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>> apparently another inmate or two went into his cell and put some knots on his head and said dont be giving us anymore needles in here. we seen inman a day or two later, of course, he wont tell what happened or what it was over or anything like that, because thats a convict code. but we know what it was over. i got enough people out there telling me what it was over. >> and now things are about to heat up even more for inman as the disciplinary board takes up his case. >> hes been charged with...

Down here on this yard. their weapons are all hid over there. and in the morning well come over and well search that area and try to find their weapons. but theyre getting better and better at the way they hide their weapons. you see this one guy keeps looking around. hes got the heavy coat on? the temperatures pretty hot. so theyre the soldiers. they wear these jackets, its a little bit more armor. if anything goes on theyre the first one toss get involved. >> many inmates have told us that if ...

>> pack your stuff, get out and go. you aint welcome on the block. >> guards are just in there, they distribute all the food. theyre only in there to make sure nothing major goes on. other than that, inmates run everything else. >> sergeant danny heron was one of only two officers asigned to manage the 95 men on wasatch a that morning. >> yeah. they can take the block. but theyre not going anywhere. what are they going to do? that really doesnt bother me. i really dont have a control issue that ...

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>> 99% of us are. >> how the convict code applied to sex offenders. >> main line they walk around and they slide a knife under your door. kill your celly or we kill you when you come out. [ woman ] lower cholesterol. [ man 2 ] yummy. i got that wrong didnt i? [ male announcer ] want great taste and whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol? honey nut cheerios. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 you and your money deserve. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 at charles schwab, that means taking a close look at you tdd# ...

In every prison profile in "lock up" our producers have found subtle differences in how inmates enforce the convict code or the unwritten rules by which they live. but one aspect rarely changes. the position of sex offenders on the inmate hierarchy. >> murderers, robbers, theyre up here. child molesters, rapos,theyre down here. them guys on the bottom, most of them guys are sex offenders, you know? i dont like them. i just top rate them. i used to beat them us. i used to prey on them. >> they no...

Dont give a [ expletive ] about respect or nothing like that. >> we have discovered the proliferation of gangs at every prison weve profiled. and utah is no exception. but nowhere are prison gangs more powerful, dangerous, and faster growing than in california. and they have added their own ominous chapters to the convict code. >> you can always spot a guy thats not used to prison, a new inmate, because hell come out, hell wander around, he wont go with his own group. hes just looking. and usual...

>> my celly is really a multiple offender. and bad as that sits in my gut like acid, i just -- its just a putrid thing. theres nothing sexy about a kid. you know what i mean? and to hear it, to know it. i know im here for it. thats hard. but its just still sickening. >> next on "lock up raw." >> i want to know -- >> the convict code takes on a new dimension when the inmates are women. >> what we call a women relationship here its a slang word for bulldogging and thats two women together. local c...

>> but stafford has now left the cell with a view to the detention unit where hell be locked up. the disciplinary board has found him responsible for the stabbing of pat ellerman. >> got the blood out of my shoes. thats why i stopped fighting because i seen blood on my shoes. >> two weeks after his stabbing ellerman has returned to general population. >> i was stabbed ten times. i think i won the fight, he won the war. >> stafford received a year in the hole despite ellermans refusal to cooperat...

And the understanding of why we are there and what we are there to achieve. having said that, though, im not naive. there is always the possibility that something could happen. >> were told we have to prepare for that. but we always have staff around us in the case of doing a one-on-one interview i tend to get fairly close to the person im interviewing because its how i can engage and have communication and always talked to my camera crew that god forbid that something happens that i have faith ...