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Officer, more violent, more disrespectful to law enforcement. that's all i've learned, you know? i learned how to curse more, you know what i'm saying, i learned how to be angry more, i learned how to [ bleep ] cut myself more. >> during his time at santa rosa, cruzado has engaged in another form of self-destructive behavior. he has issued death threats to public officials, including the judge who sent him to prison. >> i told him that he was a [ bleep ], i'd get out soon, next year, and i was going to kill him when i get out. i'm going to go to court and kill him. >> why? >> all the pain that...

I ordered him to submit to hand restraints. we consisted on up, we took him to medical staff. >> staff believe that he peeled off the casing of a battery and used that to cut himself. he was treated at a local hospital. after returning to prison, cruzado underwent three days of psychological evaluation. >> you can imagine officers and nursing seeing that for the first time, it's pretty bizarre. and so, naturally, people are going to think this guy must be crazy. but in regards to other things that he has done, like writing letters or threatening officials, whatever, i think this is really just...

It's rock bottom right there. that's about as low as i think i could go. think about before you kill someone, before you break into a house, before you steal something. whatever the case may be, get caught with drugs, trafficking, whatever the case may be. this could wind up being your view. you could be staring out of your cell or out your window. this could be what you see if you decide to come to prison. i wouldn't recommend it. i wouldn't recommend it.

Unmanageable in general population. recently his behavior has grown more erratic. >> i cut myself when i get lonely, depressed and get mad. it releases pain. when i see blood, it just give me a good relief. it's like smoking a cigarette. >> cruzado, who has been treated for bipolar disorder but is not currently classified as a mentally ill inmate, says prisons do not adequately treat people like him. >> people, you know, who have a serious mental disorder, you know, there should be somewhere for us. prison shouldn't be the solution, you know? this is not no rehabilitation. this is punishment t...

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