Page 19 - Carlton Wright News Today

Soap, some toothpaste, a pair of shower shoes. youre a really in survival mode back here. my hair [ bleep ], i aint able to get a hair cut or a shave, [ 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 author...

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 compliant, you know, like puppets. dont do this, dont do that. do it like this, do it like that. [ bleep ] here...

To know if they had taken his tv. >> i started going from cell to cell, searching my [ bleep ]. im going to search everybodys [ bleep ] until i find what im looking for. >> wrights aggressive behavior soon created problems with other 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...

Put a can of premium quality cat 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 ready to say, i swear you could take a can of alpo and dum...

>> 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 the rules. >> wright says his attitude is the result of growing up in a tough new jersey neighborhood. >> either you s...

Papers. four pictures on one sheet. so it aint too bad of a deal. other prisons you get one picture for it. >> tim harris is one inmate who never misses picture day. >> every month. this one right here is actually a photo that i took that last months pictures, which you can see it has a different background. we took these ones inside of rec. so i got my fro out in that one, its looking a little bit rough. so i didnt send these out too much. i passed these ones out to the guys that i hang around ...

>> you all quit walking around my cell. show you all my cell. whats going on in my cell. this is my bed here, you know, what i sleep on. this is my cellie rack right five feet above me. this is where another man sleeps. understand? out here to the left is my window. this is my window. thats the gate teasing me with freedom. and right there is the highway, i think. see the cars going by, going places i cant go. you feel me? so just trying to paint a picture for you so you can understand what im g...

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 female companion met a potential ...

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 custody control unit or ccu. >> welcome to the belly of the beast, man. i hate lockup. [ bleep ] back here, for real, for real. just make your time hard. all you do is think. when youre in ccu, you dont get really noth...

>> wright says his attitude is the result of growing up in a tough new jersey neighborhood. >> either you sink or swim, you know what i mean? and i grew a hard exterior because i didnt want to be the 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 ...