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Inmates. >> im not looking for trouble, but at the same time, im definitely not ducking them either. you feel me? you know, this is the penitentiary. youve got to stand tall, ten toes down? you know what i mean? you cant take no losses? you know what i mean? its the wrong place to be a bitch? you feeling me? its the principle. you feeling me? you get killed for stealing on the streets, so why not in prison? >> as wright continued his tirade, staff became concerned it would lead to a fight and sa...

Expect us not to clash? at the end of the day, you better pray youre the one left standing and not hurting. >> as authorities continue to investigate the stolen tv, wright has petitioned to be placed back into his original housing unit. >> at this point, i dont know whats going to be allowed to happen with wright, i dont know if hell be allowed to return to p-house because of all the animosity he caused himself that night because of his tv, so im sure well be evaluating his housing assignment. >...

Other offenders are allowed to go there without paying the consequences. >> ritchie and two other white inmates recently dished out consequences when they attacked a black inmate. coming up -- >> the three white guys running around assaulting the one guy here. >> prison staff break down gerald ritchies assault, while two other inmates bridge the racial divide. >> theyve been doing this on camera is a jeopardizing situation. but im 185 pounds of something real vicious and i dont think they want t...

Food and put it there in front of the inmate -- im not even saying a cat -- put it in front of a person thats locked up, theyre probably going to eat the cat food. >> tonights meal is macaroni, mixed vegetables, bread, butter, and a cookie. while not everyone agrees on the best meal, there seems to be a consensus on the worst. >> the sloppy joe is bad, but that chicken a la king, oh, my god! i was getting the ready to say, i swear you could take a can of alpo and dump it on a plate, and i would ...

Communication is my occupation. im talkative, i meet different people. believe it or not, a lot of people are looking to have a good time. my co-defendant, you know, was a pretty young lady and basically, you know, sells herself. sex is a good industry. >> reporter: wrights troubles began when he and his female companion met a potential john at their hotel. it was christmas eve. >> we went back to his home, spent time there. on the way back to the hotel, things got heated and out of control, and...

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>> im not racist, but then again, i know where the lines are in here. so i know that if something goes down, just because im not racist doesnt mean if theres a race riot that theyre not going to stab me too. im not going to arm a black so that a race riot can pop off at any time and all the blacks in the dorms got a knife and, you know, one or two white peoples got a knife, so im on the losing end. eventually one of thems going to get to me. so i dont want to arm anybody thats going to potential...

Crumbling now. >> gerald ritchie is also in one of the confinement units, and hes not happy about it. >> its horrible. they had punishment in mind when they built this place. thats a fact. lets make these guys understand that, hey, if you come to prison, this is how youre going to live. this is how youre going to live and were going to take these rules to the nth degree. >> ritchie says that even though hes in confinement for being one of three white inmates caught assaulting a black inmate, the...

You know what i mean? until you walk in my shoes and did this, you cant tell what its like, man. its hard. doing time is hard. >> during his time at wabash, wright says hes felt vulnerable because of the color of his skin. >> other prisons ive been at, its more hispanics and blacks, you know what i mean, but this is a heavily populated white prison. its a culture shock. >> but not every inmate at wabash is concerned with maintaining a racial divide. adrian davis and tim harris have found some co...

Hes been in, hes received a few conduct reports, nothing severe. i had heard that he has a mouth on him and that hes pretty disrespectful towards staff and other offenders. >> thats the only option? i cant take another one? >> nope. >> so what was the point of seeing -- there was no point of really seeing it, then, right? >> pretty much. >> you dont like it? this is wabash, man. they do what they want to do. i obey the rules here, you know, but sometimes they really want you to be in compliance,...