. >> the first person he needs to win over is administrative segregation case manager, beverly gilmore. >> we are notorizing what. we all get along with leonard. very likable. very charismatic. so friendly. but he is so overly friendly. it's so fake. it's not for real. >> since coming to wabash, mcquay has been involved in several incidents that have enforced his violent reputation. >> a few years ago, he was on rec bed. he asked for a basketball. when they handed the basketball, he came through the door, pushed his way through. began assaulting a couple staff members. and several staff respond add long with myself and -- there was about six of us to finally restrain him and get him down on the ground and get him in cuffs. >> sometime emotionalism can push you over the edge. sometime, you can regret after becoming so emotional, the things that you do. especially when you know that one action can result in a lifetime of misery. >> mcquay said he had a change after converting to islam. >> it's a reflection of a new person, a new man, a changed man. >> mcquay is not the only inmate who sa

. >> beverly gilmore is the confinement unit's case manager.one of her responsibilities is to evaluate trotter's ability to return peacefully to general population. >> i know the notoriety of offender trotter very notorious. i believe he has aged out of that immaturity. he has developed good communication skills, good social skills. it's yes, ma'am, no, ma'am to me. and it's not fake. i can always tell when it's fake. i believe, personally, that he will be ready for general population before long. however, there are so many more people above me that will also have the input, and have known him so much longer than i have. so i'll have to respect whatever their recommendations will be. >> i'd rather not see him come out. i don't think he's changed. he's going to hurt somebody. >> lieutenant gary mcmillan has been at wabash for the past 16 years. >> this is my opinion. he's a pretty violent individual. >> they may look at it like everybody's still a potential threat. but am i a threat? no. >> coming up -- >> really my biggest concern about being i

. >> though caseworker beverly gilmore raised serious questions about mcquay's trust worthiness. her goal ties give segregation inmates an opportunity to prove themselves. so she recently made a controversial decision. after mcquay's successfully completed a prison life skills program she gave him a job in the housing unit. >> i did make him a sanitation worker. now that was to the dislike of some of my supervisors. they, thought that i had lost my mind. i would never, they say, let him get out of his cell. i said let's give him a chance the i tacklked to leonard. i said one time you passing a scrap of pay r per, you will be without your job. we are watching him closer, at least miss gilmore is, i have something to prove. i think he can do it. >> change is gauged by behavior. if you are actually changing your behavior must change. and i believe my behavior has changed. >> mcquay hopes a positive job performance will help him win his transfer. and his fate will be determined at the next review less than a week away. >> the bottom line is, i am still somebody that deserves respect,