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Fathers like terrance williams. >> im locked up more than im on the street and when ill on the street, i still dont even build a relationship with my children. im trying to learn how to be a better father or just be a father period. >> 33-year-old terrance is serving time for possession of drugs with intent to distribute. for the next year, this cell block is home. >> welcome to my humble palace. >> this is it. >> this is where i sleep. this is my bed. my radio, my bible, you know. ive got a lot...

First, the emergency response team marches to the cell block in full riot gear, armed with high-voltage stun shields. they secure the area and provide an intimidating presence for any inmates who might be tempted to resist. then, a team of correctional officers moves into the cells to begin their inspections. >> the last time they came in here, went in everybodys cell and took everything out of their cell and threw it in a tin. after it was done, there was 48 peoples property mixed up in the mid...

Not just as inmates but as fathers like terrance williams. >> im locked up more than im on the street and when ill on the street, i still dont even build a relationship with my children. im trying to learn how to be a better father or just be a father period. >> 33-year-old terrance is serving time for possession of drugs with intent to distribute. for the next year, this cell block is home. >> welcome to my humble palace. >> this is it. >> this is where i sleep. this is my bed. my radio, my bib...

A plastic jesus original, and one last thing, but you have to come around here with the angle grinder and cut the wall down, so a little something for you. >> and if history is any indicator, somebody is firing off a strongly worded memo chastising me for breaking the laws of the land. relax, because we got permission. too kind of you, man. >> pleasure having you out on the streets. >> i hope the next time i see you im not posting bail. >> it might come to that. >> i hope im not reading to you a...

I was the first one up to go. i aint really mad about it, though. >> as it turns out, stanley wont be transferring to another prison with his best friend after all. he will be saying at wabash after all. >> its going to be cool, dog. >> later today, stanley will walk through the massive prison gates to his new cell block and make the move with someone else he knows. mate alexander. >> i hope the transition is smooth. im going to be talking to everybody. im associated with everybody. he does, too...

>> im out of here. >> oh, man. >> its been nearly a year since 18-year-old michael stanley and alexander arrived on the youth unit at wabash. today they transition to the wabash adult population where they will trade a unit of 53 kids for a cell block of 1200 kids for a cell block of 200 adults. on transfer days, kids often mask their fear with bravado. >> remember, the secret word is no. >> i got you. >> uh-oh. i feel like im going home. >> master control. >> take to the south side. >> basicall...

>> for the officers who watch over these inmates every day, rule 38 violations are just one more thing to take in stride. >> whether male or female, when you come in, they always going to try to see how far they can push your button. theyll gun you down. i mean, theyre not going to get me so out of whack where i would have to go take prozac or something. i dont play that. if i catch them, im going to write em up. i just dont play that. next on "lockup: raw." >> these offenders are the worst of...

Uh-oh. >> the move to the adult cell block overwhelms its newest inmate. >> can i step out to the stairs real quick?

Theyre allowed only brief physical contact. their conversation will be monitored by surveillance cameras. >> this is the only time ive seen him in the two years weve been down. i think about my family a lot, but other than that stuff, i really dont think about none of that. makes it easier just to forget it. cope with it. >> make sure you give your i.d. to the officer. >> while bennie nervously waits for his visit with blade, back on his cell block officers receive a tip that weapons are being m...

Crucial that you think for yourself and do what you think is right and not what you think someone else wants to you do. that you know within yourself is wrong. >> while stanley and rankin face new challenges in their adult cell block, 12-year-old paul gingrich has similar issues even in a juvenile prison. >> the difficulty is keeping them safe. typically they are much larger and you like to pick or mess with the smaller kids. he is the easy target, even in al juvenile facility. >> do you think a...