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We met one inmate who observed the convict code but was also open about being gay, and thats a combination you rarely find in prison. >> hi. all the men in there. hey! kenneth morgan is serving nine years for forgery and drug trafficking when we met him during our extended stay shoot at the penitentiary of new mexico. >> i told him i had more legs than a bucket of chicken. i do, i tell you. >> he was known to most of the prison by his nickname, peaches. >> you going to get a tattoo on your back?...

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...

As an inmate advocate. a sort of amateur lawyer for 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 disney land. go find a ride. >> the farm is a lot more freedom. its four-foot fences. you k...

Hours per day. but it wasnt because she was a new inmate. >> jessica! dont be sad, jessica. its only assault and battery, baby. youre not even in here for something really serious. >> the people across from me, they asked me what i did to get in here, and i just told them me and my man got in a fight. i wont ever tell anyone what i did. >> youre only in here for assault and battery. it could be worse. you could be a murderer. >> i definitely got the impression that if those inmates found out the...

>> youre only in here for assault and battery. it could be worse. you could be a murderer. >> i definitely got the impression that if those inmates found out the truth about jessica newell, jessica would be in jeopardy. they were going to uphold the convict code. >> coming up, jessica newells charges make her a target for violence. tender white meat chicken to perfection and mixes freshly-made pasta in an alfredo sauce made-from-scratch with parmesan, romano and real cream. ♪ because marie cal...

Someone came home, i laid in wait or whatever. they came through the garage door, i put the gun in their face, told them to shut up, sit on the couch, i finished robbing the house, left, and that was 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 w...

They think that badge gives them 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 could have been the convict code not to reveal too much information, and part of it could have been the fact that he was kind of delighted to be out of his cell to be able to have this exchange and kind of get people going. >> but eventually steele came clean about the attack o...

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 tough guy. >> when i came to prison, i was a kid. i had to do wha...

>> tell me whats going to be different when you go out next year. when you are released from prison next year, what will be different? >> what will be different? well, i have one choice, to live, be out there with my children again, my family. or come back in. or be dead in the ghetto. thats all i can say. and i have to do it. i have to do it. i cant come back. im 39, im getting too old for this, too old. i cant do this no more. i cant do it. coming up -- >> get the cable fixed. >> an old con ...

. i am a straight convict. i am not an unmate. >> robert spears was your typical convict. he lived by the convict code. he didnt blame anybody. he was a tough guy. >> when i came to prison. some people have been hurt, i have been hurt. thats a way of life here, spears has tangled with the ha most of his life. >> for one is that the time that i have lost, i regret leaving my