Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20120317:02:37:00
Gassing, when inmates throw urine or feces at the officers. >> disruptive. >> this is a slide-handle baton. it's used to escort inmates when we take them outside the building. the inmate getting escorted is hand-cuffed and he can't protect himself. so if other inmates are going to jump him, we have to protect him. the protective gloves we wear in case we come in contact with blood or other bodily fluids when we're searching a house or if an inmate has it on him when we touch him. we also wear a protective vest that stab-proof. inmates will use elastic out of their waistbands from their boxers....