. >> some of the inmates in d-3a accused me of putting semen on bologna sandwiches that i was givinghem, and the deputy sent me down here to the hole because of my own safety. he said they wanted to kill me. >> an individual came up to me and told me that jeremy had said that he was going to give everybody in the pod hiv. he had told people he put a special sauce on his sandwiches. >> extra mayonnaise. that's what i said. and that was like four weeks ago. >> no, i did not do that. >> bologna sandwiches are not part of the jail's normal meal plan. they're usually given to inmates who require an additional meal for medication. due to his hiv status merithew was such an inmate. but he gave his sandwiches away. >> the sandwiches are popular because a lot of the inmates are indigent and he was giving them out for free, i guess. and if you can get anything free in jail, sandwiches or anything like that, you're going to take them. so they're going to be extremely popular. >> i have a morning snack for you. there you go. >> thank you. >> you bet. >> there's so much almost hatred for him righ

>> no, i did not do that. >> bologna sandwiches are not part of the jail's normal meal plan.y're usually given to inmates who require an additional meal for medication. due to his hiv status merithew was such an inmate. but he gave his sandwiches away. >> the sandwiches are popular because a lot of the inmates are indigent and he was giving them out for free, i guess. and if you can get anything free in jail, sandwiches or anything like that, you're going to take them. so they're going to be extremely popular. >> i have a morning snack for you. there you go. >> thank you. >> you bet. >> there's so much almost hatred for him right now in here. i think i had 16 people eat sandwiches from him. >> ruben florez received several sandwiches from merithew in recent weeks. he ate some and traded the rest to other inmates. >> i don't want nobody to bring me food over here. somebody offered me a bag of cookies or they offered me a soup, i'm going to grab it. i don't think nothing that somebody got a sick mind and going to try to infect me with some type of disease by. >> robert bailey a

the inmates are then given bologna sandwiches and some juice. from there they're told to follow a series of lines painted on the floor. >> okay. blue line's going to take them to cell b, which is for male. and they're going to wait -- they're going to wait in that cell to be booked. the yellow line's going to take them into cell one, which is going to be in classification. if they've already been booked, then they can go on and be classified. inmates are classified in three levels -- low, medium, and high, depending on their past crimes. >> my second time. for the same thing. i didn't finish my domestic violence classes, and that's why i got sentenced for 180 days, for not completing them. >> 21-year-old convicted wife batterer miguel castillo is no stranger to the system. >> the worst thing in processing, that you don't get your bed until sometimes eight hours, ten hours. today they told me i wasn't going to get a bed until 24 hours. >> it's a long drive from santa monica to l.a. we have to stop off in beverly hills. >> 28-year-old multiple dru