Didn t end there. in jail, he was extorting other inmates he says were child molesters. he would threaten them with violence if they didn t put money on his books. for one, it was $40 a week, from the second one it was about $80 a week. the hustle landed caponi in confinement. another day in paradise. he says he s enjoyed the solitude. but after nine months is ready for a change. i would like to be in population so i can be around people. so i talk to somebody. can i talk to you for a second? yes, what s up? you didn t get anything back from them? i put two them in last week. during his time in confinement, caponi has run out of canteen snacks. i had a bunch of canteen in this corner. it s all gone now.
caponi had been out of prison for 90 days, on parole for sexual battery, when he was arrested for allegedly attempting to hold up a bank and a sandwich shop. he s pled not guilty to two armed robbery charges and is now awaiting trial. caponi was removed from general population. we re going to do a strip search. and placed in this confinement unit for extorting other inmates who he says were child molesters. if you re going to live in this population as a child molester, you re going to pay me. or else i m going to kick your ass. that s the bottom line. caponi says he would force his victims to put money on his books. a debit account from which inmates purchase snacks and toiletries from the canteen. it s about who s got the most money. i m your best friend when i m extorting you.
Score, too. he wasn t in here long, was he? no. as soon as he got a look at me, he ran. coming up if you mess up, it won t be a second chance. you know me. jessica gets some more straight talk from sergeant herman. quite. you don t tell her what to do. and steven caponi s time in general population proves to be a short stay. i didn t think i would be back here for what i came back here for. but it was only a matter of time. you know what this means, right? after 30 days in confinement, jessica graniela is headed back to general population. if you mess up, it won t be a second chance. you know me. she had been in confinement for being in possession of and swallowing a packet of prescription pills. you are ready. i was ready like two weeks ago. really? yes. okay. we ll see. i m looking forward to seeing my baby. we will see. if you stay out for another two weeks. where is your stuff? put that in there. i don t want to keep it. put that okay
excuse me. quiet. you don t tell her what to do. based on being counseled i m thinking she s not ready. it has to are proven. no q-class write-ups for you to go upstairs for a private room. that s a privilege. thank you. this is a privilege. thank you. i plan on doing the right thing and staying out of trouble. she s all yours, ma am. if she comes back to me, she ain t coming out. i m going to try my hardest not to go. because i don t want to lose my privileges again. even with a strong motivation, the transition back to general population can sometimes be a tough one. steven caponi only lasted a few weeks there before he was sent back to confinement. i knew i would come back here in time. i didn t think i would be back here nor what i came back here for. but i knew it was only a matter of time. caponi s trip back to confinement started when the deputy caught him making fun of another inmate. the inmate in question that he was picking on had trouble walking
the jail records all phone calls made by inmates for security purposes. but policy prohibits them from being made public. since graniela has provided the date and time of the calls, deputy gray accesses it and listens to the conversation between the inmate and her husband. on the actual phone call, she s asking on the other end for this person to on the internet look up a web m.d. and trying to identify these particular pills. now i think jessica may be telling the truth, which is going to require an additional interview with the first female that we interviewed to get to the bottom of this. it seems as though she s got a lot more to do with the case than what she originally told us. coming up i m not going to let her know about the phone calls until a little bit into the interview. then we ll hilt her with everything. the investigation takes a turn. you know how i thanked you for telling the truth yesterday? i may have spoken too soon. and steven caponi finds old habit