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He works in maximum security unit one. >> inmates here are basically lockdown 23 out of 24 hours. they come out one hour daily for rec. and they come out 15 minutes every other day for a shower. >> under such tight supervision, the relationship between officer and inmate can be violent. >> ive been in two riots and maybe four or five are breakups of fights from other inmates. >> you have officers that provoke inmates and they create a situation to where an inmate becomes violent. >> the inmates ...

He works in maximum security unit one. >> inmates here are basically lockdown 23 out of 24 hours. they come out one hour daily for rec. and they come out 15 minutes every other day for a shower. >> under such tight supervision, the relationship between officer and inmate can be violent. >> ive been in two riots and maybe four or five are breakups of fights from other inmates. >> you have officers that provoke inmates and they create a situation to where an inmate becomes violent. >> the inmates ...

At the riverbend maximum security institution in tennessee, the inmates outnumber the officers almost four to one. >> i appreciate the job youre doing. continue to do. you make me proud every day that im -- i come into work. >> we have a correctional officer force here that i consider them to be second to none. this job is very demanding and the awards are small at times. >> being locked up 24 hours a day creates a hopeless atmosphere for the inmate. at times its very combative. the fact that th...

Front and theres this big mosh pit and then up on the top of the dais theres a big scrum. it looks like somebody just lost his temper and went nuts. but almost always its actually planned in advance. >> here you have very dedicated brawlers. they planned ahead. theyve got placards, theyve got costumes. >> they wear a special outfit on the days that theyre going to fight. once i was interviewing a legislative assistant about this. he said, oh, yeah, we get a memo. we get an e-mail in the morning ...

Is now awaiting sentencing. he admits to striking a man with his belt and said it was in self-defense. >> i walked down to the store to get a couple more beers. the victim that supposedly i hit with a belt was coming out of the store and we sort of bumped each other and he pushed me. i pushed him back, and thats when he hit me. with his fist, then he hit me with a beer can. i grabbed my belt. i hit him a couple times, it went out in to the parking lot. i called police. told them i was assaulted....

Quite quickly. >> luckily, jim cosmic is okay. the gash on his head heals without stitches, and hes back, doing what he loves just weeks later. >> he said that was the most intense experience hed ever had in terms of a physical altercation. i mean, hes a tough s.o.b., jim cosmic, but he got smacked by that whale and i think it humbled him a bit. and i think hes a little more cautious now when he goes in the water with big animals. >> cosmic is not the only one. the team tries to stay away from c...

He did what any shark would do, and that reaction is to bite something that he thinks is food. its just an instant of mistaken identity. >> thinking dave is a tasty treat, the shark sinks 500 razor-sharp teeth into his puckered lips. the pain is excruciating. for some reason, the sea creature lets go. daves lip dangles like a worm from his face. >> sharks dont like people. sharks done like the way people taste. sharks like fish. im not a fish. >> incredibly, dave keeps his lip, but the shark doe...

Huh? right here. >> hudsons current charge is more serious than most of his others which were misdemeanors. hes pled guilty to felonious assault and is awaiting sentencing. admits to striking a man with his belt and said it was in self-defense. >> i walked down to the store to get a couple more beers. the victim that supposedly i hit with a belt was coming out of the store and we sort of bumped each other and he pushed me. i pushed him back, and thats when he hit me. with his fist, then he hit m...

Admits to striking a man with his belt and said it was in self-defense. >> i walked down to the store to get a couple more beers. the victim that supposedly i hit with a belt was coming out of the store and we sort of bumped each other and he pushed me. i pushed him back, and thats when he hit me. with his fist, then he hit me with a beer can. i grabbed my belt. i hit him a couple times, it went out into the parking lot. i called the police, told them i was just assaulted. the ambulance came. i ...

Now with iphones and facebook? >> most guys dont have friend. thats the truth. they dont know what its like to really -- they have drinking buddies, they have fans but they dont really have friends. the other piece of it is like the friends they have are not willing to challenge them. one of our mentors that we talked about, tim keller says a good friend is like a good surgeon. he cuts but he cuts to heal. most men do not have that in their lives. >> stitches you back up. >> the only guy here in...