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in charleston, south carolina, a city that several describe as the most hospitalable in the nation. outside downtown sits a modern day fortress. strife and conflict often overshadow s southern hospitality. >> i'm begging you. >>eg you've got segregation inmates. >> there are about 1,300 men and women incarcerated at the detention center also known as the charleston county jail. most are only accused of crimes and are awaiting trial at the resolution of the cases. >> communication is the biggest thing i feel when you're dealing with a whole different variety of inmates. the more i talk to find out what

the problem is and learn how to deal with a problem, you get less resistance. >> you get into a fight and you don't know. >> officer skipper is a 6-year veteran at the jail. most of the time has been in unit a 1 a where inmates with major rule violations are confined to single person cells 23 hourssi per day. they lose most of their privileges and possessions, as well. >>se they've got to have us shackled, because we're in disciplinary. i've been wearing these shackles for show long, it seems like they are not there. it's just that it's a normal routine. >> how you doing? >> did you have a great day today? >> kind of. >> what happened? >> i have been dealing with melvin for a little over two years. he is one that you can't come at

hard. you just have to c listen to hi and have patience with him, because he flips like that. >> some people i have zero tolerance for and some people i have 10% tolerance. >> i don't trust him with his hands w handcuffed in front of him. >>nd he's unpredictable. he can be smiling in your face and be your best friend and turn around and be ready to swing. >> he is in disciplinary segregation. he became agitated and grabbed a phone from an officer's desk and smashed it on the floor. >> i got upset. i asked to speak to the sarge. the man wasn't carried out. i took the phone and i chunked it, and then it shattered. >> gather was given 60 days in segregation. that's considered a long time for anyone. jail officials say it's because of the phone incident came

shortly after an even more serious violation. >> i have assaulted a correction officer. >> the officer suspended 30 minutes for refusing an order to return to his cell. >> he took 30 minutes from me. that's 30 minutes out of my day that i only can come out out of two hours. >> he was upset about it. he threw his juice on the officer. the o officer backed away and h his personal alarm. inmate physically started assaulting the officer. >> it was really the wrong place at the wrong time for him. his actions disturbed me. i reacted. >> gathers finally complied with orders as backup arrived to the unit. with a complex case ahead of him, gathers can face a long stretch in jail. he and a co-defendant face 13

charges. prosecutors say they held up three businesses during a four-day crime spree. gathers has pled not guilty. >> armed robbery just been something that always came natural as a first instinct. my first armed robbery was a mexican market. i went in there and demanded money, and i seen the power that i had when i look into their eyes. >>oo gathers says he never physically harmed the robbery victims, but acknowledges having scarred them in other ways. >> i understand that i did scar them probably for life because it will be a memory forgotten. you can hear it in their voice. >> what? >> you can>> hear them pleading you can hear them pleading. you can hear them wanting to cry out, but they don't want to see sort of weak and too vulnerable in the situation that a they're going through. >> what about their eyes? >> their eyes? >> what did you see? >> their life. i can tell>> that they feel lik

this could be a life and death situation. >> gathers says he always hides his identity during hold ups. >> i choose to disguise myself to give the law a little bit more of a challenge to identify me. >> prosecutors say this security camera image shows gathers on the right and co defendant on the left. >> you got to explain this to me. you have to explain this to me. >>. [ laughter ] they are saying that could be me, but it's not for sure that they know that it's me. that's my statement. and that's what's going to court. >> coming up -- >> you put an order out for somebody to be punished from here. >> it was more so like a warning. >> melvin gathers plays a game of cat and mouse with dangerous implications. >> just got dirt roads and

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on some of the rural island communities off the coast of charleston, south carolina, many african-americans identify as cultures that date back oo the ancestors who lived during slaves. they speak an english-based creole language that can be held throughout the region and inside the detention center. >> i have to actually sit back and listen. they talk fast. and it's like they are rumbling or mumbling. it's just their language. >> the accent is sometimes mistaken for jamaican.

