my grandmother is bonding me out. i m really nervous. why? because i ve been locked up for almost six months, you know. i m going back into society with like a whole bunch of people. for the past five weeks, mcdonald and her upstairs neighbor, melvin gathers, have developed a relationship despite the fact that their primary means of communication is shouting through the vents in their cells. this is a really sad occasion. very sad. samantha s leaving today. i am going to miss my my boyfriend, melvin. i m going to miss him a lot actually. and i didn t know that i was going to miss him as much as i did until i found out i was leaving. we were together for a month and five days. what s your longest relationship? a month and five days. we re going to keep in touch.
can t control it. we re in a vent together. you going to tell me to stop speaking in my room? mcdonald s new boyfriend is melvin gathers. you miss me? yeah, i couldn t sleep. you couldn t sleep? yeah. samantha, samantha, samantha. i ve known her for it wasn t very long. probably like a month now. the other day, we had a very deep, intense conversation. i told her that truth be told, yes, i have feelings for you. i love you. love you, too. you ve known her for a month. you talk to her through a vent. yes. you see her occasionally. yes. and already you guys are talking about a committed relationship? or how to have a committed relationship? see, i feel like love don t have a time limit. so if love doesn t have a time limit to occur, as long it s real and it s solid, i feel like we shouldn t have a time, you
the lady that got killed has two little children. those children going to grow up hating me. little children hating me. for something i didn t have nothing to do with, you know. if found guilty, solomon would be eligible for the death penalty. when i see these walls, when i hear those people, i never thought any of this would happen. never. carlton solomon is one of several inmates from johns island. most are familiar faces to officer green who was born on the island and still lives there. johns island is a rural community. everybody is close knit. everybody knows everybody. i see people from home in here all the time. so if i see them at home, at the grocery store, they re like, i m out, you won t see me again. then i see them in there again. let me tell you what happened. melvin gathers, who is awaiting trial for a series of alleged armed robberies is also from johns island. what s up, mel?
you doing all right? i ve known his family for quite some time because we ve been in school together from middle school through high school. by knowing his family, it helped in being able to talk to him and engage in conversation. the sergeant hopes officer green s relationship with gathers will provide insight to his gang folk nation. folk nations is a set of gangs under a common banner. it s manic latin disciples from chicago. they all full under the umbrella of folk nation. we ve had documented cases of leader of the gang sending out orders to its members to assault other inmates. we ve had some get caught up with smuggling contraband to the facility. they have assaulted staff before. so it can be a real big problem. melvin gathers is a second lieutenant in folk nation. he s considered one of the higher ranks. when it comes to gang affiliations, his chest is out. he s proud. mr. gathers refers to himself
they got this on the news. the lady that got killed has two little children. those children going to grow up hating me. little children hating me. for something i didn t have nothing to do with, you know. if found guilty, solomon would be eligible for the death penalty. when i see these walls, when i hear those people, i never thought any of this would happen. never. carlton solomon is one of several inmates from johns island. most are familiar faces to officer green who was born on the island and still lives there. johns island is a rural community. everybody is close knit. everybody knows everybody. i see people from home in here all the time. so if i see them at home, at the grocery store, they re like, i m out, you won t see me again. then i see them in there again. let me tell you what happened. melvin gathers, who is awaiting trial for a series of