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Day-to-day security at the maricopa county jail in phoenix is handled by detention officers. sheriffs deputies assigned to the jail and who are the front line in maintaining order. theyre backed up by the jails intelligence division, which is constantly gathering information on potential problems before they can escalate. >> the keys going to look like this. >> okay. >> its going to be pretty much just etched out of the toothbrush. >> okay. >> all right. >> but weve got to hit them quick because...

Day-to-day security at the maricopa county jail in phoenix is handled by detention officers. sheriffs deputies assigned to the jail and who are the front line in maintaining order. theyre backed up by the jails intelligence division, which is constantly gathering information on potential problems before they can escalate. >> the keys going to look like this. >> okay. >> its going to be pretty much just etched out of the toothbrush. >> okay. >> all right. >> but weve got to hit them quick because...

Day-to-day security at the maricopa county jail in phoenix is handled by detention officers. sheriffs deputies assigned to the jail and who are the front line in maintaining order. theyre backed up by the jails intelligence division, which is constantly gathering information on potential problems before they can escalate. >> the keys going to look like this. >> okay. >> its going to be pretty much just etched out of the toothbrush. >> okay. >> all right. >> but weve got to hit them quick because...

>> to validate is essential in maintaining the safety of the facility. >> i found that hanging here on his vent. >> once hes validated a member, hell never be able to go to a level-b facility. so it has a lot of bearing on an inmates future once he gets validated. >> you can take that and ill write him up for possession of gang paraphernalia. >> hell be documented as a potential street gang member and well start a file on him if one has not already been created. and that way, wherever he goes, w...

A disciplinary report. >> ive had possession of a weapon dr, possession of a handcuff key. you know several disrespects. a couple fighting drs. during my seven years since i been incarcerated i felt about four of them confined. >> bowden was already in the prisons close management system when he was caught with the cuff key. >> stand right here. >> 0052. >> now he must face the institutional classification team or ict who could they change his status from close management level two to level one,...

>> what were you planning to do with the handcuff key? >> sell it. >> had you sold one before? >> yes, maam. >> how much do you make for a handcuff key? >> about $15, $20. >> you do realize the danger that represents in a high security facility. >> yes, sir. >> for $15 or $20, not only to you but to other inmates and staff,as well? >> yes, sir. >> you realize the consequences? >> yes, sir. >> step out. >> bowden will wait outside, but it only take a matter of moments for the classification team ...

>> what were you planning to do with the handcuff key? >> lionel bowden faces a disciplinary review for his homemade cuff key.

Got me, it was rock n roll, i was on the run for almost a year. the first one, went to texas. you know? loved texas. went to vegas. left vegas. went to california. left california, went back to texas and left texas and came back to florida. left florida, come to california, then to alabama and s.w.a.t. team got me. >> hill escapes are from another florida prison. no one has ever escaped from santa rosa, but escape was one of the first things that crossed the minds of the staff when they came acr...

Black box. >> the black box is a security device placed over bowdens handcuffs to cover the key hole to prevent him from tampering with the lock. >> bowden, you understand youre being placed on heightened security, this will be required every time you exit your cell. right? >> him having a handcuff key is pretty scary. he can turn around, hurt a staff member or being on a transport try and escape on the transport. theres been officers in other states that have gotten killed because they made esc...

Maintaining the safety of the facility. >> i found that hanging here on his vent. >> once hes validated an snm or lc member, hes never able to go to a level b facility. so it has a lot of bearing on an inmates future once he gets validated. >> you can take that and ill write him up for possession of gang paraphernalia. >> hell be documented as a suspected street gang member and well start a file on him if one has not already been created. and that way, wherever he goes, whether its to another fa...