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Housing unit to spend 60 days in confinement with inmate-made alcohol. >> the sanctions i imposed for making the intoxicants were a written reprimand do not make or possess intoxicants. decredit from credit class one to credit class two and 60 days disciplinary seg. there is administrative segregation. >> although the confinement unit is an eighth of a mile away for security purposes all inmates transferred there have to be excorted by two officers and transported by van. >> 60 days is the begin...

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 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 ...

Often overlooked stepped upon crushed, no one stops to notice that my movements are poetic. my stride is determined. my love is unconditional. my spirit is free. although im a monster, there is a soul inside of me. >> i do not believe there is an employee in the indiana department of correction in any state facility that does not know the name christopher trotter. >> beverly gilmore is the confinement units case manager. one of her responsibilities is to evaluate trotters ability to return peace...

Life in prison but he says his workout is designed to prepare him, just in case hes released. >> rotate around like im working on a loading dock or something. call it a workers workout. that way if i do get out, job aint going to kill me. im all ready for it. plus when you get to be my age, you got to stay in shape. that way, when the guys half my age want to mess with the old man, it aint my fault. >> there is always a new guy or two arriving on stones unit every week. for some its just a short...

Manner. i remember. >> well, i got a tame tongue, not an untame tongue. seriously. >> you think highly of yourself, do you know that? >> thats the difference, though. thats the difference. >> i would really like to be able to see christopher trotter go back to general population, because of the length of time he has been in segregation. but should he go? im so thankful im not making that decision. >> bottom line here is where were at. it is up to me now to make that recommendation. okay. like i ...

A bondsman can get him out for 10% of that amount. >> its a blessing. from $2,500 to get out and now $300, $400 to get out. >> barnes is hopeful his family will be able to come up with the money. >> i have an 80% chance of getting out. i aint gonna say no 90s because there aint nothing guaranteed or whatever, but 80% chance i get out. >> kenneth jackson is also hoping for a change of environment. he spent most of the last three years in the jails confinement unit, and he would like to move to ge...

It might have been a really, really bad day. and it happened so quickly, but by that time, we were all there, but it happens that fast. so, as much as we say that we have each others support, its nice to know that youve got a handful of them in orange that care. >> while the deputy who has since retired, might have been vulnerable working alone in the unit, the relationships he built under that system are what saved his life, and building those relationships is important to the former secret ser...

And mosey upstairs. they know what they expect. you got your bed made? it looks good. you always keep it nice and neat in here. i appreciate that. it is important to keep the jail clean because it keeps down a lot of the illnesses. lets just face it. people are here from all walks of life. they come from places that -- homeless with no medical care and they bring a lot of disease and germs and in order to keep that down, we maintain a very clean atmosphere. i want their beds made. i want the roo...

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 like im being punished and at this point all i can do is prepare my mind for the worst and hope for the best. >> you going to be all right? >> in the next cell over, brian singletary is also frustrated with being in confinement, and its only been a little more than a day now. when he...

At indianas wabash valley correctional facility the men considered to be the most dangerous and disruptive are housed in the secured confinement unit. most inmates have assaulted staff or other offenders and are in windowless single man cells 23 hours a day. they take their meals alone and 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 ...