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Im not a punk, bitch or any of the lesser areas of being in prison. >> two things that were notable about cephis. he was always alone. i dont think i ever saw him hanging out with another inmate. his fixsation on food. whenever you bumped into him, he was talking about food, looking forward to his next meal. >> breakfast at 6:15 in the morning. chow for lunch about 12:00, give or take. and suppers 5:30, give or take. theyre giving us reruns two nights in a row. if i only had pork chops, i would ...

Child or of a sexual nature against a woman and he lives by the convict code, which in pr prison is a big deal. >> the laws of the convict is, you respect others, you dont steal, you pay your debts, you can never become a punk or a bitch. ive done that. my reputation is clean. >> the pasco status as a convict was threatened by another distinction in prisons complicated social structure. >> are those animals out so we can go eat? feeding time at the zoo. >> we were interviewing cephis at his cell...

>> by cephis saying he was a convict, he was basically saying his crimes were not against a child or of a sexual nature against a woman and lives by the convict coat, which in prison, is a big deal. >> the laws of the convict is, you dont respect others, you dont steal, you pay your debts, you can never become a punk or a bitch. ive done that. my reputation is clean. >> the pasco status as a convict was threatened by another distinction in prisons complicated social structure. >> are those anima...

>> pasco claims his rage erupted because his victim rejected him and they never did have sex. some of the evidence indicated otherwise. >> well, they turned it into a rape trial. they did their tests. and there was a presence of spermatizoa. she was partially nude. >> i heard an inmate off camera yell something. and cephis whole persona changed. what are you looking at, cephis? >> im marking someone. >> why? >> because he just said child molester. break his [ bleep ] neck. total disrespect for a...

I live my life as a man. and here i am, a convict. >> by cephis saying he was a convict, he was basically saying his crimes were not against a child or of a sexual nature against a woman and lives by the convict which in prison is a big deal. >> the laws of the convict is, you dont respect others, you dont steal, you pay your debts, you can never become a punk or a bitch. ive done that. my reputation is clean. >> the pasco status as a convict was threatened by another distinction in prisons comp...

I am a convict at the indiana state prison. >> we learned a lot from them. including the importance of reputation within prison. >> ive done the time. ive stayed out of trouble. im not a punk, bitch or any of the lesser areas of being in prison. >> two things that were notable about cephis. he was always alone. i dont think i ever saw him hanging out with another inmate. his fixsation on food. whenever you bumped into him, he was talking about food, looking forward to his next meal. >> breakfast...

I stabbed her, i broke her neck and smashed her skull in. >> pasco claims his rage erupted because his victim rejected him and they never did have sex. some of the evidence indicated otherwise. >> well, they turned it into a rape trial. they did their tests. and there was a presence of spermatizoa. she was partially nude. >> i heard an inmate off camera yell something. and cephis whole persona changed. what are you looking at, cephis? >> im marking someone. >> why? >> because he just said child ...

Reputation within prison. >> ive done the time. ive stayed out of trouble. im not a punk, bitch or any of the lesser areas of being in prison. >> two things that were notable about cephis. he was always alone. i dont think i ever saw him hanging out with another inmate. his fixsation on food. whenever you bumped into him, he was talking about food, looking forward to his next meal. >> breakfast at 6:15 in the morning. chow for lunch about 12:00, give or take. and suppers 5:30, give or take. they...

Because im a good [ bleep ]. you know im going to beat your ass. >> just about every inmate story we tell on "lockup" resolves around the three rs, respect, reputation and revenge. at indiana state prison, we met one inmate whose story revolved around his search for all three. >> dont know what the hell is blinking. battery must be going dead.or s. >> during our shoot at indiana state prison, officials allowed us to give select inmates handheld cameras to express personal thoughts in the privacy...

Because his victim rejected him and they never did have sex. some of the evidence indicated otherwise. >> well, they turned it into a rape trial. they did their tests. and there was a presence of sperm at zoe wa. and she was partially nude. >> suddenly i heard an inmate off camera yell something. [ bleep ] and cephis whole persona changed. what are you looking at, cephis? >> im marking someone. >> why? >> because he just said child molester. break his [ bleep ] neck. total disrespect for anyone ...