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Struggles with parenting from prison, especially when it comes to negotiating with her childrens father. >> unfortunately, some events transpired in daycare last week that are horrible, and hes still letting our children go there, but theres nothing that i can say because im here and im helpless. >> later we noticed taylor on a cell block pay phone talking to the father of her children. >> okay. he doesnt like it, i dont want to go. does the lady still watch him? does she treat him any different...

Would throw you in there butt naked. >> tired of the overcrowding and abuse inside the prison, inmates reached their boiling point on february 2nd, 1980. what ensued was one of the deadliest prison riots in u.s. history. inmate carlos cervantes saw it all happen. >> it was like a bomb exploding, it just went off and the whole prison system was taken over, the whole facility. >> for 36 hours, the riot raged out of control. finally, when national guardsmen entered the facility, they found the inte...

Of the incident that i will share with you. this is the victim of the assault, and injuries. also before me i have the sock with a padlock and combination with a padlock and combination lock inside. i have a statement from the staff member that located that. >> i didnt have nothing to do with the assault. when the assault took place, i was on the stairs. an inmate ran by me. i could have easily been mistaken and that is what i believe that i was mistaken that they thought that by me being pushed...

If the b-line is the safest part of angola, death row is the most ominous. executions have been temporarily halted, awaiting a ruling by the supreme court. in the meantime, the cells have been filling up. >> how you doing? >> im blessed. >> good to see you today. this is my buddy. this is emanuel ortiz. you doing good in here? >> yes. >> are you getting used to this cell block, and it being -- >> well, these cells are larger than the ones we used to have over there. >> so you liking it better? >...

And broke his right hand trying to block the weapon that required a cast. i have here photos of the scene, of the incident that i will share with you. this is the victim of the assault, and injuries. also before me i have the sock with a padlock and combination lock inside. i have a statement from the staff member that located that. >> i aint got nothing do with the assault. when the assault took place, i was on the stairs when an inmate ran by me. i could have easily been mistaken, and thats wh...

All items out of unit 3201. he was assaultive toward staff. last night. the assault was a cup of urine thrown in an officers face yesterday and also a coke bottle full of water thrown and hit an officer in the back of the head. when a unit manager discovered this today, he wanted all hard items removed from the cell. we have tried to gain compliance voluntarily from the inmate, but he refused so a cell extraction team is called. >> when they are called, it is meaning that they are going to forci...

Its own zip code, it also has its own golf course. if the b-line is the safest part of angola, death row is the most ominous. executions have been temporarily halted, awaiting a ruling by the supreme court. in the meantime, the cells have been filling up. >> how you doing? >> im blessed. >> good to see you today. this is my buddy. this is emanuel ortiz. you doing good in here? >> yes. >> are you getting used to this cell block, and it being -- >> well, these cells are larger than the ones we use...

>> the city never sleeps. >> don your mask. >> while cell inspections are routine at all the jails and prisons pro-filed on "lockup," they were conducted with a military-like show of force at rikers. first, the emergency response team marches to the cell block in full riot gear. armed with high voltage stunt shields. they secure the area and provide an intimidating presence for any inmates who might be tempted to resist. then a team of correctional officers moves into the cells to begin their in...

And -- look at, you know, saying what really happened. >> it is only a matter of moments before the judge is ready to render a decision. >> mr. bullock, my finding is that assault with a weapon is a class a violation for our policy and the accountability for that is 365 days of disciplinary detention and a forfeiture of 365 days of earned time. you are also required to pay any medical costs associated with this incident. your have been locked up for six days awaiting for the hearing and i will g...

Death to keep some inmates down. >> i love a good ghost story. and anywhere i go that it looks like it has the potential, ill always ask, do you have any ghosts around? in new mexico they had a lot at the old prison. >> when we shot at the penitentiary of new mexico, major dean lopez took us to the old main. a now abandoned building that used to be the heart of the prison before it was replaced with a state-of-the-art facility. >> this is where most of the murders from the riot took place, was t...