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>> coming "lockup" raw, prison love. >> i love him to death. woi do anything for brad, anything. >> the family bonds that lead to murder. and later. >> one of the first things i noticed was something i never thought i would see in a million years on a prison yard. thats all of the cats. >> when inmates adopt. >> they are little babies. you can raise them up, pet them, feed them, watch them grow. an important message for americans eligible

Closet. >> in this environment sexual partners can turn into blood enemies in the blink of an eye. >> in here you dont have no friends. you can laugh and talk and play cards and dominos. the minute something happen to you they all go the other direction, leave you to die. the minute you do something they dont like, they will cut you. thats what pelican bay is about. >> we have met inmates who have little fear about being who they are. >> they call me amy. i am going to live my life as a girl. i ...

Tour of his masterpiece. >> the windows work. up and down. all the doors open and close. all the lights work, the doors open. all the yellow-colored wood is the natural color of the wood. this door up here, this pulls downstairs so a doll can come up and come around on top. the shingles are individual. this is real brick. 900 individual bricks. yeah, its a lot of work. its a lot of fun, you know. >> with hobby shop security consisting of little more than surveillance cameras, time spent here is ...

Name. >> patrick harrington. >> patrick harrington. >> yes. >> ive been in this prison since june of 1988. august will be 20 years. the charge is murder. murder in the first. i try to be in the hobby shop here as much as i can. for me, if im not busy, i have the tendency to get in trouble. when the place first opened up, i wasnt really busy. i was in fights, basically beating up other people. >> but in the hobby shop harrington focuses those energies on something far more delicate. an incredibly...

In helping hunt for child molesters, you know. well, this guy hes a child molester and this is a child molester, and you catch him out in the yard and you go through his stuff and read his paperwork and see what hes really here for, you know? then, yes, he is, or, no, hes not. >> then what? >> well, generally somebody will catch him in a day room or tv room or whatever and punch him in the mouth, tell him to roll it up now. and if he blinks twice or hesitates just a little bit, like i was saying...

Going to live with child molesters. im not going to live with punks. im not going to live with rats. im not going to live with that kind of people, because i dont have to. i have a choice, because i have nothing to lose. >> chose to fight. i stabbed him. piped him. knocked him out. this is known all over kentucky. this is what i did. in 1977, february the 18th, i was sent here to this prison because the other prison system couldnt control me. >> another inmate with a notorious past is fleece joh...

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 probably end up dying in ...

Sagging, no sunglasses, no hats or no nothing. we let them know up front what we want. >> 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 le...

Away from the general population. >> i am a three-time loser. this makes my third time. once youre in the system, you will be back. >> eric johns was originally convicted of sexual assault. he completed his sentence but now hes back in jail for violating his parole. >> theres nothing in here that fascinates me or that makes me happy. this is as close to a living hell as i think i ever want to come. >> the hardest thing, from my point of view, is just the consistent isolation. >> 39-year-old darr...

>> i appreciate it. >> all right. >> 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 ...