Page 17 - Carlton Wright News Today

[ bleep ] none of that. ive been back here just slumming it, you know. this is the downside of prison, you know what i mean? violence happens, you know? what do you expect? you throw a bunch of violent offenders together and you 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. >> i dont know at this point whats...

Much. i passed these ones out to the guys that i hang around with here, so they had a picture of me to put in their photo album. >> the sun is bright. >> makes a good picture. >> i cant really see too much. the sun is too bright. its kind of reflecting off the screen. i couldnt see it too good. i guess when it prints out, well see how good it is. >> feet cant be on the wall. >> cant be on the wall? man, youre so strict! >> privileges like this are reserved for general population inmates with goo...

Some prison sentences dont end, you know what i mean? its a hard pill to swallow. its heavy [ bleep ]. im not trying to [ bleep ] die in here, but this, you know -- im good at it, but [ bleep ] this. just got to get out and stay sober and find a job. thats about what it comes down to. if im drinking or doing drugs and im employed, how can you go wrong? what could happen? >> in spite of seeing his release get delayed by seven days because he chose to assault another inmate, joshua coffey is also ...

>> 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 compliant, you know, like puppets. dont do this, dont do that. do it like this, do it like that. [ bleep ] here, eat here, no, cant talk to that person, get off the door! all this [ bleep ] rules. im in jail for not [ bleep ] following th...

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 pressure? 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 sanctioned wright for taking matters into his own hands. he was transferred to administrative segregation in the cust...

Know? i didnt have nobody in my peers, so they probably couldnt understand this type of crime or understand what happened. they just associate black people with violence. he did it. convict him. >> wright believes his race is also a detriment at wabash. >> im on the wrong side of the color margin. thats just honesty. this prison is predominantly white people, you know what i mean? you know, im not saying theyre racist. youve got people walking around with swastikas and hitler tattoos and it thro...

Stronger on black guys here. thats my personal opinion. my whole jury was white, you know? i didnt have anybody of my peers. they just associate black people with violence, he did it. >> wright believes his race is also a detryment at wabash. >> this prison is predominantly white. youve got people walking around with swastikas and hitler tattoos. its like damn, this is their prison. >> jerald ritchie is exactly the kind of inmate wright tries to avoid. >> people like to dance around the racist w...

Girlfriend -- well, you can call her a girlfriend, female companion, whatever. yeah, i was pimping. so thats what i was doing from state to state, for income. ive got good communication skills. 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 ...

Victim, and over the course of time, that became a part of my character. >> and recently wrights character was put to the test. >> he came back from recreation one night and noticed that his tv had been missing, so obviously he knew someone had took it. so he was pretty upset about that, as anybody would be. >> this is the penitentiary. are you serious? people [ bleep ] kill for that, for real, for real. >> surveillance video from the unit shows another inmate standing outside wrights cell. he t...

Half black, the battle he had to fight to get just where hes at, i figured it was a bold statement. >> while siverly might respect obamas battles, he is firm and he wont help black inmates in wabash with theirs. >> 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 ...