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Its a gradual thing. >> i dont think they have any smaller. >> today, some female inmates are headed to a public library to shovel snow. >> the classification process to get into the community works program is very strict. you cant have escape charges, parole violations, you know, fighting while youre in here. >> the programs director, assistant deputy superintendent heather mcneil has known archer for years. >> cynthia archer, ive known probably since 1991, when i first started. shes been in an...

>> today some female inmates are 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 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 jails soon after sentencing. >> do you have a medical problem? all right. discard that, too. >> 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. >> whether we receive people from the county...

>> 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 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 ...

But this is not no 15-minute escalade. this is serious art here. how much time do i have? >> some inmates struggle with how to serve time, a problem steve 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 resident...

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. ...

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...

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...

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 on arrival. >> when we receive people from the county jail, we generally receive no records. we dont know who weve got, what they are capable of, whether ...

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 on arrival. >> when we receive people from the county jail, we generally receive no records. we dont know who weve got, what they are capable of, whether ...