YOU OFTEN HEAR US
TELL YOU ABOUT
PRISONERS BEING PUT
INTO SEGREGATION AT
THE BERNALILLO COUNTY
JAIL.
BUT WE'VE NEVER
GOTTEN TO SEE WHAT
THAT LOOKS LIKE..UNTIL
TONIGHT.
ACTION 7 NEWS
REPORTER REGINA RUIZ
TAKES US ON AN
EXCLUSIVE TOUR...
AND SHOWS US
WHERE A MAN ACCUSED OF
SHOOTING A COP, IS
BEING HELD.
So Regina this is the
segregation intake
four unit, this is
where we house all
inmates that are
administrative
segregation with a
high classification.
BEHIND THE DOORS
OF MAXIMUM
CLASSIFICATION
SEGREGATION AT THE
METROPOLITAN DETENTION
CENTER... MAXIMUM
SECURITY FOR THE
INMATES WHO ARE PUT IN
THERE.
INMATES LIKE
CHRISTOPHER COOK,
WHO'S CHARGED WITH
ATTEMPTED MURDER,
AFTER ALBUQUERQUE
POLICE SAY HE SHOT ONE
OF THEIR OWN--OFFICER
LOU GOLSON--DURING A
TRAFFIC STOP.
There's four tiers in
the maximum unit cage
area
EACH INMATE IS IN
A CELL BY HIMSELF.
THEY GET JUST ONE
HOUR OUT OF THE CELL
EACH DAY TO SHOWER,
USE THE PHONE AND TALK
TO OTHER INMATES.
ONLY ONE INMATE
IS ALLOWED OUT AT A
TIME.
a lot of inmates do
sleep they do review
legal material, the
read a lot too and
hopefully not cause
disturbances while
they are in custody.
inmates in
segregation have the
option each day to
spend an hour outside,
but they have to be in
these outdoor
recreational
enclosures and they
are in these by
themselves
SOME OF THOSE
INMATES, INCLUDING
CHRISTOPHER COOK, WEAR
THESE RED "HIGH RISK"
JUMPSUITS.
certain individuals
that are high profile
initially, they are a
bit more observed
through checks to
ensure their safety as
well as the safety of
the staff.
AND IN DEALING
WITH THESE INMATES,
THE JAIL SAYS
SAFETY--IS AN ABSOLUTE
MUST.
REGINA RUIZ
ACTION SEVEN NEWS
POLICE SAY COOK
WILL EVENTUALLY BE
TRANSFERRED INTO
