as a result, he spent his first 30 days at suffolk county in segregation. but now he's on his way to general population where he will have more privileges and time outside his cell. >> today i'm getting out of the hole. i'm going go play with the big kids in the big box now. i'm pretty excited. when you go to a new unit, you don't know who's on that unit or whatever. could be a lot of small time units. so i'll see what's going on. 30 days since i got to put a pair of sneakers on. my new unit. see what's going to happen. >> 2-4, open. >> daniel esdale has spent the last four months living and working in the jail's infirmary hoping good behavior would convince jail officials to overlook his history of fighting and grant him a transfer to general population. >> he actually got to a point where he had a detail in medical where he served food to the other inmates and cleaned the unit, so he came a lot farther than we ever anticipated him coming. >> esdale did finally get a transfer, but definitely not the one he wanted. he's back in the box. >> i'm in segregatio

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. 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

hog tied me and drove me to suffolk county. i've been a hostage ever since. this was my career. i wanted to wear red flag and bang for my gang since i was like this. that's the honest to god truth. i never -- it sounds so stupid now but i never wanted to do nothing else. i'm living my dream. this is what your dream was when i grew up. >> investigator month is with the internal security unit keeping close tabs on influential gang members like mickey is part of his job. >> he comes from the city and grew up in the projects. when he was banging at 10, 11, to me he's like the real deal. this kid has been living it. since he came out here he feels helpless because he's so far from a from home. people from the city won't come out here. most in his area in the hood they've never been out of long island or past exit 49 never mind here. >> mickey says in spite of the distance his wife is more than willing to visit but has been hindered by a bureaucracy. >> on the website it says you are allowed to come in with a u.s. or foreign passport and any other state identification. my wife last a

every year more than 12,000 people are brought through the doors of the city's suffolk county jail after being arrested. >> all the way up, lift your tongue up. >> the intake center is located at one of the jail's two facilities. the nashua street jail. >> this ain't wall street. this ain't bourbon street. it sure ain't rodeo drive. this is nashua street. >> the new arrivals have not been convicted of the crimes for which they were arrested and considered innocent until proven guilty. >> step in. >> those who are not quickly released or bailed out will be housed at nashua until their cases are closed. and every year, thousands of men and women undergo a demanding application process to secure and manage inmates while they're in jail. less than 1% will make it to the final stage, cadet training. >> there was 40 people, 40 candidates that were brought into this academy class. there were upwards of 10,000 applications for the job. >> the cadets must pass a series of difficult tests to become suffolk county jail deputies. >> we teach them everything from combatives which is defensive tactics

even behind the walls of the city's primary detention facility, the suffolk county jail. >> i grew up in the south end, part of the city of boston, which is our neighborhood, not far from the facility. within seven years of this job i found i knew most people that i should know from childhood, from high school, and just from the neighborhood itself. >> inmates, too, often find themselves among friends and relatives. >> we're brothers, that's right. >> though not all inmates are housed in the same facility, those who have only been charged with a crime and are awaiting trial are held at the nashua street jail until the resolution of their case. those who are convicted and receive sentences of two-and-a-half years or less will usually serve their time four miles away at the house of correction. >> top of the world. 15 minutes! i told you. i told you. it was going to be nothing. >> it's a place sal giuliano has become very familiar with over the years. [ bleep ] >> keep a small circle. >> my buddy shayne, mini me. >> south boston's in the house over here. >> we got one for you. >> what's

you know. >>> boston's suffolk county jail is comprised of two facilities.ouse of correction, for inmates who have been convicted. and the nashua street jail, for detainees awaiting trial. for the past ten months, delshaun bloodworth has been incarcerated at nashua. awaiting trial on charges of armed robbery and assault and battery but now he's about to make the move to the house. he's accepted a plea bargain and has been sentenced to two and a half years. >> the judge said this is a gift to me and i should appreciate it because i could have easily got more time. people don't know, armed robbery is a serious, serious charge. so i gladly took it. >> but the plea deal bloodworth admitted his role in the robbery of a woman in downtown boston. >> we roll up behind her and i told her not to yell. people like to yell, ahh, and then we run off. she didn't yell because i told her not to. she might have if i didn't said anything or she hadn't see the gun. but told her to give me everything you got. give me everything. i want everything. i don't want just your money,

