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>> because so many inmates have been physically and mentally abused, they come into valley state unaccustomed to nurturing relationships. >> one of the things that happens in the prison system for women is that women will sometimes build themselves a family. so a woman will become a father. a woman will become an uncle, a brother. and they will be pulled together into a family structure. >> they decide, this is an older lady, i look up to them, so this is like my mother figure. they start callin...

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, four feet by eight feet. yet in this tiny space they manage to hide weapons and contraband not allowed in folsom prison. thats why theres the investigative services unit...

19-year-old matthew crop, who was arrested for robbery, being locked up is part of being a gangster. >> you know, i dont plan on -- nobody plans on coming to jail. i dont think they do. i dont. it just happens, you know. living in the gangsters life, you know. >> with only one hour per week outside the cell, inmates find creative ways to occupy their time spent in jail. >> man and woman conceiving a child. a latin male hispanic. teardrop. a tattoo for murder. hes doing life. ♪ mama dont you cr...

Theres no way you can say sorry for something like that, no matter how sorry you are, you cant say im sorry because its just so -- so insufficient. theres just -- just nothing that can ever fix it or make it right again. >> despite the fact that cynthia will probably never leave this prison, at 46, shes found a new purpose for her life. >> all i know is that theres a lot of power in prayer. >> yes, there is. >> especially the more prayers going up -- >> if you say why, why bother, i might as wel...

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 theres the investigative serv...

For them. somebody cares enough not to touch them in an abusive way. >> because so many inmates have been physically and mentally abused, they are unaccustomed to nurturing relationships. >> they decide this is an older ahead, i look up to them. this is like my mother figure. they start calling them mom. this is the lesbian female been this is my dad,rapher. >> she is serving time for manslaughter and assault on an officer. >> this is something they never have. here the relationships are more cl...

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Bellevue has entered an especially tough phase in the battle.

I think whenever he used to at me, he used to just be like get mad because you know, when you love somebody, you know what im saying, youre mad when theyre with somebody else. but he was gone for five years. but i dont know. i love him still. ill always love him. >> if you could get back with alexandria again, would you? >> get back with her like together? man, no. i aint doing that. i cant do that to myself. i cant even do it to her. so ill be her friend, though, and ill always be there for her...

Doesnt have much tolerance for the other end of the unit. >> they go home in 7 to 14 days. theyre not doing realtime. were sitting here doing realtime, pushing real weight, pushing real stuff on the streets. >> this is the penitentiary here. >> shes been up here like seven, eight months. shes not going home until october. 12 months. you feel me? realtime in county jail. not that playland, and my best friend applications and [ bleep ] like that. we dont get down like that in the town or in alamed...