>> an inmate finds himself on the wrong end of a vicious attack. >> i got hit with a tray. that is all that happened. >> another inmate with a reputation for violence keeps staff on constant alert. >> i stabbed him. >> there was blood on the walls and on the floor and all over both inmates.

>> a young man with a seemingly bright future awaits trial for first-degree murder. the jail takes steps to keep a group of youngsters from joining the ranks. >> boston, massachusetts has long been a city associated with higher learning. many of the city's residents find on a less productive path. every year more than 12,000 people are brought through the doors of the city's suffolk county jail after being arrested. >> put your tongue up.

>> the intake center is located at one of the jail's two facilities. the national street jail. >> this ain't wall street. this ain't bourbon street. sure isn't rodeo drive. this is national street. >> the new arrivals have not been convicted of the crimes for which they were arrested. they are considered innocent until proven guilty. those who are not quickly released are bailed out. they will be housed here until cases are closed. and every year, thousands of men and women undergo a demanding application process to secure and manage inmates while they are in jail. less than 1% will make it to the final stage. cadet training. >> 40 candidates that were brought into this class and upwards of 10,000 applications for the job. >> cat dates must pass a series of difficult tests to become

suffolk county jail. >> we are teaching defensive tackling to firearms to first a aid. 40 different components. this morning we will do defensive tackle straining. they have ground defense. we brought in the ground defense experts from another county along with our own people. >> we don't want to wind up on the ground. when that happens, you want to be able to deal with it and go home and see your family. >> that's going to get you out there. the explosiveness allows your hips to get through there. ready? explode! >> among the current class of 40 cadets, this 23-year-old. >> there is only five including

myself, five women in our class and actually not very many women working for the department right now. it isn't too much pressure, but you want to stand proud as a woman and do everything that the men with do. better if possible obviously. >> this 27-year-old is also a cadet. >> i never once thought i would be a correctional officer. i knew i wanted to help and rehabilitate people. i see a lot of friends go take the wrong road in life. i wanted to do something to be a positive role model. try to keep people prepared and being able to deal with situations that may arise. i look at it as keeping the

sword short. >> by the end of their training, the cadets must be prepared to deal with the jail's most dangerous inmates. like 25-year-old devin. he is housed four miles away from the jail in the house of correction. a facility that holds up to 1900 inmate who is have been convicted of their crimes and serving sentences of 2 1/2 years or less. >> devin has been coming to our building since he turned 18 years old and he has been pretty much with us for most of that time. >> they turned around and came back. a pair of of eyeglass were turned into a weapon. >> he is basically don't pass go. right to segregation to speak with him and see where his head is at and where he wants to be. >> we needed several staff at

that time. >> his behavior prompted several cell extractions from the american response team. they are required to videotape all interaction with inmates. >> the main thing is the weapons. he makes weapons all the time. he will make weapons out of anything he gets his hands on. the contraband are classic dinner trays. >> his nails were long in length. his nails would be cut if you refuse to cut them, i explained if he did not comply and allow us to cut his nails, we would have to do it manually. he decided that he was not going to comply so we had to place him

on the ground and manually cut his nails one at a time. . >> i don't always use weapons, but when i do, i feel good sometimes. i'm not here to play with you. >> fighting doesn't get the job done. i would rather you not fight and you can live with the bruises. i would rather leave you scarred. >> gallop is housed in the administrative segregation unit in order to minimize contact with other inmates. he is in a single man cell and

he is serving two years for the distribution of narcotics. he has an open case for assault with a dangerous weapon for which he pled not guilty. his reputation stems from a prior conviction for attacking another inmate in an earlier stay here. >> i was sitting down and i started playing with the mirror and i learned how to take it apart. i ran in the other kid's cell and i stand him. >> he was stabbed 19 times. >> i saw the staffers and he observed the cell door was wide open and they got down there and he was inside the cell with the manufactured weapon. there was blood on the walls and the floor and all over both inmates. >> the victim survived the attack. >> i believe he enjoyed the notoriety that came behind it. it gives him a reputation and it

sends a message to the staff as well. >> i'm not the nastiest. i'm just a regular person. you will hear from other people something different, but i'm a regular person trying to maintain, but sometimes things go the opposite way. >> coming up, deven faces a shake down. >> let us search your cell, all right? >> a group of youngsters face the harsh reality of jail life. >> open the door! open the door!

