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Inside the louisville metro department of corrections jail, donald coleman was within two weeks of going home. that's when he got into a fight in the jail's laundry facility with another inmate. though coleman said the resulting injuries were due to horseplay -- >> you got a knot right here. >> he told us something else. >> he called me a bitch and i split his head open. >> where's coleman? you coleman? >> yeah. >> come on, man. you got disciplinary hearing. >> the next morning coleman had a hearing with officer hale who would determine whether he could get time in segregation. and if so, how ...

>> then he just slipped and had this horrible gash in his head? >> pretty much. >> is that really the story you're going to stick to? >> yeah, because y'all got me on camera. so -- >> what difference does it make, you're getting out in ten days. >> not if i knew you were going to tell the sergeant or something what happened. i'll tell you what really happened. >> it was not really my place to say anything. ultimately the truth always comes out once they do their investigation. >> he called me a bitch and i split his head open. you have convicts and you have inmates. convicts mind their own bus...

>> is that your story you're going to stick to? >> yeah, because y'all got me on camera. >> what difference does it make, you're getting out in ten days. >> if i knew you weren't going to tell the sergeant you were what happened, i'll tell you what really happened. >> it was not really my place to say anything. ultimately the truth always comes out once they do their investigation. >> he called me a [ bleep ] and i split his head open. you have convicts and inmates. convicts mind their own business and do their time. you have inmates like him that want to run their mouth and make it difficult ...

Inside the louisville metro democrat of correction jail, donald coleman was within two weeks of going home. that's when he got into a fight with another inmate. though coleman said the injuries were due to horseplay. >> you got a knot right here. >> he told us something else. >> he called me a bitch and i split his head open. >> where's coleman? you coleman? >> yeah. >> come o man. you got disciplinary hearing. >> the next morning coleman had a hearing with officer hale who would determine whether he could get time in segregation. and if so, how much. since the other inmate asked to be anonymo...

I don't know if you were fighting or horseplaying. so, tell me what happened. >> i went in there, kids having a bad day at the house. i went in there with [ bleep ] tried to trip me. we were goofing around. i hit the side of my head and hit my head. he had tennis shoes on and i had shower shoes on. he slip. he went into the cart and busted his head open. you know, it's still considered horse playing so i take responsibility for that 37 and i know, you know, that's still considered hole time, but i'm going to leave in ten days, so regardless i know what i did was wrong, so i take responsibility...