since then woods has been on a 23-hour lockdown in the custody control unit as internal affairs completed its investigation. it appeared on the scene when we arrived that cash had been assaulted by woods with a hot pot. he had sustained some lacerations to his face, multiple bruising to his neck and to his body where it appeared to us he had been kicked. but both cell mates are sticking to the story that cash s injuries were the result of falling down in the cell. because of the lack of cooperation from the alleged assailant and the alleged victim we did not file any external or internal charges on mr. woods or mr. cash. both of these guys have a lot of years left in prison. it s normal for the victim not to want to talk. he s got to do a lot of years in here so he s not going to want to be labeled as a snitch because it would further the probability of being assaulted
it shows that nobody entered or exited the cell other than the two and they didn t come out for breakfast or for lunch. so whatever happened, obviously happened inside the cell. woods was taken to the custody control unit where he will be locked into a single person cell 23 hours a day pending the final results of the investigation. go ahead and strip down. socks and everything. everything. put that on. they put us in a room. they don t give us no manual to teach us how to live in a box with another man. it s really hard. it s really hard, man. especially when they have a see soours and any time they hurt themselves you get blamed for it. coming up, josh ba bean
definitely not ducking them either. you feel me? you know, this is the penitentiary. you ve got to stand tall, ten toes down? you know what i mean? you can t take no losses? you know what i mean? it s the wrong place to be a bitch? you feeling me? it s the pressure? you feeling me? you get killed for stealing on the streets, so why not in prison? as wright continued his tirade, staff became concerned it would lead to a fight and sanctioned wright for taking matters into his own hands. he was transferred to administrative segregation in the custody control unit or ccu. welcome to the belly of the beast, man. i hate lockup. [ bleep ] back here, for real, for real. just make your time hard. all you do is think. when you re in ccu, you don t get really nothing but a bar of soap, some toothpaste, a pair of shower shoes. you re a really in survival mode back here. my hair [ bleep ], i ain t able to get a hair cut or a shave, [ bleep ] none of that. i ve been back here just slumming it, y
inmates on suicide watch are stripped of all possessions except boxer shorts, placed in a completely stripped down cell, and undergo around-the-clock observation. but after they examined him, mental health staff determined mcdaniel was not suicidal. for refusing to take the drug test, however, he must remain in the custody control unit where he will be locked in his cell 23 hours a day, with only an hour for a shower or recreation. later he said it was because he had taken some of his cellmate s prescription methadone. i refused it because i was positive, too, you know, and ended up over here. can you talk to me a little bit about the letter? the letter was never intended to be found, you know. i wrote it probably about a
week from my kids and everybody started writing letters. i think it was more to open their eyes up, too, you know, that i was, you know, pretty down, you know. from not hearing from them. as the interview wrapped up, mcdaniel expected to return to his cell in the custody control unit, but his comments during the interview renewed concerns among staff about mcdaniel s state of mind, and they decided he would, in fact, be placed on suicide watch. i don t want to let anything happen to you. there ain t nothing going to happen to me so why are you going to strip me out again? because that s the protocol. that s [ bleep ] and you know it. well, it may be this will be it and they will talk to you in the morning. you ll be done. yeah, let dr. sams come in in the morning, talk to you and we ll get it all cleared up. because we talked about the [ bleep ] letter out here. inmate mcdaniel was sent here on suicide watch, talked to