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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 ive always talked to my camera crew...

Assaulted, if weve been scared or intimidated. >> ive never been scared or felt in danger. 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 intervi...

Where even when youve established a certain rapport with inmates theyve made it very clear to me that if another inmate attacks me they will not come to my aide. thats against the convict code. other prisons inmates say they will protect me. i have been told they are watching me to make sure nobody hurts me. >> in certain high-security housing units lockup field teams are required by the prison to wear stab-proof vests before entering. >> the first time i put on a stab vest was in indianaed at w...

Who are not used to prison life. >> a convicts the one who minds his own business. he dont get off in other 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 ...

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 literally in front of a jury of his peers. >> i saw basically the whites of his eyes and i saw him coming at me. ...

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 exchange and kind of get people going. >> but eventually, steele came clean about the attack on the d.a. >> ...

Fellow inmates. inman got the message in no uncertain terms. >> apparently another inmate or two went into his cell and put some knots on his head and said dont be giving us anymore needles in here. we seen inman a day or two later, of course, he wont tell what happened or what it was over or anything like that, because thats a convict code. but we know what it was over. i got enough people out there telling me what it was over. >> and now things are about to heat up even more for inman as the d...

Fellow inmates. inman got the message in no uncertain terms. >> apparently another inmate or two went into his cell and put some knots on his head and said dont be giving us anymore needles in here. we seen inman a day or two later, of course, he wont tell what happened or what it was over or anything like that, because thats a convict code. but we know what it was over. i got enough people out there telling me what it was over. >> and now things are about to heat up even more for inman as the d...

>> 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

Inmates facing sanctions for rule violations. >> on this im going to try to get you suspended sanctions. >> while morgan lived in the minimum security level two section of the penitentiary of new mexico, he was awaiting transfer to an even less restrictive level one prison, commonly known as the farm. >> i told them, its like disney land. oh, im going to disneyland. go find a ride. >> the farm is a lot more freedom. its four-foot fences. you know, youre pretty much on your own will. you do what ...