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Over the course of the time it became a part of my character. >> but recently, wrights character was put to the test. >> he came back from recreation and noticed that his tv was missing. he knew someone took it and he was upset about that. as anybody would be. >> this is the penitentiary. are you series? [ bleep ] killed for that [ bleep ] for real for real. >> surveillance video shows another inmate standing outside wrights cell. he enters the cell and exits with wrights television. the inmate ...

>> another bro, man, who farts and piss and whatever else he does. you stuck in here and you forced to deal with it. so you better pray you got a cool celly or it wont work. in prison its reality, man. people watch movies on prison and you say, thats sad. and you turn it off and forget about it. but this is our life. we wake up every day to this, living with these rules and no privileges, you know what i mean. theres no going home from this. >> and wright is a long way from home. >> this is my f...

To get a haircut, a shave, none of them. im back here slummin it. this is the downside of prison. violence happens. what you expect? you expect us not to clash and at the end of the day you better pray you be the one left standing, not hurt. as authorities continue to investigate the stolen tv, wright has petitioned to be placed back in his original housing unit. >> i dont know if he will return to p house because of the animosity for the accusations about his it have. well be evaluating his h...

>> im not looking for trouble but at the same time im not ducking it neither. 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. for real ...

In prison its reality, man. people watch movies of prison and you say thats sad and you turn it off and forget about it but this is our life. we wake up every day to this, living with these rules and no privileges, you know what i mean. 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 before being incarcerated. i ended up in kentucky but i crossed the state line looking for wal-mart and ended up in indiana. ...

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. for real for real. it makes time hard. when you in ccu you dont get nothing but a...

Eight. if i cant appeal im going to leave a scar from their belly to their jiv. some say for life some [ bleep ] ride with swords some [ bleep ] with christ. some live for peace thats just a couple of bars throw away bars man, donations. thats the d-boy life. >> carlton wright says he takes the rage he learned on the streets in plainfield, new jersey and pours it into rap. now he is one of more than 2,000 inmates at the wabash correctional facility in southwestern indiana. >> i had a great home ...

>> thats the only option. theres no point in seeing it then? >> pretty much. >> didnt you like it. >> wabash does what they want to do. im not like a lot of the inmates. i obey the rules but sometimes they want you to be like puppets. dont do this, dont do that. do it like this, do it like that. [ bleep ] here, eat here, cant talk to that person, get off the door. all these [ bleep ] rules, [ bleep ] im in jail and im [ bleep ] rules. think im going to come to prison and start following rules. >...

>> president barack obama commander-in-chief of the united states of america. i figured we fight is a good statement. president obama being half black had to fight to get where he got. >> he wont help black inmates with their fights. >> 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 there is a race riot theyre not going to stab me too. im not going to arm a black so a race riot could pop off at an...

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 was a pretty lady. a sale is a sale. sex is a billion dollar industry. >> wrights troubles began when they 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, out of control. she pulled a weapon out and she shot him. >> the victim was shot fr...