>> they do kind of relate the language. we kind of sound the same, i guess. i'm from south carolina. i'm not from jamaica. >> talk like they from jamaica. >> carlton has lived his entire life on nearby johns island. >> we just got dirt roads and trouble. that's really it, dirt roads and trouble. >> how are you doing, buddy? >> now he has plenty of trouble. he is charged with murder, first degree burglary and other crimes relating toa terrifying home invasion. solomon has pled not guilty and is awaiting trial. >> i know the old saying that

everybody is inosent in jail. in some cases some of us really are. >> authorities say he and two other men kicked in the back door of a home in the middle of the night. they took his 27-year-old sister outside where she was shot in the pelvis and later died. >> god knows what happened. god knows who killed that lady. god knows that i did not have anything to do with this crime. >> solomon was the only man arrested after the surviving victim picked him out of a photo lineup. >> whoever that dude saw in the house that night probably was a light skinned male. since i'm light skin -- >> his history includes prior charges in an unrelated case for allegedly attempting to stab a friend and stealing his car. he pled not guilty and was out on bond when the murder he was

now accused of occurred. accuse. >> if found guilty he would be eligible for the death penalty. >> when i see these walls and hear these people, i would never thought none of this would ever happen. >> he is one of several inmates from johns island. most are familiar faces to officer green who was born on the island and still lives there. >> johns island is a rural community. everybody is close knit. everybody knows everybody. i see people from home in here all the time f. i see them at home at the grocery store they're like i'm out. when i see them in there again it's like let me tell you what happened. >> melvin gathers is also from

johns island. >> what's up? you doing all right? >> i have known his family for quite sometime because we have been in school together from middle school through high school. by knowing his family it helps being able to talk to him and engage in conversation. >> sergeant kitschings hopes that officer's green's relationship with gathers will provide insight with gathers' role in a gang. >> it's a set of gangs under a common banner. they fall under the umbrella. we have cases of a leader of a gang sending out members to assault other inmates. we have had some members get caught up with smuggling contra band. they have assaulted staff before. it can be a real big problem. >> he is a second lieutenant. he is considered one of the higher ranks. when it comes down to his gang

affiliations, his chest is out. he's proud. >> he refers to himself and i have heard other inmates refer to him as supreme. >> a lot of people call me supreme. supreme is the most high. i have a reputation that i must hold. >> officer has observed gathers' influence over other inmates. >> if they're all yelling and screaming, he can stop them. if they're all quiet, and he's mad, he can start them, as well. >> i can direct an inmate or a brother or a person, even a nondisciple. if i was to send word to the street to handle anything that needs to be taken care of, it will get handled. >> several weeks earlier, an inmate tied to folk nation assaulted an officer in the jail. now sergeant kitschings wants to find out if gathers is involved. >> rumor has on the street that he has been putting out orders

to assault officers. hopefully we are able to confirm or deny the information today. >> good evening. have a seat. how long have you been involved in that? >> since day one at age 13, '99. >> how far up are you? >> how far am i? >> i'm not comfortable answering that question. >> i've been hearing something that's kind of disturbing to me. i've been hearing that you have been putting orders out on officers to be assaulted. have you been doing that? >> i wouldn't say it's an assault. i would say more of a punishment. >> why? >> due to recent actions. >> of an officer in here? >> yeah. >> you have to give respect to get it. >> i understand that. >> you can't treat people any

type of way. >> so you put an order out for somebody to be punished from here because of the way they treated you. >> it was more so like a warning. >> a warning? >> yeah. >> you know you have serious charges right now. you want to add more charges to that? that's a felony. >> you go to court with additional felony charges especially putting out orders and hits like that, you might not tend to be that serious, they are serious. and that's going to go against you when you go to court. if you think you have hope, you need to hold on to that hope. what's wrong? trying to think of something? >> no. a wise man always thinks before he speaks. dealing with people of your caliber and a person of my nature is like playing chess. we on two different sides of the table. >> that's right. >> as kitschings and green press

gathers, he begins to back track. >> it's not of my nature to do stuff like that. anybody knows supreme, people would know i'm the more humble type with my authority. i'm guilty by association pretty much. guilty by association. >> well, i appreciate you talking to us. take my advice to heart. chill out. you don't need anymore charges before you go to court. thank you. >> all right. >> take him back. >> was some kind of hit put out on a specific officer? >> did i send it? no. do everybody think i done it? >> i think he wants to project himself as being powerful. the other inmate might project

