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you'll listen. move [ bleep ] from the table, for real. out of here. >> a female inmate known for fighting finds love with an alleged gang leader. >> caught shackled, belly chained, came out with a stack of paper this thick. >> the staff must not prepare for their jailhouse wedding. >> no rice being thrown.
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the shortest wedding you ever saw. >> and one of the jail's most powerful inmates must choose between his crime family and his real family. stretching across the eastern half of long island, new york, suffolk county is best known for the exclusive beachfront villages known as the hamptons. ordering these gateways for the wealthy is the more working class town of riverhead, and the one destination nobody flocks to voluntari voluntarily, the suffolk county jail.
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one of two jails run by the suffolk county sheriff's office. the riverhead facility houses about 750 male and female inmates. >> your feet, other one. okay. >> most are currently charged with crimes and are awaiting trial and the resolution of their cases. and few are more closely monitored by staff than terrance mickey. he faces charges including second degree murder, robbery, and assault. to which he has pled not guilty. >> terrance mickey is a high ranking member of the bloods gang. he's no joke. he's been incarcerated most of his life. he's definitely way up there on the food chain. >> several weeks earlier, mickey was transferred here from new york city's notorious rikers island jail. >> he had a bunch of charges assaulting other inmates, assaulting staff, and he definitely has a following.
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a lot of people under him that will do whatever he tells them to do. they have to do it, otherwise, they'll be in trouble. by sending him out here, it kind of strips him of his power and he's more isolated. >> records indicate and mickey concurs the two hour drive from rikers to suffolk was not without incident. >> i'm like, yo, where am i going? you're going far. i'm like, no, suit up. when i turned around, it was like fight time. we started timing. they whooped me out, tied me and took me to suffolk county. i've been a hostage ever since. this was my career. this was what i wanted to be. i wanted to wear red flag and bang for my gang since i was like this. and that's the honest to god truth. it sounds so stupid now, but i
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never wanted to do nothing else. i'm living my dream. this is what your dream was when i grew up. >> investigator maundz is with the jam's internal security unit, keeping close tabs on influential gang members like mickey is part of his job. >> he comes from the city, he grew up in the projects. he was banging at 10, 11 years old. to me, he's the real deal. this kid's been living it. since he came out here, he feels helpless because he's so far away from home. people from the city are not going to come all the way out here. most people in his area, in the hood, they have never been out on long island. never past exit 44. >> in spite the difference, his wife is willing to visit but is hindered by a bureaucracy. >> you're allowed to come in with a u.s. or passport or any other state yoifsh. my wife has a foreign passport,
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and she gets here from the bronx, like two and a half hours on the train, no visitor. >> investigator maunds says that was an administrative error and he plans to fix the problem. that's not his only motivation. >> my imagine in talking to him and keeping a ruport with him is he has the capability to turn up the whole jail. if he barks orders out at other bloods, they have to do what he says. he could do it here, too. >> have a seat. relax. i'm telling you that i'm going to make it possible for you to get a visit. if she's having problems, call security officers and they'll personally escort her in. you have my word on that. you seem like you're a little tense today. your legs are moving. i haven't seen that since you came in. >> it's not hurtful. it's upsetting. when you get mad -- >> i know. you start taking things out on the wrong things. >> not no more. >> you're going to end up getting yourself in trouble.
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you don't need any more charges and you know every action causes a reaction. >> one more charge and they're going to put my lights out. >> you're out in suffolk county. we don't play out in suffolk county, number one, you know that. >> sufferin' county. >> most of the inmates call it sufferin' county, and they don't play, right? i told you that. >> at the end of the day, i'm thankful for what you're doing, though. >> i understand that. that's my job, to keep officers safe, and believe it or not, keep you safe while you're here. >> all right, man. thank you. >> so i always talk to him and i try to help him to keep him a little more calm so he doesn't go off and cause problems or, you know, god forbid, hurt an officer. >> crazy. >> mickey says he has no thoughts of causing trouble. he's convinced his second degree murder charge will not hold up but expects to do prison time for assault and robbery. >> that's eight. you heard that. >> now at age 30, with a family to support, he says he's looking
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at life beyond the bloods. >> right there. >> no pinching behind this. there's no you did your 20 years and here's your pension, you gold watch. you did good. you don't get that here. they don't care about you. they're not your family. i never got a package from them, i never got money orders from homies. i was that misled kid that wanted to be like this person so bad that i would do anything they tell me to do. >> what does a 10-year-old do in a gang? >> that's the truth. >> what did you do as a 10-year-old? >> whatever i was told. >> coming up -- >> i've been shot. i've been stabbed. >> it ain't even worth it. >> terrance mickey counsels young wanna bes. and -- >> is all the trays up?