. >> the nash wa street facility houses 700 detainees accused of a variety of crimes from minor infractions to dangerous

felonies. even though they have not been convicted, they are here awaiting the resolution of their cases. tensions can still run high. a calm day can turn violent without warning. a fight landed 20-year-old alex gonzalez in the jail's infirmary. >> i got hit with a tray. and i fought back. >> after reviewing surveillance, he and other jail staff learn how brutal the fight was. >> what we see is mr. alex gonzalez received this tray from the food line and he is ready to sit down and have dinner. what we see is this is the detainee who is entering the food line here. he grabs a couple of juice and

he doesn't grab any juice because the intention is not to sit down to a meal. he took the tray and rammed it right into his right eye socket. he was hitting him and sent him to the ground and drove his head into the floor. >> what is calling for, the officer waits for back up as to not to engage with him. as soon as he sees the entry of the team, he is moving to break up the fight. they removed the combat acts and separate them quickly. >> he is awaiting trial to an armed assault trial was immediately taken to the jail infirmary for treatment of injuries to his right eye and head. >> did you get good swings in?

>> i tried. i was hurt. he got me good with the tray. >> the attack was severe, but it was over a seemingly minor matter. >> that are fight occurred because alex gonzalez oh,ed darrell money for chess losses. they were playing chess and alex lot of and he owed money and refused to pay and he started a fight. >> the jail's medical staff determined that his injuries are serious enough to receive treatment from a nearby hospital. he will be handcuff and escorted by deputies to the emergency room. >> this is what happens. i didn't done it so i didn't expect it like that. >> gonzalez recovered from his

injuries. he was in segregation for starting the fight. finding themselves on the wrong end of such a brutal attack is usually the biggest fear of inmates who just arrived in jail for the first time. >> there were inmate who is had never been locked up before and it's a scary place. it's those individuals that you tend to be more concerned about because they are lot of. they are so lot of. >> such is the case for this 19-year-old. >> i will do what i got do. >> he was arrested as a high school student and detained without bail for nearly a year while he awaits trial. >> i missed a lot. i missed my dad and mother's

birthday. grandmother's birthday. i missed everything. >> if convicted, he faces a 25-year to life sentence on a charge of first-degree murder. he pled not guilty. >> he's torn between two worlds. do i want to do the right thing or sell academically and make my family proud or do what my peers are doing in the neighborhood. what's right and what's wrong? he seems conflicted between the two worlds. >> he is accused of shooting and killing another student in a high school dance. he denies being the shooter. >> a fight broke out and someone was in the gym. they heard three shots. it was under the door.

>> authorities cannot immediately identify the shooter. he was arrested nine months later while he sat in a high school classroom. >> it was the u.s. marshal that picked me up and brought me to the homicide unit and started questioning me. they said you are being charged with first-degree murder. it can't be. >> sherman was attending a special magnet school for gift and talented children in math and science. they were concerned he was not going finish up. they wanted him to graduate and get his deploema. i worked with the head master and we brought work in and he did it thoroughly without any help and sent the work back to his school and shortly after he got his diploma. he is very special. >> since receiving his diploma, he studies his case work for an

up coming trial still more than months away. >> it's my 20th birthday. i will be 20 years old. my first birthday being in here. hopefully i will be out before my 21st birthday. >> coming up, the cadets mean the inmates for the first time. >> hands behind your back. palms up. >> so do four boys from boston. >> what are you crying for? mple? thanks to angie's list, now it is. we've made hiring anyone from a handyman to a dog walker as simple as a few clicks. buy their services directly at angieslist.com no more calling around. no more hassles. start shopping from a list of top-rated providers today. angie's list is revolutionizing local service again. visit angieslist.com today.