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using just about anything to feel attractive. >> i just invented it. >> this is my toothbrush. >> recently when mcdonald took another step to simulate her life at home she got 30 days. >> this time is because i was celebrating my birthday, and i made alcohol. and someone actually snitched on me. i was making it in a bottle with bread for yeast, fruit for like the acids and stuff. and then i used juice from the lunch which was also shug skpr gives it taste. >> she is charged with petit larceny and burglary. she pled not guilty. >> i went to the fridge to get

something to eat. i went from the fridge to the bedroom to see if they had change on their dresser or whatever whmpt i opened the first drawer there was $300 sitting in the drawer. so i took $300 and left. >> mcdonald has struggled with drug use ranging from marijuana and ecstasy to crack and cocaine. she said she turned to drugs after a painful childhood. >> i talked to my therapist about that. he says it's because of my past. >> now mcdonald has new feelings to deal with. she's met a man here. >> when he comes out for his hour, he comes to my window. we sit there and talk. and then like he's not really allowed, but he does anyways. >> charleston county is one of the few co-ed segregation units in the nation. since there are only a few women requiring it. >> the policy is not to talk to

each other. they're not to interact at all, but how do you avoid that when they're yelling through doors. you can't make them not talk. >> men and women are not allowed out at the same time, they draw each other's attention. >> this is the only unit that has males and females in it. after a while, you can't prevent everything. >> i can't go past this blue. >> we try our best from stopping inmates from going to the door. they watch us just as much as we watch them. if we get distracted they'll run up. it's human nature. talking to somebody especially when you are in a concrete room by yourself, you will find somebody to talk to. >> sometimes inmates communicate through the vent system. that gives them a direct line of communication. >> what you doing? >> speaking to you. >> they say that we're not supposed to communicate with the females. but it's to the point where you can't control it.

we're in a vent together. you're going to tell me to stop speaking. >> mcdonald's new boyfriend is melvin gathers. >> you miss me? >> samantha, samantha, samantha. i've known her for probably like a month now. the other day, we had a very deep, intense conversation. i told her that truth be told i have feelings for you. s for yo. >> see i feel like love don't have a time limit. if love doesn't have a time limit to occur as long as its real and it's solid, i feel like we shouldn't have a time, you know. >> we do talk sexually through

the vents and stuff. >> it's the equivalent of like phone sex? >> yes. >> it's vent sex? >> it's vent sex, yes. >> she's young. she's no different than any other male, female together. you still have to watch them just like you do the guys. >> you're talking through the vents. and obviously i'm assuming other people can hear you. >> it's like a thrill to be heard. we have sex like that until i know she's satisfied. >> supreme! are you listening? >> yes. >> coming up -- >> he is my son. right or wrong, he's still going to be my son.

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♪ that's what i'm talking about. break it on down. >> we're waiting on inmates to come down from different units. >> video courtrooms inside the detention center are used for new arrestees and current inmates to have bond hearings without having to leave the jail. as carlton solomon jr. signs in for his hearing, he's greeted by a familiar face from his neighborhood on johns island. >> i was doing good. >> his grandmother is like everybody is out in the neighborhood. used to always go up to their house. she used to feed everybody. nicest person in the world. he comes from an awesome family.

>> right here? >> ms. green is considered something like family to me. >> i remember when he was born. i remember him small. he was a young boy. he wasn't a bad child. he pretty much condemned himself. he's going to be here for a while. >> kidnapping, burglary, all type of [ bleep ]. >> you ain't getting no bond. >> no. >> he is accused of murder and other crimes related to a home invasion robbery. if found guilty he can face the death penalty. >> any family member for the defendant? >> you're a family member? >> i'm his father. >> your father is here today. you've been charged with murder, kidnapping, possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime.