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out on eastern long island, new york, the riverhead facility of the suffolk county jail system first opened in 1966. >> jailhouseuno. >> this is jailhouse uno. >> while there have been additions and upgrades since then, their maximum security units are throwbacks to the steel bars and cramped quarters known as linear tiers. >> this is a linear tier. it consists of 20 cells and the inmates share one common area known as the day area. i'm currently walking in what's called the catwalk. all the officers walk under normal circumstances, an officer would never enter the bay area
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unless accompanied by a supervisor. >> since officers usually only tour these tiers every 15 to 30 minutes, they depend on select inmates called tier reps to help out. >> tier reps make sure the place is kept clean, come meal time, they'll make sure they have the proper amount of meals and distribute them to the inmates on the tier. >> hot turkey. >> there are tier reps in the women's wing of the jail as well. >> listen, if you have your tray, move from the table, for real. this is getting pathetic. [ bleep ] out of here. >> aisha takes her role as a tier rep seriously. >> standing over the food. that's not what you do. get away from the food, grab your tray and keep moving. you don't have to stand over looking, watching. that's ridiculous. if you let somebody do that, you're letting them run all over you. if i'm controlling something, i'm going to control it.
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i have an anger issue. i don't like to be disrespected. you open up a can of worms, i'm going to close them. >> all the trays up? >> she helps control everything that goes on here. because they know she doesn't mess around. so i don't want to say intimidation, but i guess you could say that they're intimidated. >> she lets you know right off the bat that she has no problem, you know, with her hands and you know, throwing down. she's pretty aggressive. when i first met her, i was terrified. >> even though she's a little girl, she has a lot of spunk and she doesn't take any crap from anybody. >> investigator santa cruz says figueroa's first few months in jail were marked by violence. >> she had some rough edges in the beginning, a lot of fights. a lot of times she didn't like someone telling her what to do.
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>> i got in between 35, 40 fights. i have been caught for like ten. >> figueroa acknowledges anger led to the arrest that brought her here. >> they said i demanded money from the gas station attendant, and then i shot at him. it was not that. i did shoot at him, though. allegedly. >> originally charged with robbery, she reesemently pled guilty to attempted robbery and criminal possession of a firearm. her plea deal resulted in a four-year sentence, and figueroa is now awaiting transfer to the state prison. >> any bullet hit him? >> no. >> did you steal any money? >> no. i don't need nobody's money. >> it's not just figueroa's temper that has put her on the radar of the jail's investigative unit. it has to do with her relationship to another inmate, the man she recently agreed to marry. >> chris cobear, using the
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street name polo, and the designer clothes he wears on the street, nothing but polo shirt, he's one of the highest ranking blood gang members we have incarcerated in the facility right now. >> are you gang affiliated? >> that's what they say. they tell me a lot of things that i disagree with. i think this pretty much is based on my younger years being incarcerated and having a different outlook on life. compared to now in my old age. so maybe i'm being penalized for things i did 10 and 15 and 20 years ago. >> when you ask him if you're a high ranking blood, he'll tell you what does the paperwork say? he'll never sit there and admit it. >> chris and figueroa have ap y applied to be married in jail under a state law that allowed for that, with credit for time serves, figueroa will likely only serve a year in prison.
