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Cat of his own, he keeps his cell cat-friendly in case the need for a sitter arrives. >> this is a cat bed. because they love to get up high. people come by and stick their hand in and pet it. thats pretty much it. >> for some inmates at isp, cats are the closest things they have to families. paul komyatti hasnt seen his family since he first came to prison 26 years ago. hes soon to be transferred to a work release program, a transitional step to freedom. but theres a snag. >> lets go over to th...

Own, and its going to be different. i mean, this is something im going to spend years of my life with. and theres the responsibility aspect. i mean, in my life, i havent had a lot of other lives to take care of. you know, its always been about me. >> brown has spent weeks preparing for his new cellmates arrival. >> the first thing was to get places for the cat to be comfortable pretty much anywhere he wanted. got a cat bed there, right by the bars. cat scratch post right here. just a cardboard t...

>> friends that have cats, i go down and visit them and pet them and they see that i love animals. im not going to hurt their cat. thats the basic thing. because in here, cats -- like their buddies. you can get in worse trouble hurting somebodys cat than you can hurting an inmate. >> while maymon doesnt have a cat of his own, he keeps his cell cat-friendly in case the need for a sitter arrives. >> this is a cat bed. because they love to get up high. people come by and stick their hand in and pet...

With. and theres the responsibility aspect. i mean, in my life, i havent had a lot of other lives to take care of. you know, its always been about me. >> brown has spent weeks preparing for his new cellmates arrival. >> the first thing was to get places for the cat to be comfortable pretty much anywhere he wanted. got a cat bed there, right by the bars. cat scratch post right here. just a cardboard tube with some old carpet wrapped around it. more beds, another tube with old towel. this is a tra...

>> its a big day for aaron brown. he, too, is about to receive a shelter cat. >> ive played with all the cats in here. but ive never had one of my own, and its going to be different. i mean, this is something im going to spend years of my life with. and theres the responsibility aspect. i mean, in my life, i havent had a lot of other lives to take care of. you know, its always been about me. >> brown has spent weeks preparing for his new cellmates arrival. >> the first thing was to get places fo...

>> friends that have cats, i go down and visit them and pet them and they see that i love animals. im not going to hurt their cat. thats the basic thing. because in here, cats -- like their buddies. you can get in worse trouble hurting somebodys cat than you can hurting an inmate. >> while maymon doesnt have a cat of his own, he keeps his cell cat-friendly in case the need for a sitter arrives. >> this is a cat bed. because they love to get up high. people come by and stick their hand in and pet...

>> this is a cat bed. because they love to get up high. people come by and stick their hand in and pet it. thats pretty much it. >> for some inmates at isp, cats are the closest things they have to families. paul komyatti hasnt seen his family since he first came to prison 26 years ago. hes soon to be transferred to a work release program, a transitional step to freedom. but theres a snag. >> lets go over to the office and well sit down and talk about the status of whats going on. >> anything ba...

Be. >> one of the benefits of indiana state prisons cat program is that inmates are motivated to behave because if they get sent to the hole, their cats stay behind. thats where darrell maymon comes in. >> friends that have cats, i go down and visit them and pet them and they see that i love animals. im not going to hurt their cat. thats the basic thing. because in here, cats -- like their buddies. you can get in worse trouble hurting somebodys cat than you can hurting an inmate. >> while maymon...

With. and theres the responsibility aspect. i mean, in my life, i havent had a lot of other lives to take care of. you know, its always been about me. >> brown has spent weeks preparing for his new cellmates arrival. >> the first thing was to get places for the cat to be comfortable pretty much anywhere he wanted. got a cat bed there, right by the bars. cat scratch post right here. just a cardboard tube with some old carpet wrapped around it. more beds, another tube with old towel. this goes up ...

Different. i mean, this is something im going to spend years of my life with. and theres the responsibility aspect. i mean, in my life, i havent had a lot of other lives to take care of. you know, its always been about me. >> brown has spent weeks preparing for his new cellmates arrival. >> the first thing was to get places for the cat to be comfortable pretty much anywhere he wanted. got a cat bed there, right by the bars. cat scratch post right here. just a cardboard tube with some old carpet ...