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>> all right, back out. kneel down. black box. >> the black box is a security device placed over bowden's handcuffs to cover the keyhole and prevent him from tampering with the lock. >> bowden, you understand you're being placed on heightened security and this will be required every time you exit your cell, right? >> him having a handcuff key, that's pretty scary. he can turn around and either hurt a staff member, or being on the transport, trying to escape on the transport, you know. trying to escape on the transport. there's been officers in other states that have gotten killed because inmat...

Road, real crash dummy. >> a year later, hill was back on work release, met another girl and hit the road again. >> from that point on until they got me, it was rock and roll. i was on the run for almost a year. well, first, went to texas, you know. left texas, went to vegas. left vegas and went to california. left california, come back to texas. left texas, come back to florida. left florida, went back to california, then come to alabama, and s.w.a.t. team got me. >> hill's escapes are from another florida prison. no one has ever escaped from santa rosa. but escape was one of the first things...

Disciplinary report during his time in prison. >> i've had dr, possession of a weapon dr, possession of a handcuff key, several disrespect drs, a couple fight drs. during my seven years since i've been incarcerated, i guess about four of them confined. >> bowden was already in the prison's close management unit when he was caught with the cuff key. >> stand right there. say your name. >> lionel bowden, 5502. >> now he must face the institutional classification team, or ict, who could change his status from close management level 2 to level 1, the highest security level in the entire prison. >>...

>> have you sold one before? >> yes, ma'am. >> how much do you make for a handcuff key? >> about 15, 25 bucks. >> you realize the danger that presents in this high-security facility? for $15, $25, not only to you, but other inmates and the staff as well? you know the seriousness of the consequence? >> yes, sir. >> anything else you want to add? >> no, sir. >> step out. >> bowden will wait outside, but it only takes a matter of moments for the classification team to reach a decision. >> inmate bowden, the institutional classification team, we're going to recommend upgraded close management 1. t...

>> what were you planning to do with the handcuff key? >> -- lionel bowden faces a disciplinary review for his homemade cuff key.