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colbert, however, faces a more uncertain future. he's charged with second degree murder. >> i'm waiting to prove my innocence. hopefully i'm acquitted and i get out. >> you're facing what kind of time? >> forever. >> forever. >> forever. >> if he's not found innocent, have you thought about that? >> absolutely. but it's not going tochange my mind on me wanting to marry him. nobody's promised tomorrow. >> the couple has only known each other for three months. a mutual friend in colbert's unit told him about figueroa so he wrote her a letter. >> i enjoyed the way he wrote. he was very intelligent, knowledgeable, smart, and it caught my eye. i wrote him back, and we started going back and forth. >> in the time, we have written over 50-plus letters. >> he writes a lot. i write a lot, too, but not as much. he gets people to make me cute envelopes. >> a lot of times in the street, when you meet someone,
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everything is so fast. it's instantaneous that you don't get to talk about a lot of the deep issues because you're so focused on the physical. in jail, you don't really have the physical. you know, you don't have the car, the money, the clothes, et cetera, et cetera. you wind up not putting up that front. you just be yourself. >> i left mine in the city, but it's better because you know what makes it better for you, though? >> what's that? >> you fell in love with her mind before anything else. it's like, it's way better. >> colbert's neighbor is terrance mickey. >> who would have ever thought that i come over here and we'll be over here, and then i meet the woman of my dreams? you know what i'm saying? >> three years earlier, colbert, like mickey, is also transferred to suffolk county from new york's rikers island jail, due to the power he held over the
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bloods gang. >> information we had, they're both supposedly equal in two different sets, like saying who's higher, a general in the marines or a general in the army? >> i don't really know why, but they say i have some type of influence over other prisoners, so they decided to send me here. gr came here with a stack of paperwork about that thick. he was caught shackled, belly chained, because they said he could take his fingers, point to a individual, and send those bloods on that perb or rile it up. he's hard core. >> coming up -- >> when she leaves it's going to be like a house of cards, it's going to crumble. all hell is going to break loose. >> the jail decides to relocate aisha figueroa. and later -- >> going to have a wedding today. >> staff prepare for a high security marriage ceremony. >> no bobby pins allowed in the
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inside the suffolk county jail on long island, aisha is awaiting transfer to prison where she will serve four years for attempted robbery and criminal possession of a firearm. she admits to shooting at a gas station attendant, but said the robbery charge is unjustified. >> no robbery, me having an altercation with someone. >> if you don't have bags in your cell, right? i got to put my stuff in a big bag. >> now, jail officials have decided to move figueroa to a new housing unit out of concern she might have a fight with another inmate. >> when she leaves it's going to be like a house of cards. it's going to crumble because everybody is going to go back to doing whatever they want to do, and all hell is going to break loose. >> i see you later. >> inmate figueroa is a popular
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inmate amongst her peers. but as far as maintaining order, in order to solve problems, there's no validity to that. that's our job, and we do that job well. >> i can't believe you're leaving. >> figueroa is being moved because she has a keep separate order with another inmate about to be transferred to the unit. keep separates require known enemies to be housed in different parts of the jail. >> don't cry. it's all right. >> the new inmate is alleged to have stabbed one of figueroa's cousins. but since she already has keep separates with other inmates, the jail has no choice but to place her here and move figueroa elsewhere. >> that girl is coming from nowhere. she gets no love. >> she might as well bend down and kiss her [ bleep ] good-bye. >> figueroa will be moved from the tiers to a less restrictive unit known as a pod. they hold up to 60 inmates, but are newer, more spacious, and have no bars.
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>> i don't like it. i would rather be in because the more you be out, the more drama there's doing to be. i have zero tolerance for drama. see you all later. >> figueroa's fiance is housed in the men's wing of the jail. next door to terrance mickey. >> like now, you can't eat anything without worrying about your life. >> according to jail officials, both men are high ranking members of the bloods gang. but lately, their conversations reflect other concerns. >> you just got to be careful what you put into your body these days. >> i hope i don't die from this food. >> maybe one day you'll be like me, vegetarian. >> i don't think so. i just won't eat beef. leave the soy alone, too. the soy took me from 185 pounds to 245 pounds because it has estrogen in it, which turns men into females.
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>> turns men into females. uh-uh. >> mickey says soy is not a typical topic of discussion among his gang. where he's better known by his nickname. >> fast cars, fast money, just a fast lifestyle. >> so is that your dream car? >> i would love to have a car like that. but i can't drive that car. i can't drive any car. >> why? >> i don't have it. going to be in jail my whole life. even the time when i was out there, i know how to drive straight. i don't know how to turn. i swear. looking at me, i swear to god. >> mickey says not learning to drive was but one of many losses he suffered as a gang member. >> you've got to try to move forward. i'm 30 years old. i have nothing to show for 30 years. i don't know how to drive.
