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Move on. >> they get their hair cut. then theyre photographed and fingerprinted. >> starting with your right thumb, roll your fingers. >> eating. >> in an effort to avoid violent confrontations later, every inmate is evaluated and classified according to his history of violence outside and inside the penal system. >> enemies? >> none. >> gang-banger? >> share a cell with another man, no problem? >> its all right with me. >> okay. thank you. >> as long as youre compatible. >> i wish we could make...

>> get on the floor! >> sure enough, the alarm sounds. prison wide, inmates sit down according to protocol. officers catch a man attempting to conceal his homemade slashing weapon. fortunately, a violent act was avoided this time. >> all right. its okay. >> in this cell block its the officer who is at risk during meal time. inmates housed here are considered too violent to be permitted to leave their cells. so its the officers who must deliver the food cell by cell.

They take two mints to heat up a traditional oven takes 15 minutes. the owner attempting to stay competitive in a very tight mart ket. ladies, back to you. >> the time now 13 after the top of the hour. coming up we have seen selfies from behind the wheel even at funerals. now a new oneself fees from the cell block where inmates are using facebook to brag while behind bars. >> since its okay to be a convicted criminal and post picks on facebook you would think this womans photo with prediet pants...

>> get on the floor! >> sure enough, the alarm sounds. prison wide, inmates sit down according to protocol. officers catch a man attempting to conceal his homemade slashing weapon. fortunately, a violent act was avoided this time. >> all right. its okay. >> in this cell block its the officer who is at risk during meal time. inmates housed here are considered too violent to be permitted to leave their cells. so its the officers who must deliver the food cell by cell. >> this is one of the most da...

Program down there from the university of houston. >> the ramsey units maybe 30 to 50 miles south of houston. but its about 30 or 50 years back on the calendar. its an agricultural unit. i thought i was in pretty good shape when i went there. id been lifting weights and running for a number of years. and i was 44 years old when i went to the field for the first time. it just about killed me. i can laugh now, but when youre new to it, its real hot and humid down south. imagine that its august in ...

Ramsey unit for the masters program down there from the university of houston. >> the ramsey units maybe 30 to 50 miles south of houston. but its about 30 or 50 years back on the calendar. its an agricultural unit. i thought i was in pretty good shape when i went there. id been lifting weights and running for a number of years. and i was 44 years old when i went to the field for the first time. it just about killed me. i can laugh now, but when youre new to it, its real hot and humid down south....

I have no idea what hes scared of. whether its a gambling debt or whether its something to do with the super bowl. hes truly scared to the point that he turns in and fingers at the 211 leader here. you know? he knows thats a death sentence. regardless of what it is, hes going to have to leave this facility. >> yeah, hes done. whatever facility he goes to. >> holloman, wright, and -- just those two happy cats for now. >> for now, holloman and wright will be sergeant jay thomas problem. >> holloma...

Those two happy cats for now. >> for now, holloman and wright will be sergeant jay thomas problem. >> holloman is -- i saw him up there on the third tier. hes the ginormous one. >> after spending three nights in segregation they have been returned to unit two, a cell block already populated with several other 211 gang members. >> holloman and wright are two guys that i want to keep together. well, theyre known 211 members. you think if you have all of one group in one area it seems like, okay, t...

In here when i get out, you know? this aint my life. >> good. i hope i never see you again. >> im going to move up here. is there a lot of work? are they hiring at dennys? >> no, no, theres no work. no housing. nothing. theres nothing out here. >> but later, the levity gave way to an ominous warning when gill talked about the one inmate on his cell block who could cause him to prolong his stay in prison. >> his name i believe is schrever or schreiber. you know, the guy that flashes little kids a...

A way to make a statement when he flooded his cell and unleashed a deluge on to the rest of the cell block. and then refused to leave his cell, prompting a forced cell extraction. >> it makes a point. heres the thing. ill explain this real simply. is my actions, right, that day affected how many people? >> lots. >> okay. their actions only affected who? me, right? it might be petty. it might be stupid. you got to understand, we live in a box. i live in a box. thats it. my life is in a box. we ha...