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Pipes going through their heads, you know. unimaginable things. you couldnt even think of, you know. >> one of the inmates came down from the dormitory areas. and he had on his belt, tied to his side, the human head of a black man. this individual proceeded to take this head and gripped this head by his hair and he went over to that young guard that was crying, and he ordered that guard to kiss that head. and the inmates recorded in cellblock four never had a prayer. >> cell block four was the p...

>> inmates who saw the assault and provided statements remain anonymous in hearings like this, but it is up to the judge to determine the credibility. >> do you have any enemies in the institution, in the cell block, mr. bullock? >> no, i dont. >> tell me things people would make up about you. >> people i gamble with. >> who are they? >> im not going to disclose their names. >> well, i am trying to help you with your defense. >> well, if -- >> excuse me. if you provide names that may not be cred...

>> a large team of correctional officers will search every square inch of their cells. first, all the inmates are removed. first for weapons, then taken out to the yard. >> step over here. >> all right. all right. >> these surprise raids are usually successful in finding weapons. but present a unique challenge for "lockup" crews. >> it is action. its real action. and the only thing that you have to be careful of you dont want to piss off the cell block. you kind of run the risk of alienating the...

This wouldnt even be detected in the metal detector at all. >> no. >> somebody gets to the yard real quick, real quick, use it flush, it get it over with. >> you can throw it into somebodys heart, pop a jugular vein, take an eyeball out, and clear the evidence. >> and then clear the evidence. and your work stations clean. >> there was a slashing over in badger section involved hispanics. the hispanics are now in lockdown, actually theyve got the entire badger second on lockdown. >> our crew was ...

>> get on the floor! >> sure enough, the alarm sounds. prison wide, inmates sit down according to protocol. officers catch a man attempting to conceal his homemade slashing weapon. fortunately, a violent act was avoided this time. >> all right. its okay. >> in this cell block its the officer who is at risk during meal time. inmates housed here are considered too violent to be permitted to leave their cells. so its the officers who must deliver the food cell by cell. >> this is one of the most da...

Which was one after another, quite stunning and quite disconcerting. and when i looked at it, i found there were things we could do to improve our performance in suicide prevention. so weve implemented a variety of procedures in that regard, and they have paid off. the number of suicides has been substantially reduced. >> female inmates who are pregnant when they are arrested are placed in the prenatal cell block at rikers. >> i got aids. >> i got my baby, i got more kids. i want to go to a prog...

>> starting with your right thumb, roll your fingers. >> eating. >> in an effort to avoid violent confrontations later, every inmate is evaluated and classified according to his history of violence outside and inside the penal system. >> enemies? >> none. >> gang-banger? >> share a cell with another man, no problem? >> its all right with me. >> okay. thank you. >> as long as youre compatible. >> i wish we could make that call for you. youll find out when you get to the house. thank you. >> flore...

>> nothing anymore makes me raise my eyebrows. its been too long. seen too much. >> where did you find that? >> in a male inmates cell. theres no such thing as crazy in prison. you know, i dont know, maybe you got to be crazy to work here, im not sure. we come here voluntarily every day. >> since the 2000 riot, the level of violence at pelican bay has dropped considerably, but numerous assaults still occur. when they do, the squad must respond like street detectives, carrying all the tools neces...

In the same situation, and the inmate population looked upon me the same as the guy i killed. so a couple years later i end up coming to an sny yard, where im surrounded by the same type of people that are actually convicted of the crime that i thought the guy i killed actually committed. >> on brians own cell block there are several sex offenders like this inmate, whose identity corcoran asked us to conceal. >> i was a minister on the streets and had been for 45 years. my charges against me was...

Forcibly remove an uncooperative inmate from the cell. and when you see them all suited up in riot gear and face masks, you get a sense of how serious they take these procedures and the threat they could pose. they let us follow at a safe distance. >> inside the cell block, they give shropshire one last chance to comply. >> okay. im only going to ask you one time to comply, and if you dont, we will have to come in and get you. if you dont comply. >> soon as i get my [ bleep ] back. >> im asking ...