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M-house cell block has been put on lockdown until investigators can determine the cause of cashs severe facial injuries. cash and his cellmate claim that cash fell. but frank littlejohn suspects a coverup. >> the suspect probably told the victim dont tell on me. say you fell. thats pretty typical in these situations. nobody that falls receives that many injuries. >> littlejohn suspects that woods might have used the hot pot to assault his cellmate. >> the hot pot was down in the trash. >> little...

Fingerprinted. >> 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. than...

Cell block has been put on shut down until investigators can determine the cause of cashs severe facial injuries. cash and his cell mate claim that cash fell. but frank littlejohn suspects a coverup. >> the suspect probably told the victim dont tell on me. tell them you fell. >> littlejohn suspects that woods might have used the hot pot to assault his cell mate. >> the hot pot was down in the trash. >> littlejohns next step is to create the cell itself. >> you can see a little blood here. looks ...

>> we get between 80 to 90 admissions a day, around the clock, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 356 days a year. >> what size you wear? >> 8 1/2. >> guess what, 10 is your lucky number. these are air giulianis. you can have them, my brother. >> 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...

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 pc, protective custody unit. >> the rapists, you know, the child molesters, the snitches. >> i w...

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 this cell block right here. >> this was the site of a 1980 riot....

You in your cell. >> im thinking that yall are going to all these here prisons, talking to all these people such as myself, you know? people whos never getting out. this thing aint recording, is it? >> i start to turn off the camera and i stand up and i begin reasoning with alex, slowly as i inch my way backwards towards nancy, out of the cell. alex, its important that we tell this story. we want to hear your voice. i dont know if i was getting through to alex, but i do know that i was getting c...

Roommate. i was the first one up to go. i aint really mad about it, though. >> as it turns out, stanley wont be transferring to another prison with his best friend after all. he will be saying at wabash after all. >> its going to be cool, dog. >> later today, stanley will walk through the massive prison gates to his new cell block and make the move with someone else he knows. mate alexander. >> i hope the transition is smooth. im going to be talking to everybody. im associated with everybody. he...

18-year-old michael stanley and alexander arrived on the youth unit at wabash. today they transition to the wabash adult population where they will trade a unit of 53 kids for a cell block of 1200 kids for a cell block of 200 adults. on transfer days, kids often mask their fear with bravado. >> remember, the secret word is no. >> i got you. >> uh-oh. i feel like im going home. >> master control. >> take to the south side. >> basically want to see what is going on. >> its clear.

>> its extremely sensitive and crucial that you think for yourself and do what you think is right and not what you think someone else wants to you do. that you know within yourself is wrong. >> while stanley and rankin face new challenges in their adult cell block, 12-year-old paul gingrich has similar issues even in a juvenile prison. >> the difficulty is keeping them safe. typically they are much larger and you like to pick or mess with the smaller kids. he is the easy target, even in al juven...