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>> let me see that. >> what do yall have? >> man, thats a cuff key. thats a homemade cuff key made out of metal. thats a homemade cuff key. this right here can get somebody killed. this is why we do our shakedowns and do them at random. it they knew we coming we would have never found this. it would have been gone. they would have flushed it. this right here is very serious. >> the key has been discovered in the cell of inmates lionel bowden and foktoe duran, but in bowdens deodorant container. ...

>> later, bowden explained he made the key from a battery. >> you have to roll it so youll be able to grip it. >> yeah, but the dimensions right, though. >> yeah. somebody told me. make them at one point in time. >> the cuff key -- >> $25. >> all right. look. this somewhat we need do. go with him and get the balanced property packed up. were going to ship him over and place in heightened security single cell over there. get him out, his stuff packed up and get him out of here. >> sometimes the r...

Back here. >> sergeant nicholas heads the special response team that will attempt to retrieve the key. but to prevent the inmate from swallowing it, they must catch him by surprise. >> lets go to the water well. what water well is, its basically a plumbers access, you know, the toilets are mounted against the wall, the sinks mounted against the wall. we dont necessarily go in the cell to fix these. we just go to the back water well, full of plumbing. since we have the water well built, they deci...

A disciplinary report. >> i have possession of a weapon, possession of a handcuff key. several disrespects. a couple fighting drs. since incarcerated, i still combine four of them to fines. >> caught with the cuff key, already when he was in this unit. now he must face the institutional classification team, or ict. could they change his status from close management level two to level one? the highest security level in the entire prison. >> youre currently in class management 2. classification of...

>> yeah, but the dimensions right, though. >> yeah. somebody told me. make them at one point in time. >> the cuff key -- >> $25. >> all right. look. this somewhat we need do. go with him and get the balanced property packed up. were going to ship him over and place in heightened security single cell over there. get him out, his stuff packed up and get him out of here. >> sometimes the risk has to be taking. if i make it and get caught, i get the consequences and have to accept the consequences. ...

Institution. well go up and pick a number thats random. it kind of keeps them on their toes, because if we were to go in and start searching from cell one all wait down, then the others will know, hey, were going get searched next. lets get rid of our contraband. doing it at random gives us a good chance to find something if they got something up in there. >> this one. this is not right. feel this one. feel that one. here. go ahead and open that one. yeah. thats soap. >> what is that? >> whoa. w...

Theyre going into the rec yard. >> and escort high-profile inmates to court, to name a few. but sometimes they find themselves taking on very different duties. >> gentlemen, get up. >> one minute it can be exciting and one minute it can be youre looking through garbage. its got its ups and downs, but for the most part, its got its ups. >> having recently shaken down albert cermano -- >> let me see your hands. let me see your hands. >> -- who they incorrectly suspected of having a homemade cuff k...

Sinks mounted against the wall. we dont necessarily go in the cell to fix these. we just go to the back water well, full of plumbing. since we have the water well built, they decided, lets put windows. we go on a security walk, the inmates see us and know we were there. we can go in the water wells, turn off all the lights, and peer in those back windows. if the windows arent covered with obstacles, deodorant, paper, towels, they think these security windows are a shelf for them to put their jun...

>> why did you make it? >> in case i need t. need it for what? >> some things might require that i might need it. i might -- i might be in -- >> youre going to escape with it? is that what youre going to do? >> how am i going to escape? >> okay. im going to have you write a statement out. you understand? go ahead and house him alone immediately go ahead and put him on heightened security. okay? >> later, bowden explained he made the key from a battery. >> you have to roll it so youll be able to ...

Others will know, hey, were going get searched next. lets get rid of our contraband. doing it at random gives us a good chance to find something if they got something up in there. >> this one. this is not right. feel this one. feel that one. here. go ahead and open that one. yeah. thats soap. >> what is that? >> whoa. whoa. >> there we go. >> let me see that. >> what do yall have? >> man, thats a cuff key. thats a homemade cuff key made out of metal. thats a homemade cuff key. this right here ca...