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He's a good kid, though. >> i don't know when you heard, but i don't do deliveries no more. >> keep the change, man. >> bubanas could have his next chance on the outside very soon. he is due in court in two days to face the judge on the assault and battery charge, but he is optimistic that the case is going to 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 of these guys come out, right? >> yes. >>, for instance, when del...

>> 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 hear a lot of screaming. i'm going to kill you. i'm going to get you. >> [ bleep ]. >> these people really do not like each other, and they will take every opport...

Violence in the jails is unacceptable on any level by any person. >> mcdonald wants a new story to be told, one that puts the scandal in the past and the jail's enormous challenges in the spotlight. like managing seven separate facilities across 4,000 square miles. and then there's the crumbling infrastructure. built in 1963, men's central jail is the oldest building and most run down. deputies must rely on an outdated system of levers and pulleys to open and close cells. keys date back to the same manufacturer as alcatraz. and the most violent offenders are housed on antiquated tiers. >> when...

Do, i can tell you that if somebody wants to kill themselves in a federal prison, special housing units. it could be done well within a 30 hour period. ainsley: you all don't have cameras. >> let me clear up three hours. there is a count at 3:00 a.m. and a count at 5:00 a.m. i would imagine after the 5:00 a.m. count that's when it happened. and then they clear the count. steve: what's the count. >> they count inmates five times in a 24 hour period. and when they have all the inmates counted and the match count it's cleared and then they open the doors in the morning and the segregation unit th...

Segregation unit, disciplinary segregation unit, i think for 5 1/2 months now. and he's been conduct clear throughout that time. so that told me that he really is motivated. how you doing, man? welcome. >> thank you. >> they got you up today, right? >> wednesday. >> wednesday? >> bailey was recently transferred from idu to the residential treatment unit or rtu, where he's given more privileges and ongoing counseling. >> other guys like, yeah. we can do it like he did it, you know. >> well, yeah. remember, you're trying to change your path. you've been going down a certain road for many years. ...