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Peoples money. she is in jail for stealing wallets from other shoppers. >> on a weekly basis you can spend the max $125. i shopped $115 last night. got all my stuff. i am trying to lose weight. but however i am not going to cheat myself. >> inmate benefield she is a character. she loves drama. she loves drama. >> benefield recently had drama of the wrong kind. >> inmate benefield was in a fight in her cell. it was between her and another inmate who is actually not assigned to her cell. >> benefi...

Until you know whats going to happen, you really just -- you cant move forward with your life. so youre basically just stuck in this nothing, you know? >> but now, he has another problem. >> hi, kruger. come on out. stand on the yellow line. go ahead and walk down to my partner. youre going to make a right-hand turn and go to number one. >> all right. >> orange county jail authorities want to question him about allegedly assaulting his cell mate, brandyn scotto. >> told me to come down here. the...

Here right now anyways. >> back up a little bit. im going to open up this door. whats your name again? >> bretts. >> have a seat at that table. yes, so were moving this inmate into a cell where hes compatible with a cell mate and hell have his own cell and were going to figure out where -- who to move where later on. >> in order to keep casper separated from cash, deputies decide to move big daddy to the upper tier. and big daddy is none too happy about the move. >> he disrupted me, got me bounc...

Situation for now. >> you know what, in the end, this is all that matters. and hes right upstairs. if they separate me, ill write him letters. theres no stopping our relationship. when he goes home, ill call him on the pay phone. you cant stop it. he can be a million miles away, it dont matter. it dont matter. >> there is a much more somber drama in the isolation unit where weston kruger is serving ten days as a sanction for fighting with his former cell mate. but he still denies any involvement...

His new cell mate asked that we not use his real name, but did permit us to use his nickname, big daddy. casper claims that he and big daddy have a past history that could lead to violence. >> weve had problems from the street. were from the streets. we dont get along. >> the jail takes inmate claims of potential violence seriously. and in this case, there is an easy solution. >> were going to -- you cant be in the group upstairs. you cant be cell mates with him. there is an empty cell upstairs,...

Denies that there was a fight or any involvement in a fight with his cell mate, brandyn scotto. >> if kruger is sanctioned for fighting, his punishment will most likely be five to ten days in isolation. but without a clear determination of who started the fight, jail officials could also decide to sanction brandyn scotto and because he has a past record of violence when he was in prison, he could be transferred to a higher security housing unit. >> scotto, come on in. few formalities. what is th...

And then stopped, shook hands, there aint no problems no more. from that point on, he was quiet when i was watching tv. >> the two men are moved to holding cells until authorities can find new housing assignments for them. >> well bring each of them down, talk to them. if its necessary, well place separation orders so neither one sees the other one again. there is a certain boiling point with inmates, if you live with somebody for a certain amount of time in a close proximity, tensions can rise ...

Boyfriends cell mate, has just been moved back to mod q. >> i just got back, like, seriously three, four hours ago. i just got here. so, of course, everyone is banging on their doors, screaming my name, you know? im a star here. yeah. im crazy. >> not only is cash grateful to be out of isolation, hes especially happy about the location of his new cell. >> im so excited, my husband is next door. im really excited. im really excited. >> hey, you can hear me on the speaker? youre the one for me. >>...

During his interview, he was able to identify that his cell mate was the perpetrator of that assault. he actually admits that he and his cell mate weston kruger had gotten in a fight. he had told us that the fight was over a disrespect issue. he was trying to watch tv from his cell, which is a challenge because you cant always hear the television from your cell. and his cell mate was in the rear of the cell, shouting through the vents to someone else. a common way that inmates communicate. >> a ...

>> javier moscedo, also a serrano, is nieves cell mate. his presence during the interview is required by the gang. their policy is to have a monitor whenever one of them speaks to the media. >> what are you listening for as far as what he can or cant say? >> you know, the basic stuff. just stuff you cant say. you know. like the lifestyle, you know. prison politics, jail politics, it stays with us. it doesnt go nowhere. >> the gang life has led to more serious implications in nieves life, such as...