officer jeremy backart works on ad seg where inmates are locked down and watched 23 hours a day, sevenek. >> you always have to stay alert. you never know what an inmate is doing. you never know what he's thinking. that's why you have partners. your partner watches what you're doing, and you're watching what your partner is doing for protection. anytime an inmate comes out of a cell, he has to be strip-searched, handcuffed, and escorted with two officers. >> for their own protection, all correctional staff are required to wear protective gear while working in the ad seg unit. >> the face shield is worn to protect us against possible gassing when inmates throw urine or feces at the officers. this is a baton. it's used to escort inmates when we take them outside the building. the inmate that's escorted is handcuffed, and he can't protect himself. if other inmates are going to jump him, we have to protect him. the protective gloves we wear in case we come in contact with blood or other bodily fluids when we're searching a house or if the inmate has it on him when we touch him. we also wea