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Thing as an unemployed prisoner. most of the inmates have bought into warden canes program but for those who refuse, there is camp jay where the men spend their time in solitary confinement. >> we want them to hate being at camp j so they alter their behavior and when they are out in general population, they dont commit another rule infraction. maybe its an aggravated fight, an assault on staff, it may be for attempting to traffic drugs inside the prison. >> inmates on level one only get out two...

The field and every creature on earth, god gave this. thank god. coming up, while some an angola find freedom in the brutality of the rodeo arena, there are those that barely see the light of day. >> youre too severe for me. >> for them, there is camp jay. >> you will be held here until you can get through the program. >> i have been without food now for seven days. dont just visit new york. visit tripadvisor new york. with millions of reviews, tripadvisor makes any destination better.

Outside, standing on our head in one spot. >> its your move. >> the two of those guys, i think they probably will be out of camp jay soon. both of them have done well while theyve been here. its all about attitude. we cant help somebody if they dont want to help themselves. but im more than willing to help any of them who are willing to make that effort on their own behalf. coming up, two ways out of angola. one is hard earned freedom lurking just beyond the front gate. the other path is death...

Stole, lied, killed, they did everything. aint no crime greater than no other crime on this earth. youve got some inmates that are supposed to be here. youve got some who were supposed to be here. supposed to be locked up in here, not be working here, in here. >> trouble is not hard to find. if youre looking for it, and if youre not careful, trouble will find you. how you feeling? >> norm. >> about norm? >> yes, sir. >> are you ready to eat? >> no, sir, im not going to eat anything until i can g...

On our head in one spot. playing a chess game. >> its your move. >> two of those guys, i think they probably will be out of camp jay soon. both of them have done well while theyve been here. its all about attitude. we cant help somebody if they dont want to help themselves. but im more than willing to help any of them who are willing to make that effort on their own behalf. coming up, two ways out of angol achl. one is hard-earned freedom lurking just beyond the front gate. the other path is d...

There are few ways out of angola prison. rarely is one granted parole or probation. the prison is simply too big to escape. most just get old and die. one month after we first filmed at camp jay, billy mccoy, age 63, had a heart attack. >> i will maintain my mental stability when im dead and six feet in the ground. >> one day later, he died. no one came to claim his body. >> though no family could be contacted, billy mccoy will be buried at point lookout, the prison cemetery by volunteers of the...

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