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You know what i mean? >> stone, who was convicted of attempted murder, wont be eligible for parole for another 25 years. he could spend the rest of his life in prison but he says his workout is designed to prepare him, just in case hes released. >> rotate around like im working on a loading dock or something. call it a workers workout. that way if i do get out, job aint going to kill me. im all ready for it. plus when you get to be my age, you got to stay in shape. that way, when the guys half m...

14-foot fence covered with razor ribbon. shaker alarm on the motion detector. motion detector in between the fences. we think our perimeter is very, very secure for us. >> security is tight inside the perimeter as well. especially in the secured confinement unit which houses the prisons most violent and disruptive inmates. today internal affairs investigator frank littlejohn has been called to the unit to investigate a report that possible escape paraphernalia has been found inside a cell. >> la...

>> let me give you a quick look around my cell. let me show you whats going on with my cell. this is my bed here, you know, what i sleep on. this is my cellie rack right above me. this is where another man sleeps. understand? out here to the left is my window. that my window. thats the gate that teases me with freedom. and right there is the highway, i think. see the cars going by, going places i cant go. you feel me? so just trying to paint a picture for you so you can understand what im going ...

After graduating from one of the polices educational programs, gaskill is about to leave the housing unit to spend 60 days in confinement with inmate-made alcohol. >> the sanctions i imposed for making the intoxicants were a written reprimand do not make or possess intoxicants. decredit from credit class one to credit class two and 60 days disciplinary seg. there is administrative segregation. >> although the confinement unit is an eighth of a mile away for security purposes all inmates transfer...

And the community, obviously, is happy to have someone like him off the streets. as a father and member of the community, its difficult to keep that separation between my professional and personal self. i try to focus on the fact that he is not a management problem. hes actually, ill use the term, hes a model confinement to me. never gives us any problems and does everything asked of him. the requirements of my profession is to treat him no differently than i would a petty thief and that takes p...

We had people calling us from as far away from california offering to buy those inmates gifts. >> burden is now held in the jails more restrictive confinement unit where inmates are locked in their cells 23 hours a day. >> im a pretty straight guy. if it wasnt for experimenting with drugs and all, id still be in the military, still doing good, but im in jail because it was a mistake that led to other mistakes. i just cant wait to get out, no matter what it takes. i want to get out. >> since the ...

>> burden is now held in the jails more restrictive confinement unit where inmates are locked in their cells 23 hours a day. >> im a pretty straight guy. if it wasnt for experimenting with drugs and all, id still be in the military, still doing good, but im in jail because it was a mistake that led to other mistakes. i just cant wait to get out, no matter what it takes. i want to get out. >> since the attack, deputies take extra precautions when dealing with burden. >> hes a big security concern...

>> barnes next reaches out to a family member. >> okay, well, can you just call my dad and tell him to look for someone who has collateral. i really appreciate it. ill check back in with you tomorrow. all right. i need somebody with collateral. >> until he makes bail barnes will reside in one of the jails low-security housing units. but some inmates pose a greater threat to security. theyre housed in the confinement unit where theyre locked down 23 hours a day. today 180 will be moved to a new c...

Details the jail gave both men time in the confinement unit. while many inmates in boston settle disputes with their fists, there are other stories to be told there as well. >> when we produce one of our "extended stay" series for "lockup," our crew will be in a prison or a jail for up to 50 days in order for us to produce six episodes. they will interview more than 100 inmates and maybe 20 or so will actually make it on the air and then sometimes we meet an inmate who plays a very small role in...

You know, you dont want to be labeled a snitch. no one wants to be seen that theyre working with the cops. >> with neither inmate providing details the jail gave both men time in the confinement unit. while many inmates in boston settle disputes with their fists, there are other stories to be told there as well. >> when we produce one of our "extended stay" series for "lockup," our crew will be in a prison or a jail for up to 50 days in order for us to produce six episodes. they will interview m...