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Up north, prisons are different. we have unity up north. inmates -- ain't no unity here. inmates they're scared. they're scared of being locked up. they're scared, period. they don't stand up for themselves down here. >> richard penn says he was standing up for himself when he recently attacked two officers. now, he could face an indefinite stay on close management level one, florida's most restrictive housing unit. >> inmate penn was ordered to submit hand restraints. he refused to do so. at that time, he became combative, belligerent and struck sergeant carter and officer addleburn in the fa...

>> i'm from up north. up north, prisons are different. we have unity up north. inmates -- ain't no unity here. inmates they're scared. they're scared of being locked up. they're scared, period. they don't stand up for themselves down here. >> richard penn says he was standing up for himself when he recently attacked two officers. now, he could face an indefinite stay on close management level one, florida's most restrictive housing unit. >> inmate penn was ordered to submit hand restraints. he refused to do so. at that time, he became combative, belligerent and struck sergeant carter and offic...

>> there is no talking allowed in the dining facility at all. it just minimizes the noise, the confusion. there's so many inmates in here we're trying to get in and out. >> got them all over the walls, talking, don't say nothing at all. >> usually, they warn you, but they can lock you up if they want to. >> let's go. >> inmate kitchen worker george ellis has done time at other prisons but finds the atmosphere at santa rosa to be especially oppressive. >> i'm from up north. up north, prisons are different. we have unity up north. inmates -- ain't no unity here. inmates they're scared. they're s...

>> i'm from up north. up north, prisons are different. we have unity up north. inmates -- ain't no unity here. inmates they're scared. they're scared of being locked up. they're scared, period. they don't stand up for themselves down here. >> richard penn says he was standing up for himself when he recently attacked two officers. now, he could face an indefinite stay on close management level one, florida's most restrictive housing unit. >> inmate penn was ordered to submit hand restraints. he refused to do so. at that time, he became combative, belligerent and struck sergeant carter and offic...

All. >> usually, they warn you, but they can lock you up if they want to. >> let's go. >> inmate kitchen worker george ellis has done time at other prisons but finds the atmosphere at santa rosa to be especially oppressive. >> i'm from up north. up north, prisons are different. we have unity up north. inmates -- ain't no unity here. inmates they're scared. they're scared of being locked up. they're scared, period. they don't stand up for themselves down here. >> richard penn says he was standing up for himself when he recently attacked two officers. now, he could face an indefinite stay on clo...