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>> these handcuffs are to secure an inmate to be seen by the doctor. these flex cuffs right here, about 150 pounds each. there have been many occasions inmates have popped these handcuffs right off of this thing. >> another primary concern for staff is keeping watch over suicidal inmates. >> basically in the cell is the sink, the toilet. everything you see that is grated. so that they cant use any type of material, clothing or any garment to hang themselves from. >> the psych population, theyre ...

Help me stop him. >> thats when i started screaming. all the languages that i know in english, french, italian because the plane was full of french and italians. i am native italian and french speaker. >> and passengers came from over the middle aisles, from forward, from back. >> the italian guy in front of him, mr. richard had a ponytail. we grabbed him from the ponytail and immobilized him. >> he released my hand. i moved out of that area and saw flight attendant ledee in the other aisle. i s...

Everybody has to get fed. everybody has got to eat first before we see what we have left over, thats all. whatevers left over, you know, they pass out extras. when i first started, this was not the way it is you see now. >> officer urbistondo has been working in the psychiatric unit since 1988. >> basically it was like the forgotten floor. this is 100 times better than it was back in the 80s. were always communicating with the inmates here. we have to always watch them. we see all different thin...

When i first started, this was not the way it is you see now. >> officer urbistondo has been working in the psychiatric unit since 1988. >> basically it was like the forgotten floor. this is 100 times better than it was back in the 80s. were always communicating with the inmates here. we have to always watch them. we see all different things happening. were the eyes and ears for the medical staff. basically what we see we report to the doctor and report to the nurses. basically we are the front ...

Doctor. these flex cuffs right here, about 150 pounds each. there have been many occasions inmates have popped these handcuffs right off of this thing. >> another primary concern for staff is keeping watch over suicidal inmates. >> basically in the cell is the sink, the toilet. everything you see that is graded. so that they cant use any type of material, clothing or any garment to hang themselves from. >> the psych population, theyre not allowed to have shoestrings, because shoestrings can be u...

Not the way it is you see now. >> officer urbistondo has been working in the psychiatric unit since 1988. >> basically it was like the forgotten floor. this is 100 times better than it was back in the 80s. were always communicating with the inmates here. we have to always watch them. we see all different things happening. were the eyes and ears for the medical staff. basically what we see we report to the doctor and report to the nurses. basically we are the front line dealing with these inmates...

Were always communicating with the inmates here. we have to always watch them. we see all different things happening. were the eyes and ears for the medical staff. basically what we see we report to the doctor and report to the nurses. basically we are the front line dealing with these inmates. >> have a seat right there. >> but there remains an element of danger in this unit. because the inmates here are often unpredictable and violent, staff members must take every precaution to protect themse...

Un-handcuff them and they go back to laying down. thats the main procedures that we do every morning, cleaning up the cells. everybody has to -- listen. everybody has to get fed. everybody has got to eat first before we see what we have left over, thats all. whatevers left over, you know, they pass out extras. when i first started, this was not the way it is you see now. >> officer urbistondo has been working in the psychiatric unit since 1988. >> basically it was like the forgotten floor. this ...

Everybody has got to eat first before we see what we have left over, thats all. whatevers left over, you know, they pass out extras. when i first started, this was not the way it is you see now. >> officer has been working in the psychiatric unit since 1988. >> basically it was like the forgotten floor. this is 100 times better than it was back in the 80s. were always communicating with the inmates here. we have to always watch them. we see all different things happening. were the eyes and ears ...

Doctor. these flex cuffs right here, about 150 pounds each. there have been many occasions inmates have popped these handcuffs right off of this thing. >> another primary concern for staff is keeping watch over suicidal inmates. >> basically in the cell is the sink, the toilet. everything you see that is graded. so that they cant use any type of material, clothing or any garment to hang themselves from. >> psych population, they are not allowed to have shoestrings because shoestrings can be used...