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i don't have no [ bleep ] high school diploma. i have nothing to show for 30 years on this earth. >> in the tier next to his is a group of minor inmates who are also gang affiliated. mickey says he tries to steer them in a different direction. >> i've been shot, i've been stabbed. most all beat was with my own gang. it's cool in the beginning. it's something that you think that you want. until you want the opposite side of the gun. you know? >> it's not your neighborhood because people who live in your neighborhood get jobs and do appropriate [ bleep ]. it's you. i hate everything about gangs. i hate gang members. >> yeah, but this is a good experience for me. >> this is a good experience? >> yeah, because if we wouldn't come here, we would be doing the same [ bleep ]. >> you're going to go home and do the same [ bleep ]. how is this a good experience. >> all day long i comb the hair
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on my face. what are you doing? i'm thinking. i think about [ bleep ], reliving the shots. you're 17. you're just preparing yourself to destroy yourself. you want to destroy yourself, i'm happy for you. be destructive. >> mickey says his advice is not only for these inmates but all potential gang members. >> we destroyed ourself, man. if you want to destroy your self, more power to you. i'm not going to say don't join blood because i'm miserable. so a miserable person loves company. join me. coming up -- >> feels a little bit human again. >> terrance and chris pay a visit to the one spot in jail that feels like home. >> barbershop one, barbershop two, right here, barbershop three, baby. ♪ and i'll never desert you ♪ ♪ i'll stand by you
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passing of his son, beau. he underwent surgery and chemotherapy and was given a clean bill of health, but he suffered a recurrence recently. he won a bronze star for service in iraq and had been planning to run for governor. he leaves behind his wife and two children. beau biden was 46 years old. back to our programming. inmates at the suffolk county jail on long island say the best part of their day is the one hour they're allowed on the outdoor recreation yard.
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basketball is a favorite here, but one bad pass can be a reminder that this is no city park. >> the reazor wire is here to keep people. the reason we're asked, is it sharp and does it stay sharp outside? as you can tell bike the basketballs in the wire behind me, yes, it does. these are there by an errant toss or a bounce to the razor wire, and the razor goes right through them. it's stuck. it is definitely effective. >> you never lose sight of who you are. it's still jail, no matter if you put pretty flowers. i still can't do what i want to de. i still can't live my life. >> chris colbert said he's spent too many years on yards like this one. and is only hours away from marking another. >> my birthday is tomorrow. getting old. >> how many birthdays have you spent incarcerated? >> over ten birthdays. maybe even closer to 15. it's not a good thing.
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it's a bad thing. but that's reality. you know, you get caught up in certain things on the street. in my younger years, this is where i found myself. unfortunately for me, i found myself here in my older years. no more, though. once i get out of here, no more. >> charged with second degree murder, colbert faces the possibility of spending the rest of his life in prison if he's convicted, but that hasn't stopped him from getting engaged to another inmate in the jail. aisha figueroa was recently transferred to a new housing unit against her wishes. >> girls. whatever you want to call it, it's catty, but it's nice. you would think it's more like a school down here instead of a jail. not saying i want to live in a jail all my life, but it's catty [ bleep ]. so i just stay locked in so i won't get in no trouble. >> can you update me on what's going on with your marriage to chris? >> good stuff is going on. everything is moving fast. faster than we thought it would
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move, you know. but some people helped. >> investigator santa cruz have helped the couple expedite their wedding before figueroa's transfer to prison. >> normally, we wouldn't get involved in this. >> we have never done a marriage. >> we have never done this. because chris is who he is, like i say, we keep a tight rein on him, and that's how i'm getting involved in it. you know what i'm saying? he's not your average inmate. >> colbert is considered a high ranking member of the bloods gang, as is his neighbor, terrance mickey. they share something else in common as well. seven years earlier, mickey was also married in jail. at rikers island. >> i hope the relationship can work. people think it's not possible, but it really is possible because i met my wife, literally, a month prior to me being arrested. and we have been together ever
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since. >> ready? >> mickey and colbert, whose wedding is now two days away, have been cleared to visit one part of the jail nearly as popular as the yard, the barbershop. >> it's different. >> gray hair in the front. >> the barbers are also inmates with prior experience from the outside. they are selected by officer bryant. who strives to make the barbershop something special. >> i try to duplicate the same atmosphere that we would find in the street at any other barbershop. >> what do you get the dye for old men? he needs some of that. >> just try to keep the fellows at ease. have something to get off their chest or something to talk about, they can talk with me or the homies in here. that's what it's all about.
