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Wife, back to my job and thats freedom. why would i do anything to jeopardize my freedom like that? i said no, absolutely not. what it is, they are trying to get me jammed up. coming up -- >> what is your knowledge about the shank? >> valentine and dean undergo interrogation. then -- >> we have enough right now to lock you down so tight in here youll forget how to write letters and talk on the phone. im giving you an opportunity right now. >> things heat up for ronald wells. ime for you and yo...

Their silence, sergeant daniels makes it clear it could cost them. >> well flip this whole place out. everybody go to general population. theres a lot of people in here that want your job. >> eventually several trustees come forward to implicate one of their own. james dean, serving a 90-day sentence for a probation violation and assault conviction. >> it all started chiming in and everybody pointed to this particular person. hes still innocent until proven guilty. so we have jail investigators ...

His. >> as i was going through an old box it look tattered and looked to be a piece of wood with a piece of plastic. working back in the stock room, we have a lot of broken pallets and they do tie the saran wrap on the pallet, sometimes on the bottom, but that particular day was more than it appeared. >> step in and step all the way to the back wall. >> valentine is also placed in confinement but believes he has a solid defense since he was with an officer when he found the shank. >> i dont see ...

Anything of it and tried to throw it away and the officer asked what it was and thats when it was discovered. >> how long have you been a kitchen trustee? >> roughly 70 days. >> have you had any problems down there? >> no, maam, i have not been any problems. i have not been in any lockup. this is my first time to the hole. >> anything else you would like to tell me? >> i wouldnt jeopardize myself to have anything in my possession or in my room or anything because i know what will happen about it...

The rap, then none of the other trustees would get fired. >> officer may will next speak to the other suspect, gary valentine. >> what is your knowledge about the shank? >> the only thing i was doing straightening up the shelf and the officer was standing next to me when it was found. >> officer merrick was with you when you found it? >> absolutely. >> do you know mr. james dean? >> no, just i met him when i got on the pod. >> do you have any issues with him? >> absolutely not. >> see him have i...

Why would i do anything to jeopardize my freedom like that? i said absolutely not. what it is, they are trying to get me jammed up. coming up -- >> what is your knowledge about the shank? >> valentine and dean undergo interrogation. then -- >> we have enough right now to lock you down so tight in here youll forget how to write letters and talk on the phone. im giving you an opportunity right now. >> things heat up for ronald wells. yo- wh- ah- he- [gas pouring] [slurps loudly] [engine starting...

Pending an investigation into a shank that has been linked to him. >> theres a hole in my wall it goes all the way through to the other side and ive been talking through that hole. >> its kind of hard the things ive been through and seen -- >> youre the only one that can change that, nobody else. >> right. >> come on, ive got a 22-year-old son, he aint never been in trouble a day in his life. for that im grateful. it breaks my heart i see a bunch of kids like yourself. >> im stuck in this lifest...

An eyeball out. >> then clear the evidence. >> then you clear the evidence. and your work station is clean. >> there was a slashing over badger section, involved hispanics. the hispanics are now on lockdown. actually theyve got the entire badger section on lockdown. >> our crew was at san quentin just hours after an inmate was slashed across the face with a shank. the attacker was identified and put in administrative segregation for questioning. but now the entire cell block is about to be searc...

>> yes, sir. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> while the officers deliberate, dean is taken back to his cell in segregation. later, officer may comes to his cell to deliver their verdict. >> i wanted to let you know you are a do not return to the kitchen and the warden gave you 15 days for the major disruptive conduct. he threw out the -- we all threw out the charge of possession of a weapon. so you can rest easy on that. the ruling means dean will spend spend his final days at cuyaho...

At the cuyahoga county correction center in cleveland, some inmates are eligible for jailhouse jobs. these inmate workers are called trustees. >> i have about 75 kitchen trustees. probably about 15, 16 safety and sanitation and eight barbers and out of 2300 inmates, it is a privilege to be a trustee. >> trustees are not paid for their labor but are rewarded with time out of their cells, extra food, and possibly time off their sentences. >> it is all to the discretion of the judge. if he wants to...