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At sacramentos county correctional center, a new cell with friendlier inmates seem like a ray of sunshine for purple heart recipient ryan sobel. it has been all downhill from there. >> they gave me five days in the hole with everything taken from me. which was a definite experience. kind of brought me back to the movie "cool hand luke." >> sobel was given five days in segregation, locked in a single man cell 23 hours a day with loss of privileges for attempting to send a letter to his girlfriend...

>> we shouldnt have gone. we should have been the bigger people and just ignored it and just didnt go. >> potter and sobel were arrested several hours following a violent confrontation with her ex-boyfriend and some others. two of the people they fought with suffered stab wounds, allegedly inflicted by sobel. now the couple only sees each other from a distance during court hearings. >> have you tried to pass any messages to him? >> im in the trying to get in trouble. i mean, its pretty simple. s...

>> ryan. >> nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you, man. >> aj. nice. >> the new cell is designed for 12 men. but is currently housing three. >> were very respectful in here, we just want cool, peaceful environment. if you want the tv off early, well come to an agreement and make it so if it fits everybodys schedule and criteria. you have to be respectful in here. otherwise well get trouble your way. >> in case theres any forgoting, sobels cellmates have the rules taped to the wall with special e...

Ends up in the trash can. >> soon after we met her, potter declined to speak any further on camera as she tried to adjust to her new surroundings. several weeks later, she has changed her mind. >> when i first got in here i was having extreme panic attacks and anxiety attacks and i couldnt breathe, it was scarey. i cried all the time. i thought i was going to be out within a couple weeks. i still am kind of confused about a lot of things and it sucks being in the dark and not knowing whats going...

Just didnt go. >> potter and sobel were arrested several hours following a violent confrontation with her ex-boyfriend and some others, two of the people they fought with suffered stab wounds, allegedly inflicted by sobel. now the couple only sees each other from a distance during court hearings. >> im not trying to get in trouble. i mean its pretty simple. self-explanatory. do you this, you dont do that. all we get to do is say i love you through the cell holding doors and thats it. >> i love y...

>> is there a future possibility for to you play basketball? >> no, no future possibility of me. i got a serious billing on my record. you cant be a basketball star with a record. thats not going to work out. >> okay. coming up, ryan sobel runs into more trouble. >> last night some black guy from upstairs threatened me and took my dinner tray right in front of me.

At the rio branch of the sacramento county jail system, it has been less than 48 hours since ryan sobel was transferred to one of the maximum security housing units here. he will soon be on the move again. >> 7:30 in the morning. i walked in there, they started asking questions and i had to show them paperwork, which is your charges and one of the guys came in and threatened me. and last night, some black guy from upstairs turned around and threatened me, took my dinner tray right in front of me...

Down with a rag. i mean kind of weird things like that, you know. >> rules of the room. mandatory. ablutely. im here by myself. not this type of person. >> coming up -- >> talibans kick ass, it pisses me off. i have seen the worst by these people. >> ryan sobel finds more to not like about jail. >> three inmates just entered that cell, appeared to shove another one into the cell. here comes another one thats going into the cell. >> sergeant hufferd turns to the video.

>> playing, a little rough housing, you feel me, a little workout. you feel me? for real. >> over in another housing unit, ryan sobel is struggling to adjust to his new living situation, its been 48 hours since he and his girlfriend, ariel potter were arrested and charged with attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and conspiracy, both have since been arraigned and pled not guilty to all charges. potter has declined any further interviews, sobel has been assigned to a two-man cell in a g...

Hundreds of inmates out and about. im only the one that can see where theyre at. i have to be looking around. theyll call me on the radio. the courts come in, buses going. theres a lot of stuff going on. >> rio also houses overflow inmates from the main jail downtown and a bus carrying a group of transfers has just entered the gates. >> among the new arrivals is ryan sobel. >> everything was going fantastic. i got my first visit from my parents on saturday. got my commissary bag and loving life,...