possession of weapons see them in a couple months now. sandier is suspected of being a member of the bloods and some supporting evidence has just been found in his possessions. here s what we came looking for right here, five-point star, the number five, definite blood nation 031 is one of the blood codes. stop snitching we ve got a worldwide picture that shows dominance of bloods throughout who are you affiliated with i refuse to answer your question roca moreno is known to be part of the puerto rican prison gang called the niota s. officers knight and demerey would like to find evidence of how active he is or if he has any other affiliations what i m looking for is to see if the mattress has been altered. inmates are notorious for cutting holes anywhere along the seam or the sides, stuffing it with contraband. then they sew their contraband
you ve ever seen. florida s santa rosa correctional institution is a tightly run prison for 2,800 inmates, many of whom are considered among the state s most problematic. they are supervised by a small number of corrections officers usually armed with little more than pepper spray. being a correctional officer takes a special briefed breed of individual. not everybody could do this job. you have to have a lot of courage. you have to have some excellent communication skills. you re supervising many times, 200, 300 inmates at a time by yourself. hey! and now the prison is losing one of its key staff members. security threat group coordinator james demerey is retiring. we re here to recognize officer james demerey today. we want to thank you for your 14 years of dedication. you set an example for all of us to follow as a correctional officer here at santa rosa. it will be a great loss for us losing you.
we wish you all the luck in the world. we envy you, being able to retire, and we want to present you with this retirement award. it says retirement award, santa rosa corrections institution congratulates james demerey for 14 years of excellent service for the florida department of corrections. good luck for an enjoyable retirement. thank you, sir. congratulations. [ applause ] i would like to say i really appreciate everybody, even officer knight. and i m going to miss this. we have a good bond. we work real well together. we almost have a telepathy. when his replacement comes, i am hoping that it s never going to be another officer demerey, but hopefully, we ll get back into the same swing of things, be able to accomplish what officer demerey and i have been doing for the last six years.
those type inmates are hard to come by, those mechanically inclined, a lot of times, especially for small, tedious work like that. so it puts us in a bind, but you know, that s the reality of prison life right there. alfredo roca moreno s latest troubles were prompted by the discovery of a lighter inside his mattress, and he has had numerous disciplinary problems over the past few years. 15 of them. disrespect, manufacture of drugs, fighting, another one, possession of narcotics. good morning. good morning. as a result, he has been in confinement and has had his visitation privileges suspended. today, he will face authorities to answer for the lighter and to find out if that suspension will be extended. you can plead guilty, not guilty or no contest. how do you plead? not guilty, sir. officer demerey provided a statement that approximately 11:45 a.m., i was present in cell d-3118 when officer s. knight found a cigarette lighter in the mattress assigned to inmate roca mo
bury me in the back of the prison? no. you going to bury me, bury me outside the gates. i don t want to be buried in prison and be forgotten. roca moreno says he s already feeling forgotten. his numerous disciplinary problems have resulted in his visitation privileges being suspended for the past three years. [ bleep ] bitch. now officers recently found a lighter hidden in his mattress, which will prolong his sanctions. i got screwed because of that lighter. i m trying to do good. now a lighter is holding me here. i can t see my people just because of the lighter. [ bleep ] roca moreno s frustration has recently caused him even more problems. he has just received another disciplinary report for kicking his door after a dispute with an officer. well, i told him to get me out because i was going to rec, i was supposed to go to rec. he said he wasn t going to talk