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Stripped down cell and undergo around the clock observation. after they examined him, mental health staff determined mcdaniel was not suicidal. for refusing to take the drug test and he most must remain in the custody control unit where he will be locked into his cell 23 hours a day. later he said it was because he had taken some of his cell mates prescription methadone. i refused it because i was positive too and ended up over here. >> can you talk to me a little bit about the letter? >> the le...

We put him on suicide watch. >> inmates on suicide watch are stripped of all possessions except boxer shorts, placed in a stripped down cell and undergo around the clock observation. after they examined him, mental health staff determined mcdaniel was not suicidal. for refusing to take the drug test and he must remain in the custody control unit where he will be locked into his cell 23 hours a day. later he said it was because he had taken some of his cell mates prescription methadone. i refused...

Going to be for fighting in jail. >> oh, wow. >> obviously you and your cellie had an altercation at some point. nobody is deemed the aggressor yet or the victim yet. two men are locked in a cell and somebody has injuries. there obviously has been a fight. so it is not the end of the -- not the end of the world for you. >> i understand. >> you should get your notice of violation. sergeant will call you out, conduct a hearing, hear your side of the story. if youre found guilty, hell issue punishm...

>> big bully swinging? >> yeah. >> does the other guy look the same as you? >> no. >> how does he look? >> better. >> like most inmates who get into fights, scotto wont say who blackened his eyes. >> just a little damage, would rather not speak on it. it is in the past. it is over. thats all. >> a few hours later, scotto was given orders to pack up his possessions and move to a new cell. >> my partner confronted the inmate with the injuries and during his interview, he was able to identify that ...

>> 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. >> it has to happen in a blind spot. it was a cell, a blind spot. he got attacked. but im not going to start pointing fingers. thats not my job, you know? >> hes already been convicted of killing a liquor store owner, who was trying to stop him from stealing a pornographic magazine. a former mixed martial art...

As small as somebody not being quiet at the appropriate time can lead to something like this. >> over in mod q, markus cash, also known as drama, has reached a boiling point of his own. >> youre not locking these doors. >> hes gotten into a dispute with his boyfriends cell mate. >> youre not [ bleep ]. [ bleep ] you. >> the fight landed cash in isolation where hes locked down 23 hours a day. >> i think cash got a little jealous and he thought that i was screwing around with my new cellie, which ...

>> were going to -- you cant be in the group upstairs. you cant be cell mates with him. there is an empty cell upstairs, cell four, hes going to cell four now. >> hes going to cell four. >> hes going to cell four. youll have your own cell all by yourself. you cool with that? right now, what i want you to do, youre going to come out and youre going to sit in the day room, all right? >> all right. >> youre going to chill out at the table. >> he wants to talk to you. >> you want to talk to me? all ...

Burglary, and cocaine says cleanliness with the lack of it can also lead to conflict. >> thats a big part of being locked up. you know, theres people who get dropped, beat up, because they dont keep things clean. >> diazs cell mate, marcelo cardenas who is convicted overaggravated assault and is awaiting to be transferred to prison to begin a six-year sentence is happy to indulge him. >> he jokes i have an obsessive compulsive disorder. >> which is fine for me, right? >> well, im not a germaphob...

>> sky bishop was sent to the hole when he refused to share his cell with an inmate the prison assigned him. >> what about your cell mate now? >> ive known him for over a year. thats my buddy right there. i dont have any problems with him. we always get along. i had him moved down here. he wanted to move in. makes time a lot easier if you got a roommate you get along with, you got something in common with. makes prison life a lot easier. >> when it came time for his interview, skys cellie, jason...

And he was scheduled to return to general population, where sharing a cell is mandatory. >> to me the cells are too small. i think the cell in itself breeds an environment for homosexuality. >> dennis hamilton was an unusual inmate. he just believed he didnt have to live with another man. i think he had a fear about living with another man. >> and to me its like you dont even want these people in society, but you want me to feel safe inside a cell with this person. >> ironically other inmates mi...