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I wanted her to go to the bedroom to -- to have some sex, and i hadnt had any sex for seven months. and so it was kind of the straw that broke the camels back when she told me to get out because i was drinking. and i loaded my 9 millimeter glock and went back in to the living room. and i said, im not going to lay a hand on you, but im going to get your attention. i aimed it at her. and aimed it over, higher, not to harm her. fired off a shot. and in my frame of mind, in my insanity, that was my ...

Aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. >> my wife and i hadnt been getting along for quite a while. i wanted her to go to the bedroom to -- to have some sex, and i hadnt had any sex for seven months. and so it was kind of the straw that broke the camels back when she told me to get out because i was drinking. and i loaded my 9 millimeter glock and went back in to the living room. and i said, im not going to lay a hand on you, but im going to get your attention. i aimed it at her. and aimed it ...

This story. we want to hear your voice. i dont know if i was getting through to alex, but i do know that i was getting closer to the entrance of that cell. we turned and we started walking down the cell tier and we get to the entrance of the cell block, and nancy is white. and she says to me, i dont know if you realize how lucky you are right now. >> hale might have been lucky, and he made it out of kentucky state knowing, alex bennett never will, but bennett has accepted that. >> i never think ...

Of people that are actually convicted of the crime that i thought the guy i killed actually committed. >> on brians own cell block, there are several sex offenders like this inmate, whose identity corcoran asked us to conceal. >> i was a minister on the streets and had been for 45 years. my charges against me was for having a relationship with ladies under 17 years of age or 18 years of age, and so i have 15 to life sentence for that. i am 67 years of age. i came in when i was 65 years of age. i...

Im surrounded by the same type of people that are actually convicted of the crime that i thought the guy i killed actually committed. >> on brians own cell block, there are several sex offenders like this inmate, whose identity corcoran asked us to conceal. >> i was a minister on the streets and had been for 45 years. my charges against me was for having a relationship with ladies under 17 years of age or 18 years of age, and so i have 15 to life sentence for that. i am 67 years of age. i came i...

>> one of the inmates came down from the dormitory areas. and he had on his belt, tied to his side, the human head of a black man. this individual proceeded to take this head and gripped this head by his hair and he went over to that young guard that was crying, and he ordered that guard to kiss that head. and the inmates recorded in cellblock four never had a prayer. cell block four was the pc, protective custody unit. >> the rapists, you know, the child molesters, the snitches. >> i was told t...

>> one of the inmates came down from the dormitory areas. and he had on his belt, tied to his side, the human head of a black man. this individual proceeded to take this head and gripped this head by his hair and he went over to that young guard that was crying, and he ordered that guard to kiss that head. and the inmates recorded in cellblock four never had a prayer. cell block four was the pc, protective custody unit. >> the rapists, you know, the child molesters, the snitches. >> i was told t...

The citizens call it the safest town in america. >> each one who lives here provides some professional service, more than just his job, like medicals here, doctors are here, emts, the farm, the cows might get out. >> indeed, angola not only has its own zip code, it also has its own golf course. if the b-line is the safest part of angola, death row is the most ominous. executions have been temporarily halted, awaiting a ruling by the supreme court. in the meantime, the cells have been filling up....

Bands or religious medallions with them, israeli inmates pack their bags before coming to prison. >> translator: you bring everything with you when you turn yourself in, clothing, shoes, electrical appliances, cigarettes, hot plate, coffee, everything. youre allowed to bring everything. >> and for this man, who is serving 19 years for murder, the comforts of home go beyond material possessions. he shares his cell with three cousins and two brothers-in-law. and has other family living on the cell...

The truth is, my family is certainly proud. i told you already, its our custom. >> inside rimonim, the abu ganims have gained a reputation as a formidable crime family. >> translator: when i came to prison, everyone knew our story, which family i belonged to. we have a background, and we are a large family, a lot of members. there are almost of 20 us here. where we live, we have a very high status, and everyone respects us. >> i felt like i was in a film, in a scene like from "goodfellas," all o...