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>> 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 two white peoples got a knife, so im on th...

>> 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. the inmate then places the tv inside another cell. >> ...

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 wabash is concerned with maintaining a racial d...

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 his original housing unit. >> at this point, i dont know whats going to be allowed to happen with wright, i dont know if hell be allowed to return to p-house because of all the animosity...

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 through. >> carlton wrights picture will change very little in the next 24 years. thats whe...

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 when it prints out, well see how good it is. >> feet cant be on the wall. >> cant be on the wall? man...

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 billion dollar 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, you know, she pulled a weapon out and she shot him....

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 theyre racist. youve got people walking around with swastikas and hitler tattoos and it throws me off, like, damn, man, this...

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 transferred to administrative segregation in the cust...

And you forced to deal with 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. >> this is my first time...