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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 shouldnt have allowed that ...

But when youre new to it, its real hot and humid down south. imagine that its august in texas and theres no smell quite like walking past a cell block with several hundred men. the chow hall smells a certain way. that many people, there was 2600, 3,000 guys on some of those units. they crank out a lot of garbage every day. it has a distinct aroma. and the agricultural units like ramsey one, there could be livestock issues, but mainly its the scent of a large number of men in close proximity and ...

Mandela, now known as prisoner 46664 is placed in a separate cell block with other political prisoners. >> unlike the rest of the prison, this section, the prisoners had individual cells. each cell was about 7 x 76". >> the cells were very cold. all you were given was a mat. >> the blankets were very thin. i could see you through it. >> no bench. no stool. no bed. the food was bare survival minimum. >> reporter: when not confined to his cell, mandela joins the other political prisoners in manual...

Imagine that its august in texas and theres no smell quite like walking past a cell block with several hundred men. the chow hall smells a certain way. that many people, there was 2600, 3,000 guys on some of those units. they crank out a lot of garbage every day. it has a distinct aroma. and the agricultural units like ramsey one, there could be livestock issues, but mainly its the scent of a large number of men in close proximity and in a very humid climate in the heat of the summer. no air con...

Texas and theres no smell quite like walking past a cell block with several hundred men. the chow hall smells a certain way. that many people, there was 26,300 guys on some of those units. they crank out a lot of garbage every day. it has a distinct aroma. and the agricultural units like ramsey one, there could be livestock issues, but mainly its the scent of a large number of men in close proximity and in a very humid climate in the heat of the summer. no air conditioning. a fan if youve got th...

Imagine that its august in texas and theres no smell quite like walking past a cell block with several hundred men. the chow hall smells a certain way. that many people there was 26300 men on those units, they crank out a lot of garbage every day. it has a distinct smell. in the agricultural units like ramsey one, there could be livestock issues, but mainly its the scent of a large number of men in close proximity in a very humid climate in the heat of the summer. no air conditioning. a fan if y...

Humid down south. imagine that its august in texas and theres no smell quite like walking past a cell block with several hundred men. the chow hall smells a certain way. that many people, they crank out a lot of garbage every day. it has a distinct smell. there could be livestock issues, but mainly its the scent of a large number of men in close proximity in a very humid climate in the heat of the summer. no air conditioning. a fan if youve got the money to buy one. and the cell blocks arent bui...

>> 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 tol...

Cell block because everyone feels thats the top dog. that can escalate into a fight with very bad results. so its preferable for them to put one family in each cell block. they manage their own affairs and their people as needed. >> rimonim staff also sees a strategic advantage to keeping crime families together. >> translator: the moment that i have dominant prisoners in the cell block i know when needed how to send them a message that they have to be straight and keep their people in line. and...

Admissions a day, around the clock, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 356 days a year. >> what size you wear? >> 8 1/2. >> guess what, 10 is your lucky number. these are air giulianis. you can have them, my brother. >> the city never sleeps. >> don your mask. >> while cell inspections are routine at all the jails and prisons pro-filed on "lockup," they were conducted with a military-like show of force at rikers. first, the emergency response team marches to the cell block in full riot gear. armed w...