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The inmates are taken to the segregation unit. they're placed in separate cells and allowed to wash their eyes out. >> you need water? >> yes. >> right there. >> man, it stings. it burns. oh, man. it feels like my face is swelling up. >> what happened in there? >> he disrespected me. calling me snitch, calling me bitch-ass, [ bleep ], all because of that gay guy, the guy with hiv. >> uh-huh. >> oh, man. said i was wrong for telling that people ate nut sandwiches. that wasn't wrong. that was not wrong at all. >> tolbert had been housed in the same unit as jeremy merithew. he was the first to re...

Segregation unit. they're placed in separate cells and allowed to wash their eyes out. >> you need water? >> yes. >> right there. >> man, it stings. it burns. oh, man. it feels like my face is swelling up. >> what happened in there? >> he disrespected me. calling me snitch, calling me bitch-ass, [ bleep ], all because of that gay guy, the guy with hiv. >> uh-huh. >> oh, man. said i was wrong for telling that people ate nut sandwiches. that wasn't wrong. that was not wrong at all. >> tolbert had been housed in the same unit as jeremy merithew. he was the first to report merithew's comments abou...

Me. so i'm not very proud of that obviously. he's a good kid, though. i don't know if you've heard, but i don't deliveries no more. >> all right. keep the change, all right? >> bubanas could have his next chance on the outside very soon. he's due in court in two days to face the judge on his assault and battery charge. but he's optimistic that the case will be thrown out because his girlfriend is unwilling to testify against him. >> that's why you just hope for the best and expect the worst, you know? >> expecting the worst is key to security in the segregation unit. >> both these guys are com...

>> these units are very large and they can range from 30 to 40 inmates to 180 to close to 200 inmates and sometimes one, two, or maybe if you are lucky three officers per unit. an officer having to worry about 180 people possessing weapons on a daily basis. that's why it's very important for them to be on their toes and look out for suspicious activity. >> the latest inmate weapon confiscated by officers was found in the segregation unit in the house of correction. >> this is in a sock, but in the sock, he had five aa batteries, and these aa batteries are something that he can order for his wa...

People get transferred into new units. so new inmates come in, detainees come in and they go right at it and they end up here. >> here is the segregation unit where inmates are placed after fights or other serious disciplinary violations. other than toiletries and legal papers, they are not allowed personal property and are locked in their cells 23 hours a day. while segregation is officially known as the 6-1 unit, inmates have another name for it. >> the box. >> get down. >> it's hell on earth. >> the box sucks. >> a lot of times you go to the section, you hear a lot of screaming. i'm going t...