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>> ive never been scared or felt in danger. because of the bond that i feel like we have with the inmates and the understanding of why we are there and what we are 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 c...

Because of the bond that i feel like we have with the inmates and the understanding of why we are there and what we are 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 ...

Or been scared or intimated. >> ive never been scared or felt in danger because of the bond that i feel like we have with the inmates and the understanding of why we are there and what we are 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...

Because of the bond that i feel like we have with the inmates and the understanding of why we are there and what we are 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 ...

>> 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, that im going to say anything about ...

>> the guards are in the pod. they distribute the food. theyre only in there to make sure nothing major goes on. other than that, the inmates run everything else. >> sergeant danny herring was one of only two officers assigned to manage the 95 men on wasatch "a" that morning. >> yeah, they can take the block, but theyre not going 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 wha...

In every prison profiled on "lockup" our producers have found subtle differences in how inmates enforce the convict code, or the unwritten rules by which they live. but one aspect rarely changes -- the position of sex offenders on the inmate hierarchy. >> murderers, robbers, theyre up here. child molesters, rapists, theyre down here. them guys on the bottom deck, most of them guys are sex offenders. you know? i dont like them. i just tolerate them. i used to beat them. i used to prey on them. >>...

Brothers who wouldnt hesitate to extend the convict code to their own father. >> my father was in here for -- i dont know the exact charge, but he was in here for messing with kids. and you know, i aint cool with that. >> brad and michael are serving time for murder at animosa state penitentiary in iowa. >> i was never incarcerated with him. when i found out he was getting incarcerated, what he did time for, what hes charged for, they asked if there are any problems if were in the same prison, i...

Protest against the government throughout the evening, just one week before egyptian elections are set to begin. and just over a month after the death of moammar gadhafi, his fugitive son has been captured. saif al-islam could face charges. now back to "lockup." due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. the vast majority of prisons we visited over the years have been male institutions. but when weve taken our cameras inside womens prisons, weve met inmates living by a v...

Nearly 600 injured after riots in egypt today. police fired tear gas and rubber bullets and protesters set cars on fire. thousands continue to protest against the government throughout evening. a month after moammar gadhafi was killed his eldest son has been caught. he could face the death penalty. now lets go back to "lockup: raw." due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. the vast majority of prisons we visited over the years have been male institutions. but when weve...