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60 days i could get a little bit of interaction with people before i get out to society. because 12 years of supermax is not -- well actually, 16 years. so its not a good transition to go before, you know. if im too dangerous to go to level five, how am i not too dangerous to go to population? >> i do not you to go over there with any false impressions. whats going to happen is you are still six/five and theyre going to review you at that time. any decrease in your custody level be through that ...

After receiving an inside tip that inmates may have weapons in the level six facility, officers begin searching the units. >> so basically what im doing here is im looking inside the heater vent here. theres a space between the heater and the wall. thats a real common area for them to hide contraband. they tie a piece of wire or string and theyll fish it behind the crease here and theyll feed it through the vent. found a shank in there yesterday. it was a pretty nice one. it was about -- just ab...

Tip that inmates may have weapons in the level six facility, officers begin searching the units. >> so basically what im doing here is im looking inside the heater vent here. theres a space between the heater and the wall. thats a real common area for them to hide contraband. they tie a piece of wire or string and theyll fish it behind the crease here and theyll feed it through the vent. found a shank in there yesterday. it was a pretty nice one. it was about -- just about a five-inch, six-inch ...

After receiving an inside tip that inmates may have weapons in the level six facility, officers begin searching the units. >> so basically what im doing here is im looking inside the heater vent here. theres a space between the heater and the wall. thats a real common area for them to hide contraband. they tie a piece of wire or string and theyll fish it behind the crease here and theyll feed it through the vent. found a shank in there yesterday. it was a pretty nice one. it was about -- just ab...

After receiving an inside tip that inmates may have weapons in the level six facility, officers begin searching the units. >> so basically what im doing here is im looking inside the heater vent here. theres a space between the heater and the wall. thats a real common area for them to hide contraband. they tie a piece of wire or string and theyll fish it behind the crease here and theyll feed it through the vent. found a shank in there yesterday. it was a pretty nice one. it was about -- just ab...

Suddenly changed. >> they wanted a star-shaped bit. >> reporter: drill bit? >> yeah. mr. matt asked me for it. but it was for mr. sweat. >> reporter: okay, but when richard matt comes to you and says, "joyce, i need a star-shaped drill bit," thats a lot different than cookies and brownies. >> yeah. >> reporter: and what did you think? >> at first, im like, "i cant get you that." but then hes like, "i need it. sweat needs it." >> reporter: for what? >> at first, they didnt tell me. >> reporter: w...

Chit-chat between civilians and inmates. >> nobody comes up and says, times up? >> you can talk five minutes, you can talk ten minutes. it really doesnt matter. >> so the conversations between you and some of the inmates went beyond teaching them how to make clothes. you talked to them about their lives? >> yes. >> and their families? >> yes. >> and the things they were interested in? or not interested in? >> yes. i guess i was more relaxed around them, knowing a little bit about them. >> she wa...

In early 2015, the wish list suddenly changed. >> they wanted a star-shaped bit. >> drill bit? >> yeah. mr. matt asked me for it. but it was for mr. sweat. >> okay, but when richard matt comes to you and says, joyce, i need a star shaped drill bit, thats a lot different than cookies and brownies. >> yeah. >> and what did you think? >> at first, im like, "i cant get you that." but then hes like, "i need it. sweat needs it." >> for what? >> at first, they didnt tell me. >> what it sounds like here...

Friendly." you know, "youre -- youre too nice." >> and when they would say that to you, would you stop? would you change? >> i would a little bit and then the inmates were wondering, you know, what happened. and at the time that everything happened, i was going through a time where i -- i didnt feel like my husband loved me anymore. and i guess it was just me. i was going through depression. and i guess they saw my weakness. and thats how it all started. >> so you were looking for something. you...

Civilians hostage or whatever. he always would say i never had anything to worry about. he would make sure that i was safe. >> do you take that to mean that he personally would, or that he also had connections within the prison where he could protect you in other areas as well? >> i took it, at first, personally. >> that he would protect you? > yeah, he would protect me personally. >> did an alarm go off in your body at that moment? was there some internal alert that said, "joyce, this is a slip...