seem everyone knows your name, even behind the walls of the city's primary detention facility, the suffolk county jail. >> i grew up in the south end of boston, a neighborhood not far from the facility. within seven years of this job, i've seen numerous people i know from childhood, from high school and the neighborhood itself. >> inmates often find themselves among friends and relatives. >> we're brothers. >> though not all suffolk county inmates are housed in the same facility. those charged with a crime and are awaiting trial are held at nashuas street jail. those who are convicted and serving two years or less will typically serve at the house of correction. >> top of the world. 15 minutes. i told you. >> it's a place sal juliano has become familiar with over the years. >> my buddy shane, mini me. >> south side boston in the hous house. >> there's a character. >> what's up? >> these guys here sh, they're m the same town. i don't want to make any more friends. i have 13 commitments, i've been in this jail more than 12 times. my last court date, i had more than 76 convictions. i'm doing

located just outside downtown is a key landmark in that battle, the suffolk county jail. >> the jaila maximum security facility, it holds anyone who is arrested and held on a bail they can't make. that could be someone charged with shoplifting and it is very frequently someone charged with homicide. >> unlike prison where all inmates have been convicted and sentenced, most jail inmates have only been charged with crimes and are innocent until proven guilty. suffolk county has an average daily population of 700 such detainees, along with nearly 2,000 other inmates who have been convicted and are serving short sentences. >> we're the largest sheriff's department in the northeast. so we're moving a lot of people in and out of here and trying to do a lot with them in the relatively short period of time we have them. the people who get that job done every single day, do a remarkable job. >> in some units, a lone officer supervises inmates, like a beat cop on the streets, it allows him to build rapport and actually has been proven to reduce fighting. >> i'll talk to you later. >> but in ja

. >> the suffolk county jail is often the first stop for bostonians who find themselves under arrest.ale inmates who are awaiting trial and have yet to make bail are detained at the nashua street facility, where the daily population averages about 700. if they have been convicted of a crime and are sentenced to less than two and a half years, most will transfer to the nearby house of correction, which averages 1700 inmates. while their charges vary, nearly all of them will need to confront the truths of their pasts if they hope to avoid coming back. >> it may be a history of abuse, and neglect, a lack of education, lack of job history, substance abuse issues, you name it. >> but there's another issue that is also bringing more people to jail. not only in boston but nationwide. >> the percentages of mental illness are off the charts. they are shocking. it's much harder once people begin to get older to tackle those deficits that have been growing and growing and growing over a period of time. >> though he was deemed competent enough to understand his charges and stand trial, a lifelong

reflect the personality of the city itself and no better example of that is when we filmed inside suffolk county jail, boston, massachusetts. >> [ bleep ] >> he's boston. get familiar. don't get it twisted. he's boston in this. >> in boston it was almost like we got to learn the lay of the land because people talk so much about the different neighborhoods in the area they were from. everyone in boston was proud of their neighborhood and different represents it once they were inside and kind of stuck to the people that they knew from their neighborhoods inside. >> i'm boston. he's boston. not dorchester, charlestown. east boston. >> do you know -- >> how many movies have they made on east boston? >> listen, you know the movie "the rat." whitey bulger. [ bleep ]. that's the claim to fame. >> no, he ain't! >> yes, sir, that's all he's got. that's all he's got. >> they're from chelsea. >> you live in chelsea? >> see you later. >> i'm out of here. >> the inmates in boston shared more than neighborhood pride. they also knew how to throw a punch. >> every day. we respond to fights every day, som

it means that i get called to come to suffolk county or cumberland county to meet with a woman's group or an african-american group in addition to doing the things within your district -- the things within my district i'm doing. it goes from mercer to middlesex and a little bit of union. host: you mentioned your dad's service. where and when and why did you get involved in public service? rep. bonnie watson coleman: i have always been involved. i was a career state employee in the executive branch for 28 years before i decided to run for my father's seat. my father died. he always wanted one of his children to take on this position and we always told him no. you already compromise or anonymity. when he died, it was a way of honoring him and the work he had done. we used to tell him that that was his ministry. when he died, his seat became available, not because he passed, but because the person in his seat had moved up to the senate. it seemed to be the right time. i had a wonderful experience serving that 15th legislative district. host: how long did you serve in the statehouse? rep.

