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One-year sentence for auto theft when he was charged with murder of his cell mate. >> last week my year was up, but also starting into this case itself, you know. were not even into the trial days of it, but i would have been released last week and going home. and im still, you know, praying and hoping that something in that autopsy comes out, something to save me, dude. i can only hope and wish, you know. i really dont -- i didnt -- i didnt murder that guy. waiting for court is the hardest part...

>> were come and talk to you in a few minutes. >> the inmates are given a temporary housing location until they talk to classification officers, through the classification process is you know how we find out if people need to be separated, from the general population, if they have any gang issues, if they have any enemies, if they have any psychiatric issues and they house them appropriately after that. for inmates sobel and potter, it doesnt seem like they have any housing restrictions or keep ...

Love you guys. you too. be praying for you. >> one month after salmons cell mate died. another inmate is charged with the murder of his cell mate. prior to these two suspected homicides. there had only been three murders at the main jail in its 26-year history the last was five years earlier. >> homicides in our jail are extremely unusual. intuitively you think you have a bunch of criminals in there, so that would happen. it really doesnt. if you asked me a year ago, i would say we have a good t...

Steal it and sell it for $1 million. >> at times he occupies a cell by himself. at other times hes given a cell mate. >> over the years when o.j. simpson would get a cell mate more than likely his celly would be his housekeeper, cook the food, make sure everything is in there and o.j. would buy the food from the canteen for both of them. >> in many ways he hasnt changed at all. hes still an arrogant man who sees himself kind of above people like you and myself n. prison he rubbed people the wron...

Sentenced to serve one year at the jail. >> jail was not my thing. so i stayed in trouble. the whole time ive been in here ive stayed on restriction. tried to smoke cigarettes in here. >> salmons got into the kind of trouble that goes beyond cussing and smoking. he admits to getting upset with his 54-year-old cell mate and struck him. hours later, the cell mate laid dead in the cell. he pled not guilty. >> it was a freak accident. i hit the guy one time. he fell back and his hit head. if i knowe...

Were snapped. i had traumatic brain jury. i was in a hospital bed at that time. i was heavily scarred and everything. i was given the purple heart. i dont even remember, ive seen the picture of my colonel putting it on my chest. >> sobel was honorably discharged due to his many injuries. but now he faces charges of attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and conspiracy. according to police, he allegedly stabbed two men in a brawl. involving his girlfriends ex-boyfriend. >> lima beans, pum...

Said, when in reality it would be easy to discount whats being said. >> during their second week together, salmons says his cell mate soiled himself. >> the guy was just all confused and disoriented and sat on my bed. hes leaking out of his pants. i didnt really lose my temper. i told him to get off my bed. i smacked him and he fell back got him good with the palm of my hand. and hit the concrete part, edge of my bunk when he went backwards. yeah he was bleeding. he bled pretty good. so he had t...

Advised. inside the downtown main branch at the sacramento, earnest is housed in the total separation, but he hasnt lost his sense of humor. >> how is my hair? >> total separation is exactly what it says, its total separation. you are by yourself. you move by yourself. youre transported by yourself. you have no contact with any other inmate except for maybe talking through a door. >> salmans and other t. inmates are only allowed out of their cells 30 minutes everyday. >> everybody looks forwar...

Paper except for the "x" box, then its multiple strokes. its multiple strokes on both sets of paper. based on this we determine that christopher gonzalez is the person who wrote the note. >> christopher gonzalez, currently awaiting trial for attempted murder to which hes pled not guilty has been david goodells cell mate for the past year. he was assigned to be a sort of companion and confidant following goodells suicide attempt. officer burke recently dismissed gonzalez from a volunteer position...

He will be a total separation inmate. he cannot have another cell mate. >> salmons says he struck his 54-year-old cell mate with an open palm after the inmate soiled himself and sat on salmons bed. salmons says he has no idea how the man died a short time later. at the time, salmons was nearing the end of a one-year sentence for vehicle theft. >> 23rd is the prelim. thats where its set where we got to start picking our jurors and stuff out. >> salmons must remain in jail awaiting trial for murde...