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>> then something happened in prison that ive never seen happened in prison before. the officer brought out the rule book. >> okay, hamilton. this here is the state prison operational procedure number 222. >> and set it down in front of dennis and said, look, heres what it says. >> in a nutshell, it says that every inmate will accept a cell mate. except if he has -- have you seen this? that means single cell status. if youre attached to your cdc number, then well never, ever try to house you wit...

Ive been in the hot desert, pelican bay, every one of them, morning riots with dudes getting their heads blew off. but here, nothing happens. because they want to keep you on lockdown for nothing. >> whats wrong with change? >> back in ads eg, another inmate faces the icc after fighting with his cell mate. >> they put crazy people in your cell, and crazy things happen. he was having problems with somebody else, so they moved him in my cell. this guy is having problems, why is he moving this guy ...

Programmed to do what theyre told when theyre told to do it. and so, they get to the point where they expect that from everybody. well, theres still a few old dogs around, who like to do things their own way. >> bennetts way of doing things, however, has had horrifying results. after adapting to life in a single-person cell here, he was transferred to a lower security prison in 1998. he had more privileges there, but also had to share a cell. thats when things began to go very wrong. >> im not g...

That i have. >> there may be criminal charges filed against inmate battaglia. more than likely not because of the small amount that was coming in. and being that the -- the return address was phoney, theres no way to determine who actually sent it in. >> battaglia does not know that yet. >> if they find me guilty, im going to be upset because i cant risk another charge. >> instead of criminal charges, battaglia and his cell mate, who requested to remain anonymous, will each be investigated and r...

Investigation. they will conduct internal disciplinary hearings starting with battaglias cell mate, who has requested anonymity. >> there was a birthday card sent into the facility through the mail. the birthday card was tampered with. there was actually four bags of heroin in between the two birthday cards. the birthday card had the "e" number of your roommate. so can you make a statement on what your involvement is with this or -- >> i have no involvement at all with that. at all. only involve...

Just wanted, like, some type of change, you know, because like youre in here and you dont have any control over anything. and i -- basically the only control i have is my hairstyle. and so i wanted my hair cut. >> coming up -- >> im feeding you and youre providing a service for me. you help me. you clean my room, heat up my water in the morning, wash my dishes after i eat. >> nick battaglia and his new cell mate set up shop in general population. and william bernard acquires new ink and a bust...

As he was telling us these very disturbing and violent acts. >> after murdering his cell mate in jail, glenn came to prison where his predatory behavior escalated. >> while i was there for about a year, i got about 14 assault on inmates. >> why? >> a lot of my violence ive had is like people dont clean up after themselves and they dont wipe the sink out after they use it. little courtesies, being in a cell situation, that you have to have. little things like that just piss me off. once im pissed...

Inside hackensack bergen county jail, officer domenico recently discovered strips of heroine inside a greeting card mailed to inmate nick battaglia. >> you have 800 other inmates youre dealing with here. you need somebody to be sane. and the drug is going to, obviously, incapacitate somebody and make them not act appropriately. >> battaglia denies any knowledge of the card and has told staff he suspects his cell mate might be behind the card. they will conduct internal disciplinary hearings star...

Change, you know, because like youre in here and you dont have any control over anything. and i -- basically the only control i have is my hairstyle. and so i wanted my hair cut. >> coming up -- >> im feeding you and youre providing a service for me. you help me. you clean my room, heat up my water in the morning, wash my dishes after i eat. >> nick battaglia and his new cell mate set up shop in general population. and william bernard acquires new ink and a busted lip. the conference call.

>> but you dont know for sure that he -- >> no, i dont -- i cant be 100%. if i would have known that it was coming in my name beforehand, i would have said something. >> step outside in the hallway. ill call you back in in a few minutes. >> theres really no way i can get around it. it had my name on it. the only thing i have working for me is my background. and hopefully that works out for me. >> while battaglias hopeful, theres a lot about the extent of the investigation that he doesnt know. >>...