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Im surrounded every day by murderers, rapists, child molesters, cannibals, serial killers, the worst of mankind. but me and the men in here are -- hard to believe -- pretty decent guys. >> the old-school convicts and the younger less disciplined inmates at indiana state prison usually keep a distance between themselves. but another segment of the prison population roams wherever and with whomever they choose. >> weve got guys in here that used to cause us problems all the time. they got a cat an...

[ bleep ]. coming up -- >> i told them that you was ready and ready to go. streets mission here is accomplished, man. >> though still behind the walls of prison, frank street starts a new life. >> been a long time coming getting of here. and later -- >> [ bleep ]. >> threats continue to rain down on nick compton. >> you guys cant save him forever. >> save him from what? lets feed him to the sharks! squuuuack, lets feed him to the sharks! yay! and take all of his gold! and take all of his gol...

Im surrounded every day by murderers, rapists, child molesters, cannibals, serial killers, the worst of mankind. but me and the men in here are -- hard to believe -- pretty decent guys. >> the old-school convicts and the younger less disciplined inmates at indiana state prison usually keep a distance between themselves. but another segment of the prison population roams wherever and with whomever they choose. >> weve got guys in here that used to cause us problems all the time. they got a cat an...

He really fell in love with the cat itself. >> whats up, dude? how are you doing? >> i thought id bring him over. >> look how big hes getting. >> the cats do good for both sides. staff and the guys doing time. because they dont just affect the guy thats got the cat. jinxster, he probably affects 50 people in the cell house alone. >> see you, jinxster. >> hes my little buddy. i depend on him. hes more dependable than anything ive got in here. i mean, he takes a lot of the anger and temper away. m...

Thats especially true for aaron brown. tomorrow, hes due to become a father, of sorts. >> i am getting a cat. the prison has a program set up with a no-kill shelter and were allowed to adopt cats. ive been waiting for about a month since i was told that im getting a cat. and ive actually wanted one since i got here in 2002. >> why? >> ive always liked cats. i think sometimes i like cats better than i like people. >> while a kitten might provide a sense of family, brown knows he will never see hi...

Cell cat-friendly in case the need for a sitter arrives. >> this is a cat bed. because they love to get up high. people come by and stick their hand in and pet it. thats pretty much it. >> for some inmates at isp, cats are the closest things they have to families. paul komyatti hasnt seen his family since he first came to prison 26 years ago. hes soon to be transferred to a work release program, a transitional step to freedom. but theres a snag. >> lets go over to the office and well sit down an...

>> concerns over contraband, especially cell phones, have prompted a surprise prison-wide shakedown. >> hes in there flushing something. hes refusing to shake down. hopefully he wasnt flushing a cell phone. obviously, hes got something in there. he doesnt want to come out. so we have to go in there and physically get him out. >> when i walked in, i saw a cell phone in a case. he was flushing the toilet, i reached in and tried to grab the cell phone and the case. i grabbed the case but the cell p...

Brown. tomorrow, hes due to become a father, of sorts. >> i am getting a cat. the prison has a program set up with a no-kill shelter and were allowed to adopt cats. ive been waiting for about a month since i was told that im getting a cat. and ive actually wanted one since i got here in 2002. >> why? >> ive always liked cats. i think sometimes i like cats better than i like people. >> while a kitten might provide a sense of family, brown knows he will never see his own parents again. >> on the n...

>> concerns over contraband, especially cell phones, have prompted a surprise prison-wide shakedown. >> hes in there flushing something. hes refusing to shake down. hopefully he wasnt flushing a cell phone. obviously, hes got something in there. he doesnt want to come out. so we have to go in there and physically get him out. >> when i walked in, i saw a cell phone in a case. he was flushing the toilet, i reached in and tried to grab the cell phone and the case. i grabbed the case but the cell p...

Im not going to hurt their cat. thats the basic thing. because in here, cats -- like their buddies. you can get in worse trouble hurting somebodys cat than you can hurting an inmate. >> while maymon doesnt have a cat of his own, he keeps his cell cat-friendly in case the need for a sitter arrives. >> this is a cat bed. because they love to get up high. people come by and stick their hand in and pet it. thats pretty much it. >> for some inmates at isp, cats are the closest things they have to fam...