Page 24 - Carlton Wright News Today

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...

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 video from the uni...

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You know, youre stuck in here and youre forced to do it. so you better pray you got a cool cellie, or it aint going 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....

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 want you to be compliant, yo...

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 back into ...

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...

Stronger on black guys here. i mean that mice personal opinion. my whole jury was white, you 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...

>> let me give you a quick look around my cell. 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 my 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 ...

Pictures that you can see it has a different background and we took these ones inside of rec, and i have my fro out and it is looking rough so i didnt send these out too much. i passed these out to the guys i hang around with here so they had a picture to put into their photo album. >> that sun is bright. >> it will make a good picture. >> you cant see too much, because the sun is bright, and reflecting off of the screen. so you cant see it too much. so i guess when it is printed out we will see...