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Dozens of Missouri Department of Corrections staff members are urging Gov. Mike Parson to grant clemency to a man scheduled to die in April.

His choice, but i think he knew it was a demotion, and i think he felt bad about it, so he had to put on this front for the other guys. >> ive been over here before, it aint like i been over here. i been in these dorms before. all these [ bleep ] know me. i been in prison 11 years. this is just another part of prison. im talking about i dont need to worry about this [ bleep ] redneck, that cracker man. this is real. this is real. thats what you need to film. this is real. thats fake and passive....

Else and blaming everybody else. >> oh, thats what you think. i aint blaming -- thats what you think. thats what you think. i dont get mad at everybody, you know what im saying. you got to see some of the [ bleep ] they do around here. what you expect me to do? what you expect me to do? >> the following morning, it was time for bradley to leave the honor dorm. >> we were filming when the officers awakened percy to escort him out of the honor dorm. >> percy. pack up. were going to take you. leave...

Then youre in the wrong class, because you first have to say, yes, i have a problem and stop blaming other people for what you have done. thats a huge problem in here. >> percy obviously believed violence was a necessary tool in prison, but the fact was, over the last couple years, he had a clean record. so, he was able to move into the honor dorm, which was the least restrictive housing unit at holman. >> its for hon roorable inmate trying to change their life and learn different things, but it...

>> ive been over here before, it aint like i been over here. all these [ bleep ] know me. i been in prison 11 years. this is just another part of prison. im talking about i dont need to worry about this [ bleep ] redneck, that cracker man. this is real. this is real. thats what you need to film. thats fake and passive. fruity. >> now that percy got kicked out of the honor dorm, he was no longer required to go to anger management classes. so, just out of curiosity, i asked him what he was going t...

You got to see some of the [ bleep ] they do around here. what you expect me to do? what you expect me to do? >> the following morning, it was time for bradley to leave the honor dorm. >> we were filming when the officers awakened percy to escort him out of the honor dorm. >> percy. pack up. were going to take you. leave one box. >> and our cameraman brian asked percy a question while he was filming him and percy was annoyed and upset and lashed out at brian. >> what did he ask you to do now? >>...

>> percy obviously believed violence was a necessary tool in prison, but the fact was, over the last couple years, he had a clean record. so, he was able to move into the honor dorm, which was the least restrictive housing unit at holman. >> its full of inmates trying to change their life and learn different things, but its all a crock of [ bleep ]. >> tell me why because you seem really unhappy. >> because you got certain guys in here feel like they run the dorm. youve got certain guys in here ...

>> technically, my job is to be an observer, but there was something about percy every single time i talked to him, i think i got a little tired of hearing this blame game from him. so, i decided to confront him. i see a lot of guys in here. ive talked to a lot of guys. everybody has a different path. not everybody walks around angry all the time. youre blaming everybody else. >> oh, thats what you think. i aint blaming -- thats what you think. thats what you think. i dont get mad at everybody, ...

But i was like, wait a second, you dont need to apologize, you know. you just do your thing and dont worry about us. >> dont all give my clothes away before i get back. >> there was the first flicker of awareness in percy, and he actually stopped and was realizing how he was being perceived by other people. when percy got moved back into the general population dorm, he almost acted as though it was his choice, but i think he knew it was a demotion, and i think he felt bad about it, so he had to ...

Other people and people will do stupid stuff. theres a certain way a person has to live in prison. prison made me the way i am right now. >> how about your response to those stupid things? >> but it all depends on what they do. >> no, you can never blame other people for your behavior. you dont think there is anything wrong with the way you behave or the way you handle stress and anger? then youre in the wrong class, because you first have to say, yes, i have a problem and stop blaming other peo...