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to meet your barbershop peers. right here is barbershop three, baby. >> makes you feel a little human again because your hair be looking all wicked, but it still don't beat going home, you know, getting a haircut in the street. i know chris is getting his hair cut because he wants to look good because he's getting married. >> congratulations, homey. >> some of the best relationships come from the hardest scenarios. i got married in '96. >> yeah. in this jail? >> in this jail in '96. >> i got married in jail in '07. me and my wife, we were together a short while before i got locked up. i was facing a lot of time. when she came on a visit, i proposed to her on a visit. in front of everybody. and she was like, you serious? dead serious. and my whole life, i've been trying to do right by her, but i got caught up with this stupid
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gang stuff. >> when you get married, it's forever. >> yep. >> that's how i see it. how the bible says. one shot. >> that's like a blessing. >> it is a blessing. >> you know what i mean? it's a blessing. >> figueroa and colbert met through a mutual friend and began writing each other. >> we're only supposed to defend our religion, our property, and our honor. >> they only recently saw each other in person after taking an interest in islam and attending coed services in the chapel. >> i'm not muslim. i'm a guest when i attend. you have some services where the females and the males are allowed to attend together. but you don't have any type of physical contact. >> and it was in one of those muslim services that colbert made an unconventional proposal to figueroa from across the room. jail officials allowed us to interview the two of them
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together. >> service can't really -- not like i can sit next to her and talk to her like this, get down on my knee or what have you. you know, the traditional way people do stuff. i just -- >> that's how you did it? >> yep. that's how he did it. >> i'm like, five rows ahead of her. >> that's how he did it. >> and your response? >> i was like, i'm a step ahead of you. >> why get married? >> because i want to spend the rest of my life with him. he understands me and we have a connection. it's just simple. and he looks good. >> thank you. >> if things don't go right in chris' case -- >> i'm going to ride until the wheels fall off. i'm going to be there for him. it's simple. >> coming up -- >> underheavy security, terrance
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mickey returned from a life-altering court appearance. >> and later -- >> i'm aisha's mother and i have to show support for her. >> the guests arrive for an unconvention unconventional ceremony. well, did you know genies can be really literal? no. what is your wish? no...ok...a million bucks! oh no... geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. i am a lot of things.
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40% of the lights were out, but they're not out for long.they're coming back. the majority of inmate at the suffolk county jail still have cases pending in court. for most, getting to court consists of a short walk through an underground corridor. that connects the skral to the courthouse right next door. but as dusk settles over the jail, one inmate returns from court more than 70 miles away in new york city, where he was charged with second degree
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murder, robbery, and multiple counts of assault. terrance mickey is housed in suffolk county because he was considered too powerful a gang leader at rikers island, the massive jail that serves the city. for mickey, today's court date was a life changer. he has just signed a plea deal and has been sentenced. >> ten years ain't that bad. i should have got more, but i felt mike lawyer did his job. ten years. i got four in. i'll be home in four and a half. >> like many plea deals, mickey's might appear confusing. he pled guilty to charges of first degree assault, second degree robbery, and criminal possession of a weapon. mickey also pled guilty to second degree murder. which carries a maximum sentence of 25 years to life, but he was only sentenced to 10 years with credit for the four he's spent in jail awaiting the resolution of these charges. he believes he received the
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lighter sentence because he could prove he was not guilty of murder. that the politics of plea bargaining sometimes means admitting to something you didn't do. >> so you pled guilty to murder? >> that don't mean you're guilty. i pled guilty because they forced me to trial and everything else. i would have beat the murder, but i'm not going to beat no assault. victim come in and say, he did it. oh, he did it. you know what i mean? >> now, with all charges resolved, mickey will soon transfer to prison. he says in the meantime, he's focused on keeping his family together and dealing with the misery of jail. >> see the toilet is like an everyday reminder of how much your life is in the [ bleep ], because your life is in the [ bleep ] every day, you got to live between two [ bleep ] and he might be taking a [ bleep ] and right now, and he's finished, and he might have to take a [ bleep ] right after that, so you smell two different kind of blf, and he's a veget
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vegetarian, so his might smell green and his [ bleep ] might smell red. you know what i'm saying? it's crazy. i like the toilet flushing because you need that reminder constantly, this is not cool. my daughter's meeting me right now. i'm not going to lie. it's back to school time. my wife need me. >> the visit. >> today, after the resolution of a bureaucratic snag that prevented visiting, mickey's wife and two of her five children have made the trek from the bronx to long island for their first visit in four months. >> it's not easy. dealing with him being in here, he can't help out. dealing with the kids. they want him there to help them. he's not there. >> so why do you do it? >> because i love him. when we got married, we said till death do us part.
