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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 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 tran...

>> 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 then enters the cell and then seconds later exits with wrights television....

I figured it was a bold statement. right? >> 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 the blacks in the dorms got a knife and, you know, one or ...

You 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 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 da...

You whats going on in nigh cell. this is my bed right here, you know what i mean? this is what i sleep on. this is my cellie rack right above me. this is where another man sleeps at. you understand? out here to the left is my window. thats 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 going through. >> carlton wrights pi...

To work. being in prison, its reality, man. you know, people watching movies in prison, and you see them, oh, thats sad, and you turn it off and forget about it, but its our life. you know, we wake up every day to this, living under these strict set of rules, no privileges, you know what i mean. this is reality. theres no going home from this. >> and wright is a long way from home. >> this is my first time ever in indiana. i never lived in indiana prior to being incarcerated. i was here for two ...

This is the downside of prison, you know what i mean? violence happens. what 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 hurt. >> 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 going to be allowed with wright, if hes going to be allowed to "p" house because of th...

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 suns real 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 wa...

Some may not make it home, some may stay for life. some [ bleep ] live for peace, and others live for wreck. look here, blood, you can stay humble or you can have a fight to the death. thats just a couple bars, man, throwaway bars, man. you know, donations, man, you know. thats a d-boys life. >> carlton wright says he takes the rage he learned on the streets in plainfield, new jersey, and pours it into rap. now hes one of more than 2,000 inmates at the wabash valley correctional facility in sout...

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 hispanics and blacks, you know what i mean, but this is a heavily populated white prison. its a culture shock. ...