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>> kelly has been housed in adseg for more than a year. but his stay in the jail began in general population. he was caught with a broken broom handle, which was considered a potential weapon and was given 15 days in disciplinary lockdown. after his return to general population, he threw a food tray at an officer and then encouraged other inmates to follow suit. >> after that, inmate kelly was placed on administrative segregation, and he has remained there according to classification and accordi...

Dont want to go back in. you go back in, feel like its closing in on you. tired of seeing any walls, man. im tired. >> kelly says that while he survived 22 years in prison, the past year and a half spent in ad seg has changed his attitude. >> this is going on 17 months right here. dont bother me. 23 hours a day sitting here, reading my bible, you know. looking at myself in the mirror. breaking point. breaking point. >> for kelly, this breaking point means leaving his darkside persona in the past...

High priority. administrative segregation. adseg is where destructive or violent inmates are housed in highly restricted cells. usually for 23 hours a day with virtually no privileges. its also where some of our most dramatic stories are found. and the holeman correctal facility in alabama proved to be no exception. thats where we met marcus thomas, who prefers to be called holly berry. >> okay. i know that i was born a male. i know that. that i do know. thats just a reality. but i live as a wom...

She was being taken out to have an interview. and our cameraman, brian, started to follow her. and i watched his facial expression change. because holly would do these exaggerated mannerisms what she thought was a woman. and her hips were swaying back and forth as she walked down the tier. of course, all the other inmates start hooting and hollering. everywhere she went at holeman prison she created a scene. >> holly was in adseg because his various relationships with other inmates led to disrup...

Sit and talk to him and prepare his meals for him, to iron his clothes, to wash his clothes. i mean, i enjoy doing all of that for him. going out on the weight pile and him coaching me and spotting me as im doing my little squats. >> shortly after this interview, holly had a meeting scheduled with warden grant culliver to plead his case for getting out of adseg. but before the warden arrived, holly broke down. >> i cant do this. i cant do this. >> its okay. youre fine. >> i cant. >> from my obse...

The screws have been melted inside of a lighter, and you hold it -- >> keeps the inmates safe. keep the officers safe. so if we could stop it here, everybodys going to get to go home safe. >> not only prisoners are in adseg for disciplinary reasons. cynthia menendez and linda donahue are here to protect them from their enemies. >> were here because our life has been put on the line. and we have family that we want to get home to too. i was put here because my life was threatened. my son testifie...

Couldnt break away from it, you know. it was like taking away the loneliness. >> violence and drugs still take their toll inside valley state. darlene acevedo is serving time for petty theft. but as a drug user, she was sent to the adseg for feeding her addiction on the inside which led to an attack on another inmate. shes been in adseg for 21 months. >> this is the first time that ive been sober in my whole life since i started using drugs. since i was 18. so thats why i meant by reality check,...

Could be, the one i love, just me and him away. away from all of this -- nonsense. you know? i just pray that he remains strong until i get there. >> while marcus struggles with life in adseg, her shus struggling with whether this will succeed as a long-term relationship. >> im having a lot of mixed feelings. five, six months from now, who knows. we may be in different cribs. marriages, and go on that, and she will always have to have a man supporting her. you know what im saying? and, you know,...

♪ after meeting with the warden, capital kraft will deliver the final decision to marcus as to whether she will get out of ad seg. >> talk to marcus and explain to him, the move, and just ride him out. >> here you go. how you doing this morning? >> all right. >> good. >> now, listen, i sat down and talked to the warden about the contract, about you coming out to population. hes agreed to let me let you out you sign this contract. one catch, the warden is about to turn you out right now. he w...

Until he brought it up. everybody was kidding with him and he said yeah hes all right. >> here got sdared by holding the hooch and made up a story. did they find marks on you and hammer or anything like that. hardly any marks on him. i are on the radar and being on the radar is not a good idea. >> im not trying to. go out there and maintain and stay low key and leave people alone. >> tame him back and bring the other one in. >> wright is returned to adseg as they continue the investigation by in...