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Peoples business. what he sees he keeps to himself. its none of his business. inmates are one that would tell in a minute. theyre rats. im a straight convict. im not an inmate. >> robert spears was your typical convict. he had done a lot of time. he had lived very distinctly by the convict code and he was very accepting of his situation. he didnt complain. he didnt blame anybody. he was a tough guy. >> when i came to prison, i was a kid. i had to do what i had to do to survive and im not proud o...

Because of the bond that i feel like we have with these inmates and the understanding of why were there and what were there to achieve. having said that, though, im not naive. there is always the possibility that something could happen. >> were told we have to prepare for that. but we always have staff around us in the case of doing a one-on-one interview i tend to get fairly close to the person im interviewing because its how i can engage and have communication and always talked to my camera cr...

They come over here and now its payback time. they think that badge gives them power, that badge is only an illusion of power. that power can be stripped and taken away in a moments notice. >> and you help them see? >> no, allegedly. >> yes, alejandro was playing a cat and mouse game, absolutely. part of it it could have been the convict code not to reveal too much information, and part of it could very have been the fact that he was kind of delighted to be out of his cell and able to have this ...

It. >> we had numerous off-camera conversations, but everything switched when it became an on-camera interview. theres a convict code that many of these guys have to live by. and part of that code is to not reveal too much information. the most challenging part of interviewing alejandro steele was when i started asking him about his most visible crime. >> that crime occurred while steele was serving his original sentence and got him an additional 23 years. it was an assault that he carried out l...

Because i seen blood on my shoes. >> two weeks after his stabbing ellerman has returned to general population. >> i was stabbed ten times. i think i won the fight, he won the war. >> stafford received a year in the hole despite ellermans refusal to cooperate with the investigation. its all part of the convict code. >> im a convict. you dont tell nothing. thats just the way it is. i mean ive got to live here the rest of my life. i dont want anybody thinking that im weak, that im going to talk, th...

Thats why i stopped fighting because i seen blood on my shoes. >> two weeks after his brutal stabbing, ellerman has returned to general population. >> i was stabbed ten times. i think i won the fight, he won the war. >> stafford received a year in the hole despite ellermans refusal to cooperate with the investigation. its all part of the convict code. >> im a convict. you dont tell nothing. thats just the way it is. i mean ive got to live here the rest of my life. i dont want anybody thinking th...

Anywhere. what are they going to do? that really doesnt bother me. i really dont have a control issue that way. they let us control and manipulate how they live and what they do. >> they got their rules. we got ours, you know. theres a code of conduct in here that you got to follow if you want to, you know, make your time easy, you know. you dont rat on people. theres all kinds of stuff you dont do. >> that code of conduct is the convict code. and the penalties for violating it can be severe. >>...

>> utah state inmate tony duran is well-versed in the convict code. he has spent the majority of the past 23 years behind bars for burglary, robbery, and a slew of parole violations. >> the convict code is a person that carries himself with respect. he doesnt -- he only talks to the man when he has to. you know, he dont sit there and kick it with the man. you dont tell on nobody. you dont let nobody know your business. you dont get in other peoples business. you respect yourself. you respect oth...

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Man, thats a myth. because someones running his program. so he can walk with his head puffed up, his chest out and everything and think hes really badass, but hes going to follow orders just like anyone else. for every badass, theres someone badder. coming up on "lockup: raw" -- >> im a man that is attracted to young women. god forbid. 99% of us are. >> how the convict code applies to sex offenders. >> on main line, they walk around and they slide a knife under your door. here, kill your celly...