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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 reflecting off the screen. i guess when it prints out, well see how good it is. >> feet cant be on the wall. >> man, youre so strict! >> privileges like this are reserved for general population inmates wi...

People. believe it or not, a lot of people are looking to have a good time. my co-defendant 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 way back to the hotel, things got heated and out of control and she pulled a weapon out and she shot him. >> the victim was shot in the he...

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? im not saying theyre racist. youve got people walking around with swastikas and hitler tattoos and it throws me off, like, damn, man, this is their prison. theyre comfortable with ...

This is what i sleep on. this is my cellies rack, five feet above him. his bed, where another grown-ass man sleeps at. you understand? out here to the left is my window. theres the gate teasing me with freedom. and right there is a 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 picture will change very little in the next 24 years. thats when hes eligible for pa...

May stay for lives. 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. donations, you know? >> 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 southwestern indiana. >> yeah, i had a great home, a great mother. you ...

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 anyone would be. >> this is the penitentiary. are you with 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 secs later exits with wrights television. the inmate then places the ...

With other inmates. >> im not looking for trouble but not ducking none either you feel me? this is the penitentiary. you have to stand tall ten toes down. its the wrong place to be a bitch. its principle. you get killed for stealing on the streets. as wright continued the tirade the staff were concerned it would lead to a fight and sanctioned wright for taking matters into his own hands. he was transferred to administrative segment in the ccu. >> welcome to the belly of the beast. i hate lockup....

Soon created problems with other inmates. >> im not looking for trouble but not ducking none either you feel me? this is the penitentiary. you have to stand tall ten toes down. you know what i mean? you cant take no losses. its the wrong place to be a bitch. its principle. you get killed for stealing on the streets. >> as wright continued the tirade the staff were concerned it would lead to a fight and sanctioned wright for taking matters into his own hands. he was transferred to administrative ...

Communication is my occupation. im talkative and meet different people. a lot of people are looking to have a good time. my co-defendant was a pretty lady. sex is a billion industry. >> wrights troubles began when they met a potential john at their hotel. it was christmas eve. >> went back to his home and spent time loo there on the way back to the hotel things go it heated and she pulled a weapon out and she shot him. >> the victim was shot from the head. wright threw him out of the vehicle and...

He believe another element contributed to his sentence. >> i believe the laws is stronger on black guys here. my whole jury was white. i didnt have any of my peers. they couldnt understand this type of crime or understand what happened. they just associated black people with violence. he did it, convict him. >> wright believes his race is 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? im not...