposed, it was decapitated. >> from what i was told they found the head in a field away from the body. the only way i could figure, animals got to it. because it was out there for two months in the summer heat. there wasnt much left of it. >> phillips was arrested along with his co-defen...

>> thats the effects. five seconds. >> we want the guys to be able to function under any circumstance. you dont want anybody going home any other way than from the way they came. >> i just finished being sprayed with o.c. in the eye. o.c. in the mouth. and getting washed off. then getting tased. all in a days work. i love my job. cert training is put into action on a nearly daily basis at bear county. a code two. a major disturbance. requires the team to rush to the special observation unit. a...

[ laughter ] >> shows you how much i know. >> only time can tell how permanent or sincere the changes claimed by those in the ex-gang unit will be. kyle beachum, however, has experienced some undeniable changes in his stay at bear county. hes now a trustee, or inmate worker. >> ive been working laundry for about a week now. i work from like 9:45 till 10:00. it could be 6:00 in the morning, 7:00 in the morning. one of the biggest benefits of working the laundry could be coming out, eight, nine ho...

Earlier stay at bear county. >> this time around, i butched up a little bit and said i was masculine. and they put me in the masculine group because i dont want to be with a bunch of drama queens, you know, girl. im trying to be with the masculine group with the boys. >> starting at age 16, he has been in and out of the bear county jail. he was recently convicted for burglary and is back now after violating parole. he believes his experience in jail has made him a leader in his unit. >> a lot of...

>> lay her down. let her go. >> dont move. this is not connected. >> thats it. >> thats the effects. five seconds. >> we want the guys to be able to function under any circumstance. you dont want anybody going home any other way than from the way they came. >> i just finished being sprayed with o.c. in the eye. o.c. in the mouth. and getting washed off. then getting tased. all in a days work. i love my job. cert training is put into action on a nearly daily basis at bear county. a code two. a ...

>> phillips was arrested along with his co-defendants. two of them are in other housing units at bear county. he says the third is the actual killer and is still at large. phillips also says he is willing to accept the consequences of his actions but feels the murder charge is too much. >> even if they want to come at me with aggravated assault. i am willing to do that. but i didnt murder the guy. ive didnt have the intentions to murder him. >> the stress of his case may be taking a toll tin oth...