Page 20 - Carlton Wright News Today

Aint no books in this bitch. nothing. when youre in ccu, you dont get really nothing but a bar of 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...

>> inmate picture day at wabash. >> your feet cant be on the wall. >> feet cant be on the wall? man, youre so strict here. and carlton wright causes a disturbance. >> i came back, [ bleep ]. up meeting a lot more people but a friend under water is something completely different. i met a turtle friend today so, you dont get that very often. it seemed like it was more than happy to have us in his home. so beautiful. avo: more travel. more options. more personal. whatever youre looking for expedi...

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 good behavior records. carlton wright, who is one year into a 50-year...

Among them was carlton wright. >> dining time is a [ bleep ], man. its nothing but you and your thoughts and these brick walls. you feel me? and if you aint strong, man, youre going to crumble. 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 populated with hispanics and blacks. you kno...

Knights. saxon knights will say they own that part of the facility and no other offenders are allowed to go on that turf without paying some sort of consequences. >> richey and two other members 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 richies assault while two other inmates bridge the racial divide. >> even doing this on camera is a jeopardizing situation. im al...

>> 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 then enters the cell and then seconds later exits with wrights television. the inmate then places the tv inside another cell. >> someone stole my tv while i was gone, so, you know, when i came back and [ bleep ] things got ugly. >> from what i heard, he approached several offenders, kind of called them out, wa...

>> 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. >> while authorities determine a safe housing placement for wright, he will remain in confinement. >>on i don...

That i absolutely need to take advantage of, because not everybodys got that chance. 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 -- [ bleep ] good at it, but this? just got to get out and stay sober and find a job. thats about what it comes down to. if im not drinking or doing drugs and im employed, how can you go wrong? what could happen? >> in spite of seeing his release get de...

On the news and hate me for it. believe that. >> and prison officials believe racial pride might have contributed to a recent assault that landed ritchie in the secured confinement unit. >> what you see here is youll see ritchie, and theres another guy, a guy out here, and basically theyre just hanging out. they already know whats playing. i mean it was premeditated. >> the men are waiting for a black inmate to exit his cell. >> hes immediately met by ritchie. he was actually standing at his doo...

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 this one 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 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 ref...