Most inmates here have assaulted staff or other offenders and are now held inside windowless single-man cells 23 hours a day. they take their meals alone and even phone calls, which are allowed once a week, are made from the isolation of their cells. in this confinement unit we have to deliver all of their services. so i try to make contact with every one of my offenders at least once a week. that s all 144 of them. case manager beverly gillmore is the primary link to the rest of the world for the inmates. i came from the south. i was so protected and so green when i came here. and when i started learning more about the needs of offender population, i thought why can t i be an advocate for them?
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Burden s intentions were thwarted by the goodwill of the inmates and the reaction from the community really across the country was unbelievable. we had people calling us from as far away from california offering to buy those inmates gifts. burden is now held in the jail s more restrictive confinement unit where inmates are locked in their cells 23 hours a day. i m a pretty straight guy. if it wasn t for experimenting with drugs and all, i d still be in the military, still doing good, but i m in jail because it was a mistake that led to other mistakes. i just can t wait to get out, no matter what it takes. i want to get out. since the attack, deputies take extra precautions when dealing with burden. he s a big security concern for us, because if he s done that once, he ll do it again. these are the names i want you to remember because these are the ones that have histories of assaulting us. burden, who is in mod 4.
Corporal mims keeps a close eye on the cleanliness of the inmates under her supervision. i go around to each room every day. it might sound like a lot but it is something they expect. they see me and they jump to it. a lot of times you will see them even as i start to walk around you ll see them get up and kind of mosey upstairs. uh-oh, here she comes. they know what i expect. you got your bed made? it looks good. you always keep it nice and neat in here. i appreciate that. it is important to keep the jail clean because it keeps down a lot of the illnesses. let s just face it. people are here from all walks of life. they come from places that homeless and they come in here with no medical care, and they bring a lot of disease and germs and in order to keep that down, we maintain a very clean atmosphere. i want their beds made. i want the room picked up. i don t want trash on the floor. it s important to have uniformity here because if you don t, then things get a little crazy. in the confinement unit,
By the image. within seconds the dumpster was in flames, and brewer was incinerated. were you afraid of kasey that night? that night, yeah. what were you afraid of? i was afraid of getting stabbed. i didn t have nothing on me to protect myself. since link is already convicted and sentenced for his part in the murder, he is eligible to serve his time in a general population dorm with far fewer restrictions than the confinement unit. that frustrates kasey ackerman. he is in general population right now. but they want to keep me behind this door. it s not right, you know what i m saying? i feel like i m being punished and at this point all i can do is prepare my mind for the worst and hope for the best. you going to be all right? in the next cell over, brian singletary is also frustrated with being in confinement, and it s only been a little more than a day now. when he first arrived at intake,