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Theyll bring the letter, we call them scrys. and ill read it, address it and whatever, then ill have to wait until someone from population going to segregation take him a letter that i wrote. miss doing music with him too. we just collaborate and i guess i make his stuff sound better. ♪ since ive been gone >> when we get together, the music just comes, you know what im saying? >> announcer: erick struggles to cope in general population. and back in ad sec, its clearly taken its toll on anthony...

Short of staff. were covering that up by using overtime. one of my biggest headaches at night is how much longer well be able to sustain guys working as much overtime as theyre working. >> the next day, i asked a couple of these guys in here about it. said, man, i was dreaming somebody got stabbed, man. they told me, no, it really happened. im thinking it was a dream, because it was the honor dorm, right? but like i told these guys, hey, man, youre still in prison, no matter where you go, right?...

Thinking about dying in prison and sometimes, yeah, it gets me down. like, what if a judge dont reconsider? what if i have to spend the rest of my life in prison and thats a bitter pill to swallow. i focus on my music then, because if i dont, its going to turn violent. >> this whole environment is about making decisions, some of them real harsh. i have nine felonies and if i were to stab a dude in here and catch an assault, its over for me. >> let me get a thing for the coffee. this is it, man. ...

Uncertain future. >> we just collaborating and i guess i make his stuff sound better. >> announcer: and his writing partner, erick, feels lost without him. >> got me feeling crazy. i feel bad. and 2 minutes you are going to be 67. and on that day you will walk into a room where 15 people will be waiting... 12 behind the sofa, 2 behind the table and 1 and a half behind a curtain. family: surprise! but only one of them will make a life long dream come true. great things are ahead of you when your ...

While brushy mountains most dangerous and violent inmates are segregated from the rest of the population in one-person cells, the majority of inmates spend close to 23 hours a day in two-person cells. >> they have got two beds, a little stool for you to sit at. they got a sink, toilet facilities, and a shelf to put some books. its very close. two inmates in there really doesnt have a lot of room to move around. >> living in such small quarters, it is essential that inmates learn how to get along...

Inside the crowded dorms of the holman correctional facility in alabama, inmates personal space is limited. >> this is me right here. and thats about it. you try to respect everybodys little space, but this is it. these are my trial transcripts. theres my scrabble dictionary.

I had a cellmate up there, they moved me into a cell with another guy up there for one night last night. now i have another cell mate today. so far its good. its always good to be around somebody. you know, you can talk, communicate, instead of just sitting there and gathering your thoughts. they said id be classified to maybe here, maybe to another penitentiary within 30 days. sometimes the waiting list can be eight months. theres really no telling how long ill be here. >> thats my daughter. sh...

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Thats basically what they told me. you dont have to go around worrying about who is going to jump out and get you on every little corner, stuff like that. >> eight hours after arriving, rogers faces his first night in the penitentiary. >> its kind of depressing. this is prison. this the first time ive ever seen it, so im kind of nervous about it. i dont know, im kind of in awe right now. reality, yeah, thats what im feeling, reality. it dont feel the same, but i have to adapt to that. coming u...

Park, swimming, you know. things like that. i mean, it worries me. it really do. you know, because thats my world. thats the only child i have, and i love her with all my heart. >> sales shares a cell with another parent, ashanti henry. >> yeah, im just trying to wipe this sweat off. i want to tell my family i love them. still strong. im going to try to come out of this madness soon. baby ashanti, stay strong. ray ray, stay strong. quaid, stay strong. i love you all. im trying to get back to my ...