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>> these units are very large, can range from 30, 40, up to 100, close to 200 inmates. and sometimes one, two, maybe if you're lucky three officer per unit. an officer having to worry about 180 people possessing weapons on a daily basis. so that's why it's very important for them to be on their toes to be on the lookout for suspicious activity. >> the latest inmate weapon confiscated by officers was found in the segregation unit at the house of correction. >> what makes this significant, obviously, it's a sock. but in the sock he had five double aa batteries. and these double aa batteries are ...

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 6-1 unit you'll hear a lot of screaming, i'm going to kill you, i'm going to get you. >>...

That's my little slang, my little lingo, but yeah, so all day, miss, you know. doing the same old, same old. and you can't -- and when it come to sleep, people just say oh, you can sleep throughout the day. just sleep the whole day. you can't do that because you will be up all night. >> deputy stangel who helps run the segregation unit handed down the sanctions against bloodworth after a brief hearing with him. now bloodworth has asked to speak with stangel. >> 14 long days. >> it is 14 long days. >> what would do you if someone called you a bitch? >> i would go to the unit officer and tell hi...

So i'm not very proud of that obviously. he's a good kid, though. here you go, kid. come get it. i don't know if you've heard, but i don't do deliveries no more. >> 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. >> so i 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...

But -- >> just as he was at the nashua street jail, bloodworth is housed in the segregation unit in the house of correction. >> get down on your knees, chest over the bed. >> i'll try to stay out of trouble but if someone approaches me then i'll have to handle my b.i. you know, handle my biz. a short-term abbreviation for business, you know what i mean? high tech here, too. you got the little touch light right there. i like that. i like that. ♪ >> ryan mcnee has been holding out hope that his brother, nick bubanas could get back to a normal life following his recent release. but after gettin...