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Addiction in every prison we visited. >> thats the first thing they do when they come in here, tattoo their body up. >> tattooings cool. its a fun thing to do. >> some of them dont make a bit of sense but they have them on there, theyre covered. they all want them. >> ive got a couple years on a grave stone down here, a couple of my prison years, just a bunch of evil, crazy stay stuff. i was going through a bunch of stuff at that time. >> go to almost any prison in america and youll find an amaz...

They stay here. >> right here, sir. >> lewis, myself, the deputy warden, the captain, needs to talk to you in the office, so come on down. >> felix lewis, when he first got here, we had given him a urine test and he came up positive for thc. basically came to me, told me that he would participate in substance abuse if i suspended the sanctions on that report. so i gave him a break. i suspended the sanctions for 180 days of clear conduct. its my understanding now that he picked up a report on the...

>> those are notes, i guess theyd call them. >> first of all, im just disappointed. you know? >> okay. >> all we have in this world is our word, and you came to me and you said, i give you my word, you wont have any more problems. >> yes. >> okay. and so -- and so then i hear that youre tattooing in the unit. >> okay. >> and i see evidence of that on your arms. you know? and so what am i to think? >> im getting aimed at. im getting shook down more than anybody. im getting my money counted more t...

My name is michelle boyer. im the hearing officer. state your name and inmate number for the record. >> my name is felix lewis. 56056. >> do you wish to be assisted by a staff member or another inmate? >> yes, davon lymon. >> do you need an interpreter to assist you in presenting your defense? >> si, no. no. >> do you wish to call anyone in this testimony as well that would not be accumulative this case? >> theres no witnesses. >> youve been charged with category 8, paragraph 30, tattooing and o...

That looks similar to the motors that are in some of the air fresheners that are hung up in some of the offices. an inmate worker probably was in that area cleaning and smuggled it into the back and made a tattoo gun out of it. its important that we find this stuff because its dangerous. its a sharp instrument in a cell. it can spread incommunicable diseases, hepatitis. . ♪ please just give me a chance ♪ listen to what ive got to say ♪ >> garrett says hes known for two things in jail -- hi...

Ingenuous. this appears to be a staple run through the head of an ink pen and its attached to a motor. that looks similar to the motors that are in some of the air fresheners that are hung up in some of the offices. an inmate worker probably was in that area cleaning and smuggled it into the back and made a tattoo gun out of it. its important that we find this stuff because its dangerous. its a sharp instrument in a cell. it can spread incommunicable diseases, hepatitis c, aids, the list goes on...

Number of improvised tattoo guns. >> this one right here is pretty ingenuo ingenuous. this one is attached to a motor. that looks similar to the motors that are in some of the air fresheners that are hung up in some of the offices. an inmate worker probably was in that area cleaning and smuggled it into the back and made a tattoo gun out of it. its important that we find this stuff because its dangerous. its a sharp instrument in a cell. it can spread incommunicable diseases, hepatitis. . ♪ pl...

Another illegal yet very common practice behind bars. tattooing. >> mines artwork. and i mean i did this myself. >> where? >> in a cell like this. >> how? >> how? see this cassette player? i ripped the motor out of it, attached a pin to it with a needle. spin the needle back and forth, zzzzt. and i make the ink. burn plastic or baby oil, and the soot will go up. i collect the soot and mix it with shampoo to make a thick black ink. >> tattooing in prison is illegal and poses a variety of health r...

Did acknowledge when you were presented with the evidence. i gave you ten days for that charge in d.s. youre charged with tattooing yourself. you pled guilty. i found you guilty. ive given you five days d.s. for that charge. i did find you guilty for the charge of contraband. i gave you seven days d.s. for that charge. i suspended four days d.s. youll do a total of eight days d.s. i did take into consideration you hadnt been into any trouble. but again, youve been here long enough to have read t...

>> in the hearing bryan will come to his own defense and then they will determine how much time he will spend in disciplinary segregation. >> im hoping i only get five days if anything. plus, one of the charges they charged me with, contraband, they cant stick that on me. they didnt find anything on me. they found it on the block. they cant tell who it was. >> he said his friend denzel wade was also going to get a swastika tattoo. >> we were both going to get one. >> wade was going to get a swas...