on the charge of murder, kidnapping you are placed on no bond. charge for weapons violation is $100,000 bond. you may exit. >> she gave me a $100,000 bond for possession of a firearm and for burglary and kidnapping and murder i didn't get no bond. >> what does this mean for you, carlton? >> i'm stuck. i'm stuck between a rock and a hard place. i'm stuck. >> if you want to know your child's future, look at his friends. that will tell you his future. >> after the hearing, solomon's father discusses his son's case with reporters. >> i was told that he was up for murder, some other charges. but you never know. you just don't know as a parent. you do all the things that you believe you should do.

you do everything you're supposed to do, but you never know. even right now i still don't know. i went off to the military. somewheres down the line, some things shifted in his life. how it shifted, i don't know. why it shifted, i still don't know. i wasn't in the present. but some things have changed with him. but he's my son. he is my son. right or wrong, he's still going to be my son. >> i know my dad knows in his heart that i ain't no killer. i know he knows that. i just really want to talk to him. that's the worse thing in my mind is having my dad think that. >> carlton sr. couldn't meet with his son, in a few days he will return to visit him. with carlton jr. denied bail, it could be years before he touches

him again since murder trials rarely move quickly. >> facing six counts of armed robbery and several related charges, melvin gathers case has also been lengthy spanning two years now. most of his time has been spent in disciplinary segregation where he sometimes walks around during his one hour per day outside his cell. >> what can you see from in here? >> grass. freedom, a sense of freedom. when i see the grass, i think of another chance. it's not granted that you see another chance. the only thing you see is another facility to another facility. when i look outside, it flashes will i be able to touch the outside society free again? it gets emotional sometimes, you know, because that's my life. that's the first leaf i've seen in a long time, brother.

>> samantha mcdonald prefers to take her time at night. >> i never come out during the day. i never get sun light. >> and i socialize with other units and my friends. >> i don't know. >> gathers and mcdonald say they have developed a romantic relationship by speaking to one another through the air vents. mcdonald has entered a guilty plea. since she has no prior serious offenses, she is likely to bond out soon. >> when samantha leaves, it's like a test. all of which you said during your introduction and interview and our honeymoon period, now it's to put you to test. would you contact me? would you write me like you said you would write me? it takes determination. >> mcdonald isn't sure what will

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solomon began getting into trouble with the law at age 15. sergeant singleton has known him ever since. >> some more other stuff, man. >> serious? >> yeah, real serious. >> i have been dealing with carlton for a long time when i was an officer at juvenile. i see a good kid, a real good guy but making a lot of wrong decisions. right now he has very serious charges this time which he says is a big mistake and misunderstanding and will get worked out. >> you kept that. okay. that shocked me when i saw that on the news, my heart stopped beating for a couple seconds. i was like whoa. >> i want to get out this. >> you know, the justice system does work. if you're incent, they'll prove

you're innocent. for his sake i hope it's true, because i want to see him live a prosperous life. i talk to him about changing his ways. he'll smile and say yes, sir and then i see him in trouble again. >> you better stop doing this to your dad. you're putting more and more gray hairs on your dad's head. >> you get out this time, that's it. >> deep down inside, he is a good person. i want him to learn from his mistakes and make his dad proud. >> today solomon's father has come to the jail to visit his son. >> hey, stranger. it's been a long time. i haven't seen you in a long time. >> i met his father from visiting at juvenile and spoke with him a lot. i know he coaches football. he does a lot with the youth in his community.

it's not only carlton and his own children, he looks out for other kids. >> i talked to your boy. for you anytime. i know you're a good dad and look out for him. >> my son has been accused of a horrific crime. i'm here supporting my son not to find out what's going on, but i need to let him know that his family is here to support him. see my son, carlton. >> i'm a little ashamed that i have to come in this type environment to see my son behind bars. carlton came from a family that don't drink, don't smoke, don't dope. he came from a family who went to church and a family that's independent. i couldn't understand why carlton was drawn to the street. carlton told me that he was bored. carlton was being pulled through