>> at they is folk county jail in boston, a new class of 40 cadets are about to get their first experience of inmate interaction. it's part of the deputies. >> in about 10 minutes we are

doing a shake down of 34 cells. you verbalize what you want from these people. inmates will only do what you allow them to do. if there issues, contact one of us. if there questions, contact one of united states. >> yes, sir. >> questions? >> no, sir. >> a shake down is a little bit different from a room search. you hand cuff the inmate and search his room. at the end they do a strip search. you can be sure the room is clean. >> stand up, please. >> hands behind your back, palms up. step towards me. >> you are looking for nuisance contraband type thing. no food from the food line or

things like that. you are looking for weapons, drugs, anything like that. >> make sure that comes out. you don't know how long it has been there for. >> he has been in here for about 15 minutes. this is as far as i got so far. it's like you want to get every inch. i'm breaking a sweat. i feel better taking my time finding something or not than rushing through it and overlooking four or five things. >> they did very well. exactly what they were trained to do. they did an outstanding job. >> shake downs like these will be common place. should the officers make it as jail deputies. >> we have searches are that computer generated. they are based on prior knowledge of the inmates and based on intelligence we might get and the contraband might be present whether it be drugs or etc.

>> the sheriffs emergency response team or cert is focused on an inmate with a history of assaultive behavior. >> we are about to go into the segregation unit to search for contraband. >> the inmate is known for making weapons. he doesn't go too many days without trying to manufacture something. period cally every couple of weeks, we will search the cell. >> i know they are coming. they are not coming for nobody else but my cell. >> let us search your cell, already? >> someone causes trouble and they always think i got a weapon on me at all times.

>> because creative inmates can turn almost anything into a weapon. during his years as one of the senior investigators, jonathan amassed a collection of inmate-made weapons. >> this is a wall plate and a piece of metal. this can be filed down to a very sharp point. an inmate can use this as a cutting instrument like a knife or a sharp instrument to cut them in the throat or the face. these are metal rods filed down most likely it being looks like it was part of a share or the heating vent. the slats in the heating vent. that is pretty common. you can carry this and no one would know. people walk out of the cell and you can stab an officer with it. >> the ingenuity is almost beyond belief.

>>s are this is a paint ball similar to a small rock. what they do is chip the paint off the walls and stick it in and heat the water and they soften the paint and use it and round it into a ball such as this. what they would do this is drop it into a sock and they could make a sort of weapon out of it. it's an extremely difficult substance when it dries. it's very difficult to break. if you were to take this and use this as a sock, it's the amount of force against the desk, it didn't even chip it. >> this time no weapons have been found in gallop's cell. >> stand up and face the mirror. >> i don't know why i act that

way. i look for timeout. look for somebody and attention sometimes. i act up sometimes. so they don't come in here for no reason. i want stimt sometimes. >> everybody knows that the threat is always there. the possibility is there. that's why we can't be too vigilant. the majority of us do a good job at that. we are have to look out for each other. >> coming up -- >> pick up your feet. >> four boys learn what it is to be ian inmate. sherman gets a special visit. >> i am glad i saw it on my birthday.

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ending up here in the first place. >> because jail glamorized so much in film and music and other places, they don't have an idea. this shows them what it is like. >> today four boys ranging in age from 12 to 16 just arrived at the jail for a visit. all had runins with the law. this deputy heads up the program known as jail break. >> jail break is geared towards kids who are headed in the wrong direction. >> put the uniforms on over your clothes. >> they are making bad choices and we bring the kids in and show them what jail is like. >> how old are you? why are you here? you cut your teacher. look at me. you are talking to me. why are you looking at the ground for? i'm the one talking to you and