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that's what's going to happen. >> too big, man. >> too big? >> i'm going to wear it for you. >> since the jail allows physical contact with visitors, inmates must put on coveralls to prevent them from smuggling contraband back to their cells. >> a very sweet guy, very lovable. a great dad. going through a problem, he knows about it. and he don't want them to go down the same road that he went down. >> nobody has been in trouble, nothing. the oldest graduated from high school. they've been good. >> so how is school? first day. >> i met two people. but it's a freshman -- >> i bet you met people. >> some girl in my class. >> good people or -- >> yeah. it's girls. >> what kind of people are they? >> regular girls.
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>> they're not troublemakers? >> no. >> moments later, the conversation turns to mickey's future. he will soon be transferred to prison in upstate new york. >> what are you going to do when you get out of jail? >> i don't. >> yes, you do. you made promises. >> like what? listen to me. i'm not going to lie to you. tell you stories. but i promise you, i'm not going up there with a tough guy attitude because i don't want to be tough no more. when i get out, my main objective is to try to be a better father and husband to my family. no more gang [ bleep ] coming from my family like that. you know? and in all reality, it's not going to be easy. >> it shouldn't be no really trouble for you to get into. >> i don't -- i do get in trouble, but that's done now. i did get in trouble because of my people i was around. but i can't blame them every time i got in trouble.
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i know me trying to live up to a name got me in most of the trouble i was in. my main problem was trying to make a name for my gang. you understand? it ain't worth it no more. >> i don't want to be in this situation again. >> you will never have to go through this again. i give you my word. and if i do, you can step off. >> so just stay out of trouble. >> we love you. we're going to be there for you. but now it's up to you. not you coming home and coming back to jail. we need to get that clear. we're getting old. >> i want you to stop fighting, stay out of the streets, and be always there when i'm in college and visit home. >> all of those things is easy to do. and i'm going to do them. i promise. >> making a lot of promises here. >> don't worry about it.
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you have my word, and a promise. >> i just want this time when he come out, he stay out. the future, i'm just going to wait for him to do his time, and when he come home, we'll figure out how to stay out. >> i love you. >> i love you, too. >> okay. >> for me to stay out of trouble, you have to change people, places, and things. when you stay away from certain people and the places that trapped you before, the things you did is not going to be repetitive, it's not going to happen again. >> coming up -- >> i brought something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue. >> a traditional ceremony in a nontraditional setting. not liko go away on its own. so let's do something about it. premarin vaginal cream can help it provides estrogens to help rebuild vaginal tissue and make intercourse more comfortable.
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inside the suffolk county jail -- >> 31, 32. >> it's a busier day than usual.
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for at least one corrections officer. >> we're going to have a wedding day, supposedly. i am the wedding coordinate here at the jail. my coworkers might add an ad-lib and call me the wedding planner. i don't really plan weddings, i just make it happen. >> officer mcdonald oversees about 20 weddings a year in jail, and will be called into action today for aisha and chris. >> yp about to get married in about an hour. beautiful thing right there. now, i have been getting the third degree from my fellows here, playing with me a little bit. other than that, i'm good. i'm ready. no nervousness, no apprehension. >> very nervous. maybe a whole week, trying to get myself relaxed. but it's just didn't work. it's not working. it's just horrible.
