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Encouraged. >> it was like being on a college campus. there was a lot of freedom of movement. there were very few heavy doors. if it werent for the razor wire and the orange jump chutesuits, would never know you werent in a prison. >> this prison, make no mistake, it is a prison like any other prison. theres a mantel of strick security. we have fences, we have a canine unit. we have camera and television and closed circuit. we have patrols. we have a patrol on foot and we have an outside vehicul...

>> as someone who was addicted to drugs, one of my things was a need for excitement. and today, in essence, the only excitement that i get here is through religion, through the torah, which gives me the tools i need for life outside. >> in the religious wing, he is shielded from the potential violence between jews and arabs that exist in other parts of the prison. but some inmates at the prison have benefited from putting the conflicts of outside world aside. >> to resist someone because hes a j...

>> i dont have the stroent explain it, really. its long. its complicated. in short, it was a case of jealousy. >> this is not her first involvement with prison. she was conceived in a russian prison during a conjugal visit between her parents. >> my father was addicted to drugs all his life and his whole life from the age of 12 he goes out, goes in, goes out, goes in. when my mother gave birth she was visiting him. her water broke. when she went to the hospital. they let my father out of prison....

I do a lot of things here. first of all, i have a job. i serve the food to people here. so you already have contact with everyone. i also help with the education. and i sing and dance. and as soon as i start dancing. everybody comes to me and says, teach me. teach me. i want to dance. and besides that im a lot of fun. im funny. my prison time goes by like that. so i make it smooth for other people too. >> she not only has a rec room for dancing it has one other unusual facility. one we have neve...

I prefer not to say. >> the commander has a different take on who maintains order in the cellblock. >> we are the ones who maintain orders, not the prisoners. even though they may say otherwise. theres a very clear organization. there are rules for behavior for order that are very clear. and the prisoners know them. coming up, inside the prisons religious wing. a former israeli soldier recounts his role in a military gang. >> i held a cocked gun towards him. >> we realized the surprising benef...

>> today, he is housed in the domestic violence therapy wing of the prison. and is receiving treatment and dealing with the consequences of his crime. >> when he rived he was a bit more introverted. now he seems like a different person. a person who is more open, talking, laughing more. >> our main function is to watch over the prisoners that the court has decided to convict in accordance with our legal system. but this isnt the only thing we do. we also need the imprisonment to be secure, pleas...

Theres a lot more animosity from the inmates towards the officers. >> one reason why, even though inmates are among israels most violent criminals, rehabilitation is a major goal of the prison. >> i think one of the keys of understanding the israeli prison system and why inmates live so comfortable with each other even in a maximum security prison, is understanding the size of israel. israel is a really small country. those inmates one day are going to return to society. and the prisons dont wan...

>> inside the prison, the family have gained a reputation as a formidable crime family. >> when i came to prison, everyone knew our story. which family i belonged to. we have a background. we are a large family. a lot of members. there are almost of 20 us here. where we live, we have a very high status. and everyone respects us. >> i felt like i was in a scene like from "goodfellas." all of them spending time together, cheerful, with the family. theyre cooking, theyre proud. they carry themselve...

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