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Prison slang for a janitor at the maximum security unit at the brushy mountain correctional complex in tennessee. >> i work and so i have to deal with individuals who, who have been in a lot of trouble or, i may have to deal with the ones, that is out of their mind a little bit. so some days they may feel like, they want to throw it on me that day or urine. this is what we've got to deal with. even they may feel like they may want to throw it on me that day. so, it's things you got to deal with. >> lockup crews also stay constantly aware knowing all too well they could wind up in the line of f...

>> due to uncontrollable violence, rising operation costs and the slow deterioration of the main facility, prison officials closed the old building, and inmates were moved into newer facilities on the compound in 1998. it marked the beginning of a safer and more stable environment at the penitentiary. >> in comparison to the past experiences that this department has endured, there is a drastic change for the better. we have controlled the prison. the violence levels have been decreased immensely. the department is a lot safer for the staff and the inmates and everybody that is interacting with...

We live in this place every day by ourselves. it's survival in here. you get close to somebody, but you can't trust that person because that person might be the one to stab you, you know, and get you raped or something. >> the penitentiary of new mexico in santa fe confines its most ruthless criminals on level six, the maximum security unit. these 288 inmates pose such a serious threat to staff and other inmates, that they are locked up in solitary cells for 23 hours a day. >> level six traditionally and today is the hardest place to work. i would say probably in the whole state of new mexico....

There's a lot more going on here. who the hell is he? [ dita ] it's aaron cross. you've had alterations to two different chromosomes in your body. i'm not just a science project, doc. consider the magnitude of what we're facing. you okay? let's go. [ male announcer ] "the bourne legacy." rated pg-13. time passes slowly for inmates in the maximum security unit at new mexico state penitentiary. locked in a cell for 23 hours a day, boredom and frustration can often lead to anger and rage. >> i'm giving you a directive to step out. you have to be handcuffed. you understand?

The main facility, prison officials closed the old building, and inmates were moved into newer facilities on the compound in 1998. it marked the beginning of a safer and more stable environment at the penitentiary. >> in comparison to the past experiences that this department has endured, there is a drastic change for the better. we have controlled the prison. the violence levels have been decreased immensely. the department is a lot safer for the staff and the inmates and everybody that is interacting with the department. next on "lockup." >> had that guy not been there to save him, i proba...