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>> were here to perform a cell extraction on inmate smith, edwin. the reason for the extraction is the inmate refused to come out for a cell search. >> smiths actions triggered colorados emergency response team. one of their primary functions is to extract uncooperative inmates from their cells. >> when our crews follow a cell extraction, its one of the most intense moments on "lockup." its when an inmate refuses to cuff up or come out of the cell or is doing damage to the cell and the special r...

And refuse orders to cuff up and vacate their cells. its then up to a specially trained emergency response team to forcibly remove them. and in slagles case, the extractions are always intense. >> [ bleep ]. >> roy slagle is a big, powerful guy. he is intimidating looking. when you meet him, you understand why he would have been considered a formidable opponent in a cell extraction. >> in and out of correctional facilities since the age of 14, slagle was serving time for robbery and assault when...

Whats yours? death. up next on "lockup: raw, hard time." >> hes a big, powerful, scary guy. hes the kind of guy that would have been a formidable opponent in a cell extraction. >> i got some criminal tendencies, okay, aint like im in here for nothing, all right? >> one inmate pushes correctional staff to the brink.

>> [ bleep ], [ bleep ]. [ bleep ]. >> calm down. calm down. >> every one 6 you [ bleep ] [ bleep ] im going to start with you guys are [ bleep ] we need more food. what do you want to know? >> robertson, serving a 60-year sentence for murder has spent most of the last two years in house one. >> why are you in here? >> in house one. its a long story. i been being assaulted, so i assault people back. okay? about my stuff. i refuse to let myself be assaulted and not fight back. >> robertson not on...

To human waste, correctional staff suit up in plastic coveralls to protect their clothing but they encounter a few snags. >> they dont make them big enough. >> slide in there, its wet, one of them might throw feces at you. hes ready. hes going to be pitching, im going to be catching. >> while the extraction team suits up, the hospital staff continues to negotiate with the unruly inmates. >> meanwhile, the extraction team readies a five-point restraint table to which they will secure any inmate w...

Of him. it may take him a bit longer than normal today, hes pretty agitated. >> he sprayed me for no reason! >> lets go ahead and finish moving him. ill check back on him. if he continues to get louder, ill call the warden and possibly do a cell extraction, get him out here, let the unit get calm again. everybody is in an uproar at the moment. >> [ bleep ]. >> hes getting loud enough. i think im going to have to make the call. >> after more than an hour of continuous yelling, the sergeant is lef...

>> inmates fail to comply with staff instructions, we will probably have to extract them. >> i want everything ready to go in no more than five minutes. i want everything ready to go in five minutes. >> dont make them big enough. >> in addition to the risk of being injured during a cell extraction, officers must also protect their faces and uniforms from body waste that is frequently thrown at them by inmates. >> you got elbow pads, you are going to slide in there, its wet. one of them might thr...

You can settle down. >> the inmates failed to comply with staff instructions, we will probably have to extract them. >> i want everything ready to go in no more than five minutes. i want everything to go in five minutes. >> dont make them big enough. >> in addition to the risk of being injured during a cell extraction, officers must also protect their face and uniforms from body waste that is frequently thrown at them by inmates. >> you got elbow pads, you are going to slide in there its wet wit...

Weekly basis. >> we do wear protective gear in a cell extraction or use of force, calculated-type use of force. but on some occasions, staff do get injured. i have seen occasions where staff have been injured to point of broken arms. i have seen staff receive feces thrown in their face. i have seen staff where they actually had their headgear broken into pieces because they was hit so hard when they entered the cell. >> after extracting him from a shower cell in the crisis unit, officers are tra...

>> almost immediately after this training exercise ended, the cell extraction team was called out an a real emergency. an inmate in unit three assaulted two officers. >> an inmate had a squirt bottle they use on the rec yard, had it filled with a substance and when i was carrying trays back downstairs is when he squeezed the water bottle is when he shot urine in my mouth and eye area. >> lets do it, guys. >> the cell extraction teams uniforms are not only designed for protection but for anonymit...