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i'm too nervous. >> i'm the most recently married guy around here, so i know a little bit about weddings and engagements. my engagement in particular, i like to do things dramatic so i dressed up as a dog and my wife was dressed up as a cat, and i proposed to her at a dog park. it went perfect. let's see. >> today's ceremony will be considerably more drab. the guest list is limited to two people from the outside to serve as witnesses. but that's not the only limitation. >> it's a pretty cold wedding. no white doves, no rice being thrown. no flowers. they don't get to give any gifts. whoever the person from the outside is, they get to bring the wedding rings, and we inspect the box they're in for safety and security, and that's all they're really allowed to bring in. when it comes time to, you may kiss the bride, it's a quick kiss and a hug, and that's it. then everybody has to go back to where they came from. the shortest wedding you ever saw. yeah. all right.
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thank you. all right, bye. okay. she's on her way. the town clerk is going to come, and two witnesses to the wedding, aisha's mother and sister, and i'm going to run them throw the xri metal detector. >> i'm aisha's mother and i have to show support for her because i'm her mother. >> they have visited before and they're familiar with our practices of going through the metal detector and not bringing things in the building. >> i brought something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue. this is an old bracelet of mine that i had for a very long time. then i had new earrings. and she can borrow this. and this is something blue. >> are you figueroa's family? >> yes. >> how are you? i'm neil mcdonald. you have been here before for visits, right? >> yes.
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>> just as in a visit, i'm going to give you a locker. you can get rid of metal and jewelry, and no cell phones, cameras. >> no earrings? >> no jewelry inside, not in the jail. >> we can put it in the same. >> we will both use number three. >> all your metal, all your jewelry? >> we can't bring the old, new, borrowed and blue? >> the only thing allowed in is the wedding bands she told me you would have. >> i'm about to leave that. >> step through the machine, you're going to step through the metal detector. >> any other metal we're not thinking about. hair pins or anything. >> bobby pins. >> no bobby pins allowed in the building. you're welcome to use the locker to lock up more metal. >> while this is the first jail wedding for aisha's family, it's also a first for the town clerk. >> i had done a little bit of research after we spoke because you had made me aware that this is also has a maximum security section of this facility. >> it's maxim.
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>> i was really unaware of that. and i -- you know, it's a little bit of an eye opener. >> you're going to be safe. we have a lot of highly trained professionals. we're on camera all the times around the building, being watched. you'll be fine. >> yes, appreciate that. >> you're welcome. >> it's part of the bra. >> no metal in the building. our visiting brochure says no underwire. we had to sent people to the hospital with underwire in their necks. that's not happening today. >> a short time later, the metal concerns are alleviated. and officer mcdonald escorts the group into the jail. >> come on in. >> after a brief introduction between the groom and his new in-laws, colbert and figueroa have a rare moment of physical contact. >> time to start. >> we are gathered together here in the presence of this company
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to join this man and this woman in the bond of matrimony. christopher, will you have this woman as your wedded wife, to live together in the ordinances in the state of matrimony? >> i do. >> aisha, will you have this man as your wedded husband? >> i do. >> time for the rings. >> okay. >> you're going to repeat after me. with this ring -- >> with this ring. >> i thee wed. >> place the ring, please. >> and you're going to do the same. with this ring -- >> with this ring. >> i thee wed. >> i thee wed. and place the ring. now join hands. >> in accordance with the authority invested in my by the law of the state of new york, pronounce you husband and wife yorb you may kiss the bride. >> yay. >> this concludes our service. >> okay. >> all right.
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mom, love you. >> i love you, too. >> i love you. >> i love you. >> all right, back to the housing unit. step out the door. >> seeing you soon, too. >> feel good. i'm a married man now. it was a good kiss. she has nice lips. can't wait to kiss her again. i got the ring right here. looking real good on the finger. wish we could have had a honeymoon. it's unfortunate that we'll be separated from each other, but just got to deal with it as it comes. >> i was so nervous. i was speechless. loss for words. and afterward, i felt so great. i felt like i'm a wife now. that's special.
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>> i call him the don because he walks around like he owns the unit. >> i've been a burglar basically all my life and banks were my favorite place because banks have money. >> an old-school bank robber maintains his swagger. >> that move, you just lost the game. >> this is h d

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