this particular component of the tdm plan is tied to population shaft away from pub suffolk and california campus that occurs with the opening of the hospital at van ness and geary. the purpose of the plan that includes a [inaudible] is one of many franz portation demand measures and reduce the drive alone rates and reduce parking short falls and environmental impact related to traffic air quality and green house gas emissions. with that supervisors that is the end of the presentation. thank you >> thank you. is there anything else in terms of presentations? i know we heard from cpmc, anything else to be added? why don't we turn it over to public comment. i know we vanumber of folk squz i have a number of speaker cards so limit public comment to 2 minutes. at 1 and a half minutes there is a soft buzzer that goes off. as i call your name if you don't mind lining up on inisle to our left and your right. i apologize if i mispronounce your name [inaudible] mark snideer, [inaudible] ken barns. gordon mar, lay law [inaudible] sara [inaudible] ameet susean. mary [inaudible] calvin welch >> before

so it means that i get called to come to suffolk county or cumberland county to meet with a woman's group or an african-american group in addition to doing the things within my district that i do. host: and it is generally the trenton area? rep. bonnie watson coleman: i -- it goes from mercer to middlesex and a little bit of union. host: you mentioned your dad's service. where and when and why did you get involved in public service? rep. bonnie watson coleman: i have always been involved. i was a career state employee in the executive branch for 28 years before i decided to run for my father's seat. my father died. he always wanted one of his children to take on this position and we always told him no. you already compromise or -- our anonymity. but when he died, it was a way of honoring him and the work he had done. we used to tell him that that was his ministry. so when he died, his seat became available, not because he -- he had already retired, but because the person in his seat had moved up to the senate. it seemed to be the right time. i had a wonderful experience serving that 15th

. >> reporter: many people i suffolk overnight on camera and off camera said they feel extremely grateful they can even talk about their experiences this morning considering the several people who died and those who are in the hospital right now in critical condition. norah? >> reporter: all right jericka. thank you so much. this morning the big question is how could this have happened. let's go back to charlie and gayle in new york for more on this disaster. >> norah thank you. no amtrak trains are running this morning between philadelphia and new york. the northeast corner is one of the busiest rail lines in america. amtrak carried more than 11.5 million passengers between washington and boston last year. >> former ntsb chair deborah hersman is with us. she's president of the national safety council. good morning. >> good morning. >> you're in chicago, but let me ask you. what will investigators be looking for now and what is happening on the scene? >> i think the most important thing is they're going to have daylight. they going to assess the situation. they're going to be working with

kennedy suffolk at a ft. worth chamber of commerce event and he spoke on the need for a strong andive america. here ee here's what he said. he said, quo i am didn't as i look to the future that our chances for security, our chances for peace are better than they have been in the past and the reason is because we are stronger. and with that strength is a determination to not only maintain the peace but also the vital interest of the united states. to that great cause, texas and the united states are committed, end quote. those were the final words of the final speech that president kennedy ever delivered, but the commitment to american strength he spoke lived on long after him. across decades, across parties. eventually bringing about the conclusion of the cold war and the emergence of america as the world's sole super power. president kennedy like most presidents before and since understood what i believe our current president does not. that american strength is a means of preventing war not promoting it and

for me i get calls to come to bergen county or suffolk county or i have to go to cumberland county toeet with an african-american group in addition to doing things in my district that i do. bill: your district, the 12th district, is generally the trenton area? rep. coleman: it is. it's a pretty decent sized district. bill: you mentioned your dad's service in the state legislature . when an where and why did you get involved in public service? how did that start? rep. coleman: i was always involved in public service. i was a career state employee in the executive branch before i decided to run for my father's heat -- father's seat. my father died. my father always when my brothers and me to take on his position and we always told him, no you came from anonymity. we are not went to do this. and we did, it was a way of honoring him in the work he had done. we used to tell my father that was his ministry. when he died, his seat became available -- he had already retired, but the person in the seat was moving up to the senate, so it just seemed to be the right time. and i decided i would d

the suffolk county district attorney's office charged hernandez with intimidating a witness in a 2013z of shooting the witness on the side of a florida road because the unnamed victim had allegedly made a remark about the 2012 murders of two men. hernandez is charged with killing those men as well. >>> in boston the jury could begin debilitating tomorrow on whether dzhokhar tsarnaev should live or die for the boston marathon terror attacks. closing arguments are set for tomorrow. it's going to be the defense's last chance to convince jurors tsarnaev should spend the rest of his life in prison instead of being executed by lethal injection. i want to bring in host of judge faith, faith jenkins. good to see you. >> good morning. >> the defense rested its case yesterday. she testified that she met with tsarnaev and he was remorseful for what he did. do you think this will have an impact? >> i think it will. i've been trying to listen if to see if there's any reason any juror would want to spare tsarnaev's life. i think this testimony from prejean would present a reason. it was the first g

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