the simon city royals are still the fastest growing gang in the state. recruiting members behind bars. we are at the jail. and told by jail officials that about 40% of the inmates here are gang members and that many of them are simon city royals. so we re going to try and see if we can get some of them to talk today. assistant warden takes me to the tower. from here, every move the prisoners make is monitored. kconducting head count. do you have a lot of simon city royals? yes. that s the predominant gang population. down on the cell block the
problem. since 2010, law enforcement has been cracking down, making thousands of arrests and seizing large quantities of illegal guns, opioids, marijuana, and the overwhelming drug of choice here, meth. but the simon city royals are still the fastest growing gang in the state, recruiting most of their members behind bars. we are at the hancock county jail, and we re told by jail officials that about 40% of the inmates here are gang members and that many of them are simon city royal members. so we re going to try and see if we can get some of them to talk to us today. assistant warden amanda parker takes me straight to the tower.
[ shouting ] central control, we have two restrained. you thought it was over, huh? you thought it was over [ bleep ]? you s a bitch. straight right down. straight right down, [ bleep ]. bloodworth claims that the other inmate called him a derogatory name. he called me a bitch and from where i am from, you call me a bitch that is an automatic wipedown. after bloodworthy and the other inmate, who declined to speak with us, are separated and placed back in their cells, jail officials will determine what disciplinary action will be handed down. what did you do? i cracked him with the cuffs, you know what i mean? and these cuffs will stop fighting, but it is worse. it s worse than physical fighting with your fists. people get laid all the time. i would not be surprised if he is leaking right now. i am pretty sure that he got
jail officials have tied this weapon to one of the newest inmates to arrive at the house, delshaun bloodworth. i didn t think that i would get caught with the batteries in the sock, you know what i mean. it was tied back to mr. bloodworth via video footage in the unit. it captured the object falling out of the pant, and at that point, they were able to issue him a disciplinary report for being in possession of a contraband and weapon. i have to wear my jumpsuit in one piece, and somehow it slid through the pants legs. and there was a superintendent, and he s like, wlat hell is this? and i m like, oh, [ bleep ], my heart started beating fast or whatever. they accused me of premeditated fighting, you know what i mean? they thought that i was going to move on somebody with the batteries in the sock or whatever, but that is not the case. bloodworth says that he is caught in the cycle of old unsettled disputes from the
that s the blanket i use to keep on my floor. i feel more comfortable and cozy. makes it more like home. that s my cosmetics. each toothbrush doesn t has its own toothpaste so i don t get it mixed up. sounds funny. sounds weird, but that s the way i do it. same thing with deodorants. one day i pick up one. one day the other. you don t use the same one. that s the way do you. mouthwash, shampoo. two of everything. you don t want to use all one thing. there s another unique aspect to esdale s current living situation. due to his fighting or egging on of other inmates, jail officials decided to house him in an area where other inmates would be less likely to respond to him. lunchtime, gentlemen. we decided to remove him from segregation and put him in the infirmary where he wasn t with other people where he could incite or ask to start a fight