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And this is a window. i would never think a window would make a big difference, but it does, a window. like i said, i call a lady night. and she mooned me the other night. the first time seeing the moon in ten years. i was like, wait, that was cool seeing her backside. and then she smiled at me and i was like -- it was a a twinkle in her eyes and i seen the stars. i was like, whoa, you know? just peaceful. just peaceful. >> the simple pleasures trotter has gained are about to be taken away from ...

This life. >> and the life burks lives in wabash has recently gotten considerably more uncomfortable. he has been placed in the custody control unit for assaulting an officer and will likely soon transfer to the even more restrictive secured confinement unit. but burks still has a dream -- >> for the people i dont know who the future be, you can google meech. >> he plans to someday get out of prison and seek fame and fortune as a rapper known as young meech, da future. >> if burks had a fan club...

>> it appeared on the scene when we arrived that cash had been assaulted by woods with a hot pot. he had sustained some lacerations to his face, multiple bruising to his neck and to his body where it appeared to us he had been kicked. >> but both cell mates are sticking to the story that cashs injuries were the result of falling down in the cell. >> because of the lack of cooperation from the alleged assailant and the alleged victim we did not file any external or internal charges on mr. woods o...

Custody control unit where he will be locked into a single person cell 23 hours a day pending the final results of the investigation. >> go ahead and strip down. socks and everything. everything. put that on. >> they put us in a room. they dont give us no manual to teach us how to live in a box with another man. its really hard. its really hard, man. especially when they have a seizure any time and you get blamed for it. >> coming up, joshua bean faces new troubles following a shakedown. >> you ...

>> wrights aggressive behavior soon created problems with other inmates. >> im not looking for trouble, but at the same time, im definitely not ducking them either. you feel me? you know, this is the penitentiary. youve got to stand tall, ten toes down. you know what i mean? you cant take no losses. you know what i mean? its the wrong place to be a bitch. you feeling me? its the pressure. you feeling me? you get killed for stealing on the streets, so why not in prison? >> as wright continued his...

Note in his drawer, and hes saying good-bye to his mom and children. put him on suicide watch. >> inmates on suicide watch are stripped of all possessions except boxer shorts, placed in a completely stripped down cell, and undergo around-the-clock observation. but after they examined him, mental health staff determined mcdaniel was not suicidal. for refusing to take the drug test, however, he must remain in the custody control unit where he will be locked in his cell 23 hours a day, with only an...

The drugs down there. the control line across the top tells us that the test was valid. as long as theres a line by every number then the test was negative. >> one inmate has refused to comply with the drug test. >> 604. >> four. >> the inmate is martin mcdaniel who is serving 15 years for three counts of burglary. >> he is going to the ccu which is the custody control unit. they take offenders down there that are troublemakers, who refuse orders, who have been in fights, what have you. >> offic...

Tell you guys that i love you, miss you, im sorry for what i put you through. >> to my boys, i love you. i think about you every day. im so sorry that i hurt you. through the process of growing up without having a father. hardest part about doing any of this time is knowing that you guys are worried about me. you know, theres no need for that. >> but not everyone here has a brother to lean on. >> 604. >> four. >> during a routine shake down in housing unit "d," inmate martin mcdaniel was taken t...

Family got told, you know, i got a visit, like, the following week from my kids and everybody start writing letters, and i think it was more to open their eyes up, too, that i was, you know, pretty down, you know. from not hearing from them. >> as the interview wrapped up, mcdaniel expected to return to his cell in the custody control unit, but his comments during the interview renewed concerns among staff about mcdaniels state of mind, and they decided he would, in fact, be placed on suicide wa...

Custody control unit and returned to general population. but he has a new cell assignment in another housing unit. >> you got to get along in here. you got to. >> we get along good. >> have you seen cash since the altercation? >> no. hes on the other side of the prison. >> did you guys leave on good terms? >> of course. >> over in the protective custody unit joshua bean has received word on his ongoing investigation. after testing positive for methamphetamine during a recent shakedown bean reque...