he was recently involved in a brutal fight, caught in a jail surveillance camera. he thought i was a punk, you know. he thought he could talk to me any way he wanted. not one time did he bother me that day, but price. so i have to do what i got to do, you know? what did you do. i [ bleep ]ed him up. smashed him. smashed him. smashed him out. the tape is reviewed by captain michael colewell. the man here who removed his shirt, he approaches cory allen and delivers the first blow in what turns out to be a pretty significant altercation. ultimately inmate allen gets the upper hand here and delivers what you see here, a succession of blows to the head and, closed fist punches to the head and torso. and that happens for several seconds as the responding officers begin to arrive.
while boston, massachusetts, maintains its colonial past, it s also ranked as one of the world s leading metropolitan areas for education and innovation. in the heart of downtown, however, is a reminder that not every one of its residents is on the right track. there are, especially at the county level, very significant portion of our population of people who simply can t get out of their own way. mostly they are self-destructive but they commit crimes and hurt people in the process but their lives can be different and there can be a change made. the suffolk county jail is often a first stop for bostonians who find themselves under arrest. male inmates awaiting trial and who have yet to make bail are detained at this facility where the daily population averages about 700. if they have been convicted of a crime and are sentenced to less than 2 1/2 years, most will transfer to the nearby house of correction, which averages 1,700 inmates. while their charges vary, nearly a
i call him the don because he walks around like he owns the unit. banks are my favorite place because banks have money. an old school bank robber maintains his swagger. that move means you just lost the game. this is how i do it at medication time. an inmate with an imaginary friend proves to be a challenge for the jail. he [ bleep ] him up. smashed him. and a shocking act lands his sister in jail as well. well, it was all in my face, my eyes and my hands and my dress. i have never seen nobody gush like that in my life. while boston, massachusetts, maintains its colonial past, it s also ranked as one of the world s leading metropolitan areas for education and innovation. in the heart of downtown, however, is a reminder that not every one of its residents is on the right track. there are, especially at the county level, very significant portion of our population of people who simply can t get out of their own way. mostly they are self-destructive but they
i m a g man. that s how i do it. medication time. about to get the medication right now. this will keep me nice, you know what i m saying. right now i m on five medications. i m on five psych pills. this morning i took three. tonight i ll take six, you know what i m saying? corey represents the type of inmate that provides a daunting challenge for jails and prisons nationwide. they show certain symptoms of mental illness, yet are incarcerated by the courts rather than hospitalized. mr. allen is in the general population unit. should someone be deemed incompetent, that would be through a psychiatrist and the court would deem them incompetent and you wouldn t be housed in the house of correction. you would be at bridgewater which is where our state facility is. though he s been ruled competent, cory has posed problems. he s got a very poor impulse control. when he gets ramped up, he s uncontrollable to bring down. so there are issues. sometimes he s in much more need of menta
you know? if i get out i will send some pictures and money orders. be good. stay out the hole. i m going to cry. i can t keep reading this. i miss her so much. cory and melissa s brother, william allen, is also serving time at the house of correction. he s been sentenced for a year and a half for assault and battery. my sister said to me one day, it must be a family curse. it must be. i mean, hard time has fallen on us all. well, i had a white band and yellow band. these are symbolic to my family, my sister, and my brother, corey and lisa. i wear them to keep them close to my heart and let them know that i m thinking about them every day. he loves his family.