you are talking to me. you look at me. >> we have a false sense of toughness to them. those are thes that i have to go to break them down. >> why are you here? how old are you? >> 16. >> are you kidding me. you continue to do the things you are doing, in a month. i give you less than that. you are 17 years old and you walk through the door and you will not leave. you understand me? you will not leave. that's what's going to happen to you. every single one of you. 12 years old and almost 17. take your hands out of your pants. don't let me see that again. keep your mouth shut. shut up. >> the boys are cuffed and escorted through the jail. >> congratulations. you guys made it. pick up your feet. >> i was born and raised in boston. i went to public schools. i went through a lot of things

that these kids went through. >> get your face off the wall. >> i feel like i made it. if i did, i'm not anybody special. if i did, they can make it also. >> one, two, three, four. this is the order you move in everywhere you go. there four cells down here. one, two, three, and four. look for the cell with your number and go. hurry up. pick up your feet and move. is that cell number one? learn your numbers and stay in school. >> they feel like because they are angry, they can do anything and anger will solve the problem. i'm angry and everything is going to be already. they have to realize that even if you are angry, you will end up in this place. you ready? you want a cellmate to keep you company in there. i have the perfect pressure for

you. >> what's up, man? shut up. pop this door right here. >> what are you crying for? what are you [ bleep ] crying for? put your head up. right there. take them off. what's going on? n here. you are going down. put your hands up. >> do you know why we are yelling at you? >> put your hands up. >> you are 16. don't be up in here. when you see the units, i'm going to clown you. >> it's crazy. it's crazy.

you touching my wall? >> put your arms up. >> give me your hands. why are you crying now? >> you want some of me? >> no, sir. >> no, sir. little pitch. >> this is jail is not where you want to be. they are seeing what jail is really like. >> welcome to the jail. >> is this where you want to go? stabbing people? everybody follow me. let's go. >> it's even scarier.

he's going in. you want to go in there? huh? let's go. you got a bed for him. >> he can sleep on the bed with me. >> there you go. are you ready to go in there? no? you want to cut people though? you want to cut the teacher? >> you are going to be my girlfriend. >> i don't. >> yes you, do. open the door. >> i don't! >> you want to go in there? >> no. you sure. >> you want to cut people though? it's a waste of time.

>> okay. >> grab your shoes. merry christmas. get out of here. >> that was it. >> think about what you are doing. any time you do something stupid, think of your mother visiting you. >> i don't like it. >> step on up. big man. you end up in here. you don't want this. >> you only got yourself in here. that's crazy. coming here especially for little kids. >> that's not the way you fold it. >> fold it the right way. >> in boston, there is a lot of problems on the streets. the population here in the jail is getting younger and younger. it's out of control.

>> you do your job well. >> even if we get five kids and reach three of them and keep the three from coming into the jail, we did something. even one. we did something right. >> the jail break program attempts to keep them out of jail, it's too late for others. 19-year-old sherman is a senior at the school for academically gifted students when he was arrested on suspicion of gunning down a young man outside a high school. he is charged with first-degree murder and pled not guilty. for nearly a year, he managed to cope with life behind bars thanks to the support of a friend from the outside. >> here's a picture. today is his 20th birthday and

she came for a visit. >> she has taken a lot of pain off my shoulders and stress by visiting me. >> he used to date my sister. that's how we became real close. we are kind of talking. yeah. >> my sister is upset about the whole thing. i guess she felt like because sherman is really not together anymore, i shouldn't be helping him anymore. doing what i do for him. i told my sister and i explained it to her that when i make a promise, i will keep the promise. i promised sherman that no matter what, i would always be there for him. >> you are allowed and no

kissing allowed. >> my sister is upset, but i can understand that. it is what it is. i already made a promise. >> the jail does not normally allow contact visit, but due to filming restrictions, they accommodated. >> hi. how you doin'? happy birthday. you didn't even write me for like -- >> a month. >> more than that. you are going to catch up to all the letters i wrote you. yes, sir. i'm not writing you. no. >> in order to continue seeing

her, she must visit the jail for quite a while. the trial is still months away. even then his future is uncertain. >> you have to wrap up your visit. it's almost over. >> i don't want to let you go. >> i'm going to call you tonight at 9:05. can i hug her? >> just to see him leave and not be able to touch him for a while. i just really want him to come home. >> i'm glad i had seen her on my birthday. to me it was a gift.

