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And take the blame, or the whole kitchen will turn around and be fired. on the way to the pod, inmates on d pod started to yell and scream to me "take the blame, dean, you only have little time left. we're going to get fired, lose our positions." no, i'm not, nor did i use it ever. i would never jeopardize your trustee job or my release date to go home over a piece of wood that looks like a shank. >> but the officer disputes dean's claims that he is only in the stockroom under staff supervision. >> there was several times back there during a meal you tried to pop back there for some reason, i ...

Recommendation. okay? >> yes, sir. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> while the officers deliberate, dean is taken back to his cell in segregation. later, officer may comes to his cell to deliver their verdict. >> i wanted to let you know you are a do not return to the kitchen and the warden gave you 15 days for the major disruptive conduct. he threw out the -- we all threw out the charge of possession of a weapon. so you can rest easy on that. the ruling means dean will spend spend final days at cuyahoga county in segregation for not being truthful but not entering the stock room un...

I go home to my children and wife, back to my job and that's freedom. why would i do anything to jeopardize my freedom like that? i said absolutely not. what it is, they are trying to get me jammed up. coming up -- >> what is your knowledge about the shank? >> valentine and dean undergo interrogation. then -- >> we have enough right now to lock you down so tight in here you'll forget how to write letters and talk on the phone. i'm giving you an opportunity right now. >> things heat up for ronald wells. liberty mutual stood with me when i was too busy with the kids to get a repair estimate. i...

>> staff have confiscated a homemade weapon or shank. >> you guys are trustees, that means you're supposed to be trustworthy much more so than the regular inmate. but i'm not going to have one of my officers or staff around here getting stabbed or one of you getting stabbed. >> the kitchen is very dangerous place to work. we have all kind of items that can be utilized as weapons, tools they are used to cook with. this pallet, it's dry rotted, and it could easily be pulled off. it's that simple. i have somebody that said it was them? somebody better speak up. nobody? all right. >> as officers s...

You go ahead and say you did it and in their case, if he took the rap, then none of the other trustees would get fired. >> officer may will next speak to the other suspect, gary valentine. >> what is your knowledge about the shank? >> the only thing i was doing straightening up the shelf and the officer was standing next to me when it was found. >> officer merrick was with you when you found it? >> absolutely. >> do you know mr. james dean? >> no, just i met him when i got on the pod. >> do you have any issues with him? >> absolutely not. >> see him have issues with anybody? >> no. i've been i...