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>> 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 in for ten years. thats what can happen in prison if you make the wrong choice. it has consequences. >> the wrong choice trotter refers to is being one of the instigators of a 1985 rye dwrot at another indiana prisoners. seven correction officers were stabbed. two others and a counsellor were held ho...

I stayed out of trouble for this many years. i dont want to stay here. i dont think anybody wants to stay here. i have plans. i have goals. and im looking to get out and go for them. >> but his 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...

Earning money and stayed out of trouble this many years. i dont want to stay here. 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. >>...

I dont need a psych therapist. i dont need medication. i [ bleep ] a lot. im not saying im a saint. im far from a saint. thats probably why im still alive today i should have been dead several times ago but heaven doesnt want me and hells afraid ill take over. im stuck on the 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. i dont see why itd be a...

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...

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 on the yard or inside on the weight machines. but not james stone. >> i have 16 work outs using the bag and th...

Working. earning money and stayed out of trouble this many years. i dont want to stay here. 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 v...

State prison. >> its a glamour job but someones got the do it. >> when stone first came to prison, he was an admitted thug who fought frequently. but the james stone we met considered himself a changed man thanks to indiana state prisons cat adoption program. >> hes my buddy. hes more dependable than anything i got in here. he takes away the anger and temper and makes it easier to cope in here. >> stone has been at wabash for a year and a half ago now. >> ive talked to guys coming here from all ...

Trouble this many years. i dont want to stay here. 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 cal...

Trouble this many years. i dont want to stay here. 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 cal...