it was a gift to me. >> coming up -- >> you cannot make it housed with anyone and cannot rec with anyone. >> i new chapter. >> we had to do something about that. xkç

. at boston's suffolk county jail, main taping the inmates and staff is a top priority. they segregate inmates with violent history. inmates like deven. >> due to his gang affiliation and willingness to fight not only inmates, but staff, he cannot house or rec with anyone.

we had to do something about that. >> he is housed in a segregation cell and even though he is an open case, they appealed to the prison system to take him back where he can be better managed. >> we don't like to keep inmates in segregation. we know it's not good for their mental health. we have been working on a transfer for him for about months and they said no twice. sometimes they will accept inmates that f they are violent and nowhere else to put them. >> he will transfer to state prison while he awaits trial on the charges. how long he will stay depends on the out come of the case. >> if they are found guilty, i will get 15 years. if i'm not, then i go home next year. hopefully i get not guilty.

you have to survive one way or the other. you have to maintain. that's all i know. >> his transfer might solve a problem for the jail, but those who might work there know they can encounter the next deven any time. they are in their final class. firearms training. >> the firearms inside the jail. certain positions such as transpouring inmates back and forth to court require the officers be firearm certified. they must fire 26 rounds.

>> i shot 26 rounds. >> i can only have two and make up two rounds while i'm outside. i will go back there and shoot twice. we will have to get it in here. if not, i have to redo it two more times. i have already done that once. >> he has an even greater challenge. he missed four times and be perfect to avoid retaking the course. >> take your time. here we go. >> police! don't move!

>> that means i can carry a gun for the sheriff's department, right? >> mallard was not quite as accurate. he only landed two of the four shots. >> when are you coming back? >> little things that make this perfection. one thing, this is where you end

end up. you got one next time. you get better and better every time. >> coming up -- >> and behold all things have become you. >> sherman seeks renewal inside they is folk county jail. da(????

. as new inmates flow in and out of the suffolk county jail, the turn over and n staff is low. this 23-year-old is the newest to graduate from cadet to probationally deputy and today is her first day on the job after months of training. >> sometimes on a day to day basis, you won't use a lot of training we received. you have to keep that in the

back of your head in case you do need to use it. while he may not hold the reputation of a hardened criminal, 19-year-old sherman is facing a charge of first-degree murder. since coming to jail, he participated in a bible study with the pastor who knew him from the outside. >> he's a very likeable individual. he has a smile that lights up a room. if you spend any amount of time with him, he will have you smiling. >> he will be intelligent, smart young man who can benefit from a

mentor. unless something is done, this person is on the path to destruction. no. not that kind. >> while his future is anything but certain, today he will become one of dozens of inmates baptized at the jail each year. >> he is very excited about the opportunity to be baptized while he was here. on the days leading up to this, while he was talking about it, in my mind this serves as another source of encouragement for him. this is a symbolic thing that we do that is indicative of the resurrection of jesus christ and old things become new. the other thing is unless a change has taken place on the inside, this won't matter. the only thing that will happen if you haven't changed on the

inside, the only thing is you just get wet. amen? >> amen. >> praise god. >> not just your smile. >> face that way. sit down. come on back here. there you go. bring the body here. cross your arms. praise god. sherman, in the command of jesus christ your professional faith, we baptize you in the name of the father and the son and the holy ghost. amen. praise god. get up. amen. >> amen.

>> all right. >> there you go. amen. >> you have to always hold out hope. especially in a place like this. giving up is the worst thing you want to do. you don't have to die physically, but to lose hope, there is no in you. >> i feel like i just made a change. i made a change.

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