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>> all level 2 inmates are within a maximum of five years from their release date. many have worked their way up through the prisons level system to earn the many privileges and opportunities they enjoy here. >> the inmates get together, and they do classes, and theres a psychologist there, and they talk about why theyre in the prison. so when they get out, theyre able to live a normal life. >> each dorm in level 2 holds 55 men who sleep side by side in bunk beds. >> make myself at home. my corn...

>> although the maximum security units at the penitentiary of new mexico require his constant attention, warden stanley moya has also devoted more time to creating a new and more rehabilitative minimum security program. the goal is to prepare inmates for life on the outside. >> it is a dormitory setting, which is a much more controlled environment. youre dealing with a completely different caliber of inmate, an inmate thats much closer to his release date. they can see the light at the end of th...

I shot three people. he cut up two. >> one guys got, like, partial brain damage and the other one just got his arm -- >> hell never be able to use his right hand again. >> although both men faced life sentences for murder, michael pled guilty so brad could plea bargain down to lesser time. >> brad didnt kill anybody. im the one that shot and killed the guy. so i didnt think it fair for him to spend the rest of his life in prison, which i didnt want that anyway. he gets to go home, where ill prob...

>> if you ever saw the movie "shawshank redemption," thats what its like except without like all the death. >> its pretty tight. but, as long as you have a good cellie, and you just got to learn how to learn each others routines, each others ways, the ways they live. you just work around each other. >> we got three men in here, top and bottom. somebody got to use the bathroom, we will leave. put the sign on the door. we just kick back, watch tv. listen to music, eat food. kick it. thats about it...

Thinking about you ♪ >> 18-year-old teshawn solomon is waiting to be sent to state prison for 12 years on a felony drug conviction. >> i mean, to tell you the truth, its like the streets. you know what im saying? you meet people. live your life. eat. you know what i mean? do about the same as you do on the street. me, i done been here for 10, 11 months. its nothing to a boss, you know. >> many of the state prison inmates in california come from the l.a. county jail. with an annual budget in th...

>> spending days, months, and years living in a cramped room the size of a closet can take its toll on any prisoner. >> a claustrophobic dude couldnt live in here. hed freak out. man, at first, i aint going to lie. i come over here and i was like, you know, man, i can do that and not even extend my arm. >> my bed is six feet long. theres a couple of inches at that end of the bed and there is this space here, a couple of feet where the toilet and the sink. so its probably eight feet long. >> thes...

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Friendships are lost. just one bad day in close quarters. >> inmates not only have to get used to their new environment, but also the prison routine. a typical day at valley state starts referral early. at 6:30, breakfast is cooked and served by the inmates under staff supervision.early. at 6:30, breakfast is cooked and served by the inmates under staff supervision. the majority of inmates spend their day in a variety of valley states educational, vocational or rehabilitation programs where they...

It was kind of hard for us to live up in this smaller space. >> well, most of my life i do in the cell. >> like i said, it all depends what your cellie is like. if youve got a messed up cellie, youre not going to want to be in here with him. you know what i mean? theres too much animosity. >> inmates spend years living in cells with floor space about the size of a piece of plywood, 4 x 8. yet in this tiny space they manage to hide weapons and contraband not allowed in folsom prison. thats why th...