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>> announcer: adseg is reserved for the worst of the worst offenders. >> its a place where they need to be separate friday the general population. >> announcer: the inmates live in single man cells and are on lockdown 23 hours a day and are handcuff and escort bide officers for all moves. darrell samuels is being housed in the carson section for an assault on an officer. >> i was breaking into cars in the projects back in the days and i got called when i was 9 years old. after that it has been h...

They rely on each other for back up as they risk their lives every day. >> i love this place. it sounds sick, but this is my job. this is a career that chose me. you build great friendships with the officers here. 10 pounds of cocaine was not mine. it was yours. when you have an environment where your life depends on someone else and someone elses depens on yours, it makes you a lot closer. it does. you appreciate each other more. >> up next on lock up extended stay. >> you were right there on t...

Yard, inmate samuels meets with counselor woodford to review his case and plans for the future. >> go on in. there was a concern about giving you that break because you were right there on the wall. it could have gone either way. >> i know. >> the only reason you got that break because the lieutenant said, i believe this kid can turn it around. dont disappointment me.ç you change your own destiny. so youve got to stay out of trouble, okay? >> im doing my time, not starting no trouble. im tryin...

Investigating employee or make any statements? >> no. just the employee working up there that day. >> here can be at the hearing then. any wequestions? >> no, sir.ç >> jamie. i went on the scene with edwards and hes in the hospital. he doesnt look too good. he has lacerations. the only person he wanted at the hearing was the reporting officer. he didnt want nobody investigated. thats it on that. however samuels want somebody investigated. i want to get the guys on the material. >> first off, 2...

Lee. >> hes still not getting more hours. >> the fight investigation in ad seg found both samuels and edwards guilty of mutual combat. samuels has moved to the reception center and is awaiting transfer to another penitentiary in the coming weeks. there, he will serve out the six months remaining on his sentence. >> the inmates were on the yard playing basketball. edwards was getting kind of rough with samuels, didnt like the way they were playing, didnt like what was happening to him, so he just...

Investigated five guys. i talked to 27 and he didnt see anything at all. however, i got about three individuals who said edwards swung on samuels first. >> he was the aggressor. thats the part of it. samuels is probably the changed with great bodily injury because of the injuries edwards suffered when he got knocked out. >> the evidence leads to self defense, samuels can receive an additional year if found guilty. >> not the first time edwards had been aggressive on the yard. a couple of times t...

>> announcer: dir darrell samuels and michael are being held for the fist fight they had on the basketball court. this officer is the investigator who talk with them and determine who started the fight. >> we have certain behavior or inmates according to the title dmean is given by the director. when they volleyed, they have a violation report. when its written, they may serve and is heard by a hearing lieutenant. inmate edwards 115, they had a fist fight on the yard, friday, the 30th of march a...

>> announcer: sergeant thompson and his unit arrive to piece together what just transpired and although it appears that samuels is the aggressor, both will be investigated over the next few weeks and possibly brought up on battery charges. >> we didnt confirm if it was a weapon or not a çweapon. >> last word is it was not a weapon. >> blunt trauma with a left or right hook? all right. >> these two guys got into a fist fight over here and supposedly the victim was knocked out for a few seconds....

I even try to straighten their life up and theyre living in the same environment. people dont forget because you are doing good. it dont take away the hurt youç caused. you can die and thats going to happen if you are out there on the streets. i got to leave. thats the only thing that is going to help me. >> announcer: samuels with the other inmates is given an hour a day. most of them talk about serving time. >> i probably get out and i get to see them next week. assault on a peace officer, i ...