>> but merithew is not just anybody else. he's been twice convicted of having sexual intercourse with other men and not disclosing his hiv status. deputy flynn is assigned to merithew's unit. >> his comment about what he did to the sandwiches caused immense problems in my pod. and it puts me in jeopardy, puts my partners in jeopardy and everybody in the pod in jeopardy. it didn't just contain to d-3. it went down to d-2. i've heard m-2, m-3 all over the jail, and i just hope i never get a report like that again. >> merithew was awaiting sentencing on his latest conviction of failure to disclose, has been placed in segregation for his own protection. the inmates who ate the sandwiches were informed it's unlikely that they would have contracted hiv in this manner, even if merithew did contaminate them. but that hasn't lessened their anxieties. >> if it was a bluff or it was -- i don't know.