Page 21 - Carlton Wright News Today

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 would be. >> this is the penitentiary. are you serious? people [ bleep ] kill for that, for real, for real. >> surveillance ...

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 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 wa...

>> let me give you quake look around my sell. let me show you whats going on with my cell. this is my bed here, you know, what i sleep on. this is my cellie rack right above me. this is where another man sleeps. understand? out here to the left is my window. that mice window. thats the gate that teases 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 going ...

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 authorities continue to investigate the stolen tv, wright has petitioned to be placed...

To prison in 2010, and since hes been in, hes receive add 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...

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 john at their hotel. it was christmas eve. >> we went back to his home, spent time there. on the w...

Came back and [ bleep ] things got ugly. >> from what i heard, he approached several offenders, kind of called them out, wanting 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 docking none either. you feel me? you know, this is the p...

Understand what im going through. >> carlton wrights picture will change very little in the next 24 years. thats when hes eligible for parole on his 50-year sentence for robbery, bodily injury, and criminal confinement. >> you want to go out right now? all right. >> but he has had one bit of good news. he has been released from the confinement unit. he was sent there for threatening other inmates while trying to locate his stolen tv set. >> whatever happened with the guy who stole your tv? >> i ...

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 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 o...

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 reflecting off the screen. i couldnt see it too good. i guess whe...