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Headed to a public library to shovel snow. >> the classification process to get into the community program is very strict. you cant have escape charges, parole violations, you know, fighting while youre in here. >> the programs director heather mcneil has known archer for years. >> cindy archer ive known since 1991 when i first started. shes been in and out. she was in here with her mother in 91. were almost working together, which is kind of scary. >> can we have a cigarette together? >> no, we...

How much time do i have? >> some inmates struggle with how to serve time, a problem steven robbins has mastered. >> art is my sanity and my salvation. i mean, thats what keeps me stable. this is oil paint. this is not acrylics. you have to let this dry. thats how i do it. i dont try to put too much of a buildup on the paint because i want to control it. creativity, i got you, no problem. >> as one of the prisons more senior residents, robbins also sees himself as a bit of a father figure to some...

Brushy mountain correctional complex serve as the initial intake center for new and returning prisoners throughout eastern, tennessee. as many as 150 inmates per month arrive from county jails soon after sentencing. whether they will stay at brushy high temperature or be transferred to another state prison depends on the results of a classification process required of each inmate upon arrival. >> when we receive people from the county jail we generally receive no records. we dont know who we hav...

Brushy mountain correctional complex serves as the initial intake center for new and returning prisoners throughout eastern tennessee. as many as 150 inmates per month arrive from county jail soon after sentencing. >> we might have a problem. >> whether they will stay at brushy mountain or be transferred to another state prison depends on the results of a classification process required of each inmate upon arrival. >> when we receive people from the county jail, we generally receive no records. ...

Escalade. this is serious art here. how much time do i have? >> some inmates struggle with how to serve time, a problem steven robbins has mastered. >> art is my sanity and my salvation. i mean, thats what keeps me stable. this is all paint. this is not acrylics. you have to let this dry. thats how i do it. i dont try to put too much of a buildup on the paint because i want to control it. creativity, i got you, no problem. >> as one of the prisons more senior residents, robbins also sees himself...

And landscaping. >> you get out of jail for the day. you go and work a real job. you only get $3 a day, but its worth it to me because it helps me get through the day when it gets me back into the real world. you know what i mean? >> almost like a stepping stone, to get out of the door. theyre working, seeing people, going to work, children with families. different than being in a house with 30 females. theyre actually in population. its a gradual thing. >> yeah, but i dont think theyre any smal...

I dont try to put too much of a buildup on the paint because i want to control it. creativity, i got you, no problem. >> as one of the prisons more senior residents, robbins also sees himself as a bit of a father figure to some of the new inmates, as austin knight will soon discover. >> knight? >> yeah? >> ready to go? >> after completing the classification process, its time for knights transfer to general population. >> got everything? >> im going to "d." i wanted to get out of there, intake as...

Prison depends on the results of a classification process required of each inmate upon arrival. >> when we receive people from the county jail, we generally receive no records. we dont know who weve got, what theyre capable of, whether or not they are going to need a lot of support. can they live in the general population in the prison or do they need special support? its a safety issue for them. its a safety issue for us. >> they are evaluated to see what their educational level is, what type o...

Escalade. this is serious art here. how much time do i have? >> some inmates struggle with how to serve time, a problem steven robbins has mastered. >> art is my sanity and my salvation. i mean, thats what keeps me stable. this is all paint. this is not acrylics. you have to let this dry. thats how i do it. i dont try to put too much of a buildup on the paint because i want to control it. creativity, i got you, no problem. >> as one of the prisons more senior residents, robbins also sees himself...

Classification process, its time for knights transfer to general population. >> got everything? >> im going to "d." i wanted to get out of there, intake as soon as possible. be able to get some air now. im a little nervous. but other than that, its more excitement than anything. more relief. im glad to be out of just that room all day. >> there you go. right there. theyll get you hooked up with your property and a mattress and see if we can get you some stuff to clean in there. >> okay. >> all r...