the streets. they had a great way of doing it. >> solomon says while he was away in the military, his young son fell in with the wrong child. >> they find a weakness to the child. once they introduce him to alcohol then gave him more alcohol. and then from that point they gave him rereefer. then they put something in the reefer and next thing you know he has a habit. i didn't find out that he had a habit that dealt with a little cocaine. >> prosecutors allege that carlton jr. was one of three men involved in the murder of a woman. the victim's brother was assaulted but survived and later identified solomon from a mug shot. if found guilty, solomon could be executed. >> i don't believe that my son has the capability to do something like that. i just don't believe it. i don't believe my son would get a gun and point at somebody and

shoot somebody. >> i wish i could be anywhere else but here. >> what do you think is going to happen with your son? >> well, i don't know, to be honest with you. i don't know. >> hey, son. how are you doing? >> let me see your fingers. y . >> you my son. i don't want my son locked up nowhere. i want you to stay encouraged. i want you to keep your head up. .

>> i know, i know. it's like being in captivity. i know it sucks. it's just a modern form of slavery. everything is based upon the past. i there will be lock up and searches 15, 20, 30 times. 30 . i don't want my son harassed and bothered. i don't want my son pushed on a car and people searching him for nothing. i don't want that. >> carlton sr. acknowledges his son's problems with both the law and drugs, he believes young black men are unfairly subjected to racial profiling. >> carlton has been more or less searched some 30 plus times. i couldn't understand why.

after you search a child 30 times, why search him 20 more and find nothing? >> seems like people are getting together and doing these things on purpose. i don't know whether the law has the justification to do that. i think it's an excess of power, of force. i think it's abuse. i don't think they have the right. my dad said i had nothing to do with this. i don't believe carlton would do something like that. can my son be setup? i believe he can be setup. that i do believe. that i believe. >> if there is no evidence in there, then what are you trying to do? make up evidence, create evidence? what are you trying to do? if it's not there, it's not there. if it's not there, they should let you go. right now, you're guilty until proven incent. >> just understand this this is not your whole life. it's just a bump in the road, man. love you, man.

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carlton solomon jr. has been incarcerated and held without bail for several weeks now. he's charged with murdering a

27-year-old woman. today, however, there has been a development that he believes will set him free set him fre i'm real happy. i'm real happy. i'm sitting here waiting on the trial and all this other stuff. they said dna could take up to three months. hopefully i'll be going home. it's a bunch of bs, man. i just feel real good, for real. >> while solomon hopes he'll soon go home, over in the jail's disciplinary unit, that day has come for samantha mcdonald. >> my grandmother is bonding me out. i'm really nervous, because i've been locked up for almost six

months. i'm going back out into society with a whole bunch of people. >> for the past five weeks, mcdonald and melvin gathers have developed a relationship despite the fact that their primary means of communication is shouting through the vents in their cells. >> very sad. >> i'm going to miss my boyfriend, melvin. i'm going to miss him a lot, actually. and i didn't know that i'm going to miss him as much as i did until i found out i was leaving. >> we were together for a month and five days. >> what's your longest relationship? >> a month and five days. >> we're going to keep in touch. he has my grandmother's number and my address so we can write each other. >> this is the test. she's going home. will it just be a county jail

thing? or will it master into something beautiful? >> am i processing yet? you are driving me crazy? >> mcdonald asks officers for a favor regarding a few personal items. >> the stuff in my box, i need to give to melvin. >> some of them are unable to purchase canteen, so they will leave hygiene items and stuff like that for another inmate. >> you gave him the soap dish and the radio? the lotion and everything? >> yes. >> meanwhile, gathers returns to the vent for his final good byes with mcdonald whom me calls tiny. >> get my stuff and give it to

you. t to you. >> i know. >> going home.

>> i'm excited, man. i've been here for almost six months. x months. thank you. >> outside, mcdonald is greeted by her grandmother and great grandmother. >> it's you. >> while mcdonald hopes for a fresh start, the next day, gathers begins to adjust to life without her. >> i'm kind of lonely. >> why? >> because i ain't got nobody else to speak to. and building conversations with another person ain't going to be the same.

it's just like a lonely normal day, like my routine has changed. like i don't wake up and hear her calling my name or vice versa. i don't wake up to her conversations. >> gathers' spirits improve, however, when he discovers a small bit of contra band inside the shampoo bottle. >> she put it in there for me so i can always have a picture of her.

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