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Running in on them, and cussing. just a lot of crazy stuff, you know. i call it bugs. always somebody bugging out, always somebody causing trouble in the cell house. it's hard. it's really hard. they got me on a lot of medication. >> inmates in cell house 220 get an hour of recreation in the morning and a ten-minute shower several times a week. >> one of the worst things in this cell house is the compound day-to-day events, typical stress incidences that add up. and some of the things you're subject to, stabbings, hangings, self-mutilation, those type of things and the actual assault itself. i...

Self-mutilation, those type of things and the actual assault itself. i don't think there's an officer in this unit that has not been assaulted. >> correctional officer robert helmick was recently assaulted. >> one of the assaults i encountered, opened the flask, had an offender standing there with a homemade weapon. we call them shanks in here. asked him to pass his food tray. he tried to come out and stick my hand. >> you have to move there a little bit. >> but there are some inmates at isp who are constant threats to officers. luis antonio nieves is such an inmate. in 1992 at the age of 17, ...

Running in on them, and cussing. just a lot of crazy stuff, you know. i call it bugs. there's somebody always bugging out, always somebody causing trouble in the cell house. it's hard. it's really hard. they got me on a lot of medication. >> inmates in cell house 220 get an hour of recreation in the morning and a ten-minute shower several times a week. >> one of the worst things in this cell house i would say is the compound day-to-day events, typical stress incidences that add up and some of the things you're subject to, stabbings, hangings, self-mutilation, those the actual i don't think the...

Just a lot of crazy stuff, you know. i call it bugs. always somebody bugging out, always somebody causing trouble in the cell house. it's hard. it's really hard. they got me on a lot of medication. >> inmates in cell house 220 get an hour of recreation in the morning and a ten-minute shower several times a week. >> one of the worst things in this cell house is the compound day-to-day events, typical stress incidences that add up. and some of the things you're subject to, stabbings, hangings, self-mutilation, those type of things and the actual assault itself. i don't think there's an officer i...

>> hey, everybody here knows it, you're special, brian. >> all there is to do in here is listen to other people banging on stuff. you know, officers constantly running in on them, and cussing. just a lot of crazy stuff, you know. i call it bugs. always somebody bugging out, always somebody causing trouble in the cell house. it's hard. it's really hard. they got me on a lot of medication. >> inmates in cell house 220 get an hour of recreation in the morning and a ten-minute shower several times a week. >> one of the worst things in this cell house is the compound day-to-day events, typical stre...