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Theres no hard labor here. and makes it sort of hard to keeping yourself in shape. you see a lot of guys thats been here after two or three or more years and they get that couch potato look on them, you know, hang gut and all that there sagging everywhere. me? 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 ...

>> 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...

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 look at his record that is not someone who wants to stay out of trouble you would want to hang around with. but i mean really the guys that have been in trouble before that have been down 20 or 30 years they came in at my age. they took the wrong path at that time and they d...

>> 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 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 her...

Theres no hard labor here. and makes it sort of hard to keeping yourself in shape. you see a lot of guys thats been here after two or three or more years and they get that couch potato look on them, you know, hang gut and all that there sagging everywhere. me? 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 ...

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. >> there is one inmate whose...

I got plans and goals and 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. you never want to put yourself on the line. when something hits the fan you are left out to dry. you are just hanging there. these people dont care 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 l...

Out of trouble, which in prison isnt always easy. >> i stay reserved no matter what. you never want to put yourself on the line. when something hits the fan you are left out to dry. you are just hanging there. these people dont care 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 look at his record that is not someone who wants to stay out of trouble you would want to hang around with. but hen they ...

I dont need no psycho therapist. i dont need medication. i [ bleep ] a lot. im not a saint. im far from a saint. thats why im i love today. i should have been dead several times ago but heaven doesnt want me and hells afraid ill take over. so im pretty well stuck here on this planet. >> but stone has not resigned himself to life at wabash valley. he has requested a transfer back to the prison he used to be housed, indiana state. >> they didnt have a problem moving me out. there shouldnt be a pro...

Extended stay shift at indiana state prison. >> its a glamour job. but somebodys got to do it. >> whether stone first came to prison, he was an admitted thug who fought frequently. >> where you going, big bud. >> i >> but the james stone we met considered himself a changed man. thanks to indiana state prisons cat adoption program. >> this is my little buddy. i depend on him. he is more dependable than anything ive got in here. i mean, he takes a lot of anger and temper away. makes it easier to h...