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Heartbreak separation there, you know. because i raised the little -- the little sucker. >> just before his transfer stone gave jinkster to another inmate. >> it brought a tear to my eye. i did like an indian commercial, you know, the tear coming out. i didnt want to let go of my little buddy. >> but at wabash stone has found another animal to take under his wing. >> i got a little bunny buddy out back. ill watch him sometimes through the window here or when i go to work ill make sure i throw hi...

>> after 26 years in prison, stone has developed a workout routine he can do inside his cell. >> water bottles. all water bottles. getting it closed is the problem. one set of everything every day until i burn out. i dont do a certain amount. i do them till i cant do them no more. and i record how many i do of each thing each day. then the next day my goal is to do one more better than what i did the day before. you cant get it out there at rec. theres too many people out there in that little cl...

>> we first met stone three years earlier during our extended stay shoot at indiana state prison. >> its a glamour job but somebodys got to do it. >> when stone first came to prison he was an admitted thug, who fought frequently. >> where you going, big buddy? >> but the james stone we met considered himself a changed man, thanks to indiana state prisons cat adoption program. >> hes my little buddy. i depend on im. hes more dependable than anything i got in here. i mean, he takes a lot of the an...

You know what im saying? wont be long ill have him on some watermelon hooch. >> like stone, inmate christopher trotter has been behind bars since the mid 1980s. >> i came into prison to serve a four-year prison sentence for petty theft. i came in with four years and ended up with 142 years. thats what could happen in prison if you make the wrong choice. it has consequences. >> the wrong choice trotter refers to was being one of the instigators of a 1985 riot at another indiana prison. seven corr...

Them. >> but folsoms goals are dependent on his ability to stay out of trouble, which in prison isnt always easy. >> i stay reserved no matter what. i mean you never want to put yourself on the line, because you know when something hits the fan then youre left out to dry. you know, youre just hanging there. i mean these people they dont care nothing about you. >> there is one inmate whose advice folsom values. >> one of the few i talk to, i call him stone. he has been down a long time. if you lo...

I mean, he takes a lot of the anger and temper away. makes it easier to cope in here. >> stone has been at wabash for a year and a half ago now. >> i talk to guys that come in here from all the other prisons that recognize me say hey, youre the cat man, arent you? im like, dude, really? best thing i can do is say im him, meow, see you later. >> the transfer occurred after a staff member reported stone had threatened him. stone denies the allegation but a much bigger concern was leaving his cat j...

Inmate. >> it brought a tear to my eye. i did like an indian commercial, you know, the tear coming out. i didnt want to let go of my little buddy. >> but at wabash stone has found another animal to take under his wing. >> i got a little bunny buddy out back. ill watch him sometimes through the window here or when i go to work ill make sure i throw him a couple apples to keep him fed. hes been back here the whole time ive been in this cell a whole year and a half. i open the window. hell be sitti...

I like to try to keep myself in shape. >> at indianas maximum security wabash valley correctional facility most inmates work out either on the outside recreation yard or inside on weight machines. but not james stone. >> i got 16 workouts i do in here. using the bag and the box. >> after 26 years in prison, stone has developed a workout routine he can do inside his cell. >> water bottles. all water bottles. getting it closed is the problem. one set of everything every day until i burn out. i don...

>> like stone, inmate christopher trotter has been behind bars since the mid 1980s. >> i came into prison to serve a four-year prison sentence for petty theft. i came in with four years and ended up with 142 years. thats what could happen in prison if you make the wrong choice. it has consequences. >> the wrong choice trotter refers to was being one of the instigators of a 1985 riot at another indiana prison. seven corrections officers were stabbed. two others and a counselor were held hostage f...

Because i dont want to stay here. i dont think anybody wants to stay here. i got plans, i got goals and im looking to get out and go for them. >> but folsoms goals are dependent on his ability to stay out of trouble, which in prison isnt always easy. >> i stay reserved no matter what. i mean you never want to put yourself on the line, because you know when something hits the fan then youre left out to dry. you know, youre just hanging there. i mean these people they dont care nothing about you. ...