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Corner of my mouth, inside of my mouth. i also had a cut on my forehead and my nose. >> burks internally was charged with assault on the officer and resisting. it took three or four staff members to actually restrain him. >> as a result, burks was transferred from general population to the custody unit while officials determine what sanction he will receive. at a minimum, it will include a move to the secured confinement unit where inmates are housed 23 hours a day and lose many of their privile...

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 ...

Still my baby. hey, baby. >> how you doing? >> im fine. white boy specifically said, tell momma meech i said, whats up? >> whats up, dog? how are you feeling? >> chilling, man, chilling. >> you looking good. look fit and strong. >> stand up. let me look at you. stand up, turn around. let me see. you all right? okay. >> burks has not seen his mother since he assaulted officer manuel. but he told her about the incident over the phone. >> when will you be able to sign up for school again? >> probab...

He has family and we love him. >> although the visitors center is a short walk away, security is stepped up for confinement inmates. burks is shackled, escorted by two officers and driven to visitation. the visit will be noncontact, meaning hell be separated from his family by a pane of glass. >> i get to see my baby, i dont even care. im a mammas boy. it dont even matter. at the same time, it would be better. unfortunately its got to be through the glass, though. it is what it is. >> i need to ...

My heart wept with pride as i opened each fold of that quilt. i want you to know you made this mamma look up that day and thank god for wonderful people such as yourselves. a lot of us are here because we messed up our freedoms and for people are over there fighting for those. and to support them in this right here, its awesome to be a part of something like that. >> its too early to tell if demetrius burks will have such a revelation. but six years into a 55-year sentence for murder, burks has ...

Dimitrius burks admitted to being in the car the night that his victim was murdered in a drive-by shooting. but he says he wasnt the trigger man. >> theres no award you get for not snitching. im not just innocent of everything. but ive done plenty of things in my life that would eventually lead me here or dead, you know what i mean? i believe god is punishing me now for everything that i did, in fact, do. so im just taking this time to learn from all the mistakes and right all those wrongs. >> b...

Now that im out of that shu, now that im out of that shu, every day is a good day for me now. and im not taking it for granted. >> while trotter recently completed a decade in the stark solitary existence that comes with life in the secured confinement unit, demetrius burks has only begun his 15-month stay there. >> another day, another dollar. >> it is the consequence he will pay for assaulting a corrections officer. but it was the murder of an innocent man that brought him to prison. >> when y...