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He just hung up. >> barnes next reaches out to a family member. >> okay, well, can you just call my dad and tell him to look for someone who has collateral. i really appreciate it. ill check back in with you tomorrow. all right. i need somebody with collateral. >> until he makes bail barnes will reside in one of the jails low-security housing units. but some inmates pose a greater threat to security. theyre housed in the confinement unit where theyre locked down 23 hours a day. today 180 will be...

Happy to have someone like him off the streets. as a father and member of the community, its difficult to keep that separation between my professional and personal self. i try to focus on the fact that he is not a management problem. hes actually, ill use the term, hes a model confinement to me. never gives us any problems and does everything asked of him. the requirements of my profession is to treat him no differently than i would a petty thief and that takes practice. it really does. >> morri...

Details the jail gave both men time in the confinement unit. while many inmates in boston settle disputes with their fists, there are other stories to be told there as well. >> when we produce one of our "extended stay" series for "lockup," our crew will be in a prison or a jail for up to 50 days in order for us to produce six episodes. they will interview more than 100 inmates and maybe 20 or so will actually make it on the air and then sometimes we meet an inmate who plays a very small role in...

>> were you afraid of kasey that night? >> yeah. >> of what? >> i was afraid of getting stabbed. i didnt have nothing on me to protect myself. >> since link is already convicted and sentenced for his part in the murder, he is eligible to serve his time in a general population dorm with far fewer restricts than the confinement unit. that frustrates kasey ackerman. >> he is in general population right now. but they want to keep me behind this door. its not right, you know what im saying? i feel li...

>> in the confinement unit, corporal mims quickly notices a problem in the cell of rosanna dimauro. its a mess. >> i saw paper on the floor and a toilet that was unflushed. not good. >> good morning. you sleeping by the light today? >> yeah. >> i want to talk to you. i notice you like to sleep here next to the light. is that why you put your mattress there. you scared of the dark? >> i was watching tv actually. >> and you fell asleep there. what happened to the rest of your room? i mean, you got...

>> were you afraid of kasey that night? >> yeah. >> of what? >> i was afraid of getting stabbed. i didnt have nothing on me to protect myself. >> since link is already convicted and sentenced for his part in the murder, he is eligible to serve his time in a general population dorm with far fewer restricts than the confinement unit. that frustrates kasey ackerman. >> he is in general population right now. but they want to keep me behind this door. its not right, you know what im saying? i feel li...

Its kind of a rule of thumb for inmates not to talk to the staff about anything really. you know, you dont want to be labeled a snitch. no one wants to be seen that theyre working with the cops. >> with neither inmate providing details the jail gave both men time in the confinement unit. while many inmates in boston settle disputes with their fists, there are other stories to be told there as well. >> when we produce one of our "extended stay" series for "lockup," our crew will be in a prison or...

What i sleep on. this is my cellie rack right above me. this is where another man sleeps. understand? out here to the left is my window. that mice window. thats the gate that teases me with freedom. and right there is the highway, i think. see the cars going by, going places i cant go. you feel me? so just trying to paint a picture for you so you can understand what im going through. >> carlton wrights picture will change very little in the next 24 years. thats when hes eligible for parole on hi...

-- my cell. let me show you whats going on with my cell. this is my bed here, you know, what i sleep on. this is my cellie rack right above me. this is his bed, where another grown ass man sleeps at. you understand? out here to the left is my window. this is my window. thats the gate teasing me with freedom. and right there is the highway, i think. see the cars going by, going places i cant go. you feel me? so just trying to paint a picture for you so you can understand what im going through. >>...

Housed in the secured confinement unit. most inmates have assaulted staff or other offenders and are now held inside windowless single-man cells 23 hours a day. they take their meals alone and even phone calls, which are allowed once a week, are made from the isolation of their cells. >> in this confinement unit we have to deliver all of their services. i try to make contact with every one of my offenders at least once a week. thats all 144 of them. >> case manager beverly gillmore is the primar...