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>> i had so many thoughts leading up to this assignment as to what it was gonna be like. trying to imagine going down this road, knowing its a one-way trap. theres this moment when you get this last glimpse of the world around you, but that glimpse is through steal match. >> louisianas highway 66. its a beautiful countryside. its undoubtedly not lost on the countless men driven to the place where theyll most likely die. but road ends here. the louisiana state penitentiary. a former pla...

Open dorms, sleeping on bunk beds. but ill be staying on a unit next death row, for high-risk offenders. or in my case, a high-profile guest. >> were gonna go down here. >> my home for the next 2 nights ill be on a tier called ccr or closed cell restriction. the men here are locked in their cells 23 hours a day. im given sheets, slippers and some toiletries, and shown to my cell. >> cell 11, go ahead in, please. go ahead, close. naturally, phones arent allowed. all i have is my journal, a pen, a...

Key. critics say that has been our countries approach to crime for far too long. the the question whether mass incarceration is keeping us any safer. and, what lengthy prison terms mean for many of the more than 2 million americans behind bars. lester holt spent three days in one of the nations toughest penitentiarys, and this is what he witnessed. heres his special report, life inside. >> life at angola prison isnt what you might imagine. the vast majority live just like this. more than 80 men ...

Sleeping on bunk beds. but ill be staying on a unit next to death row for high risk offenders or in my case, a high profile guest. >> were going to go down the tier here. >> my home will be on a tier called ccr or closed cell restriction. the men here are locked in their cells 23 hours a day. im given sheets, slippers and some toiletries and shown to my cell. >> cell 11, go ahead in, please. go ahead, close. naturally phones arent allowed. all i have is my journal, a pen, a novel, my watch and a...

This. more than 80 men in open dorms sleeping on bunk beds. but ill be staying on a unit next to death row for high risk offenders or in my case, a high profile guest. >> were going to go down the tier here. >> my home will be on a tier called ccr or closed cell restriction. the men here are locked in their cells 23 hours a day. im given sheets, slippers and some toiletries and shown to my cell. >> cell 11, go ahead in, please. go ahead, close. naturally phones arent allowed. all i have is my jo...

Special treatment, i would say, you know, look at where im at. this is my second time to the hole t. hassant worked sout so well if thats the case. >> i did question him on the specifics of his involvement and i found consistency in his statements with what was written in the kites. we found him guilty of a category 2 violation of making inappropriate comments to inmates. with two, there is a ten-day cell restriction where the inmate is moved from the general housing area where he was to a disci...

Im using my connections to get special treatment, i would say, you know, look at where im at. this is my second time to the hole. hasnt worked out so well if thats the case. >> when i met with inmate sullivan, i did question him on the specifics of his involvement, and i found consistency in his statements with what was written in the kites. i found him guilty of a category 2 violation of making inappropriate comments to other inmates. with a 2, theres a ten-day cell restriction where the inmate...

Hole. hasnt worked out so well if thats the case. >> when i met with inmate sullivan, i did question him on the specifics of his involvement, and i found consistency in his statements with what was written in the kites. i found him guilty of a category 2 violation of making inappropriate comments to other inmates. with a 2, theres a ten-day cell restriction where the inmate is moved from the general housing area where he was to our discipline segregation unit. >> i am angry because they know, al...

Special treatment, i would say, you know, look at where im at. this is my second time to the hole. hasnt worked out so well if thats the case. >> when i met with inmate sullivan, i did question him on the specifics of his involvement, and i found consistency in his statements with what was written in the kites. i found him guilty of a category 2 violation of making inappropriate comments to other inmates. with a 2, theres a ten-day cell restriction where the inmate is moved from the general hous...

Hasnt worked out so well if thats the case. >> when i met with inmate sullivan, i did question him on the specifics of his involvement, and i found consistency in his statements with what was written in the kites. i found him guilty of a category 2 violation of making inappropriate comments to other inmates. with a 2, theres a ten-day cell restriction where the inmate is moved from the general housing area where he was to our discipline segregation unit. >> i am angry because they know, all the ...