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Oklahoma State Penitentiary Warden Jim Farris says work is ongoing to bring back the Prison Rodeo.

Oklahoma’s governor said he wants to bring back what was once the nation’s largest prison rodeo that brought crowds to the maximum-security prison in McAlester.

Accusation was angling for a transfer to another prison. and holloman was cleared. but holloman has had his share of trouble. he was originally sentenced for 30 years for assault and attempted robbery, after he stabbed a man during a street fight. >> i was charged with first-degree assault which i thought really wasnt that serious. i thought, oh, its not murder then maybe he wasnt too bad. it turns out that i stabbed him in his lung and he bled out, like, twice. had to go through a couple surger...

Messed up charges like rape or child molesting. ive never, ever ratted or snitched on no one in my life. >> he wanted to make it clear to everyone that he was being forced into protective custody by the prison administration. but that was not his choice. he chose to align himself with the inmates. he completely identified as an inmate. >> but rapatz recognized his past would always make his safety in prison a gamble. >> all it takes is one inmate trying to get his bones, what we call stripes. he...

>> 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...

>> rapatz was convicted of manslaughter, along with several other charges including resisting arrest and battery of a police officer. he soon returned to the penitentiary of new mexico, this time in a yellow inmate jumpsuit. >> people say you dont live with regrets. but anyone who says that is a liar because you do live with regrets because i do regret. i didnt hardly know the guy and i killed him. i took a guys life and i didnt hardly know. >> his last day as a correctional officer was about fi...

>> what is that you want from him? >> hell have the same life. but if he choose the other way, hey, go ahead. >> for you its not a negative for him to spend a lot of time in prison, for your son? its not a negative for you? >> nah. >> in another context, in another environment, it might be a parent saying to their child, if you dont end up being a doctor ill still love you. with dooker, if t was, like, if his son didnt end up being a crip, he would still love him. ♪ ♪ >> my children. i was b...

You know, it was pretty amazing. i mean, i had a lot of people, they spoke at the hearing. >> the judge cut hollomans sentence in half, to 15 years, with the understanding that any violent acts in prison would restore the original 30-year sentence. >> you get this whole new perspective. you get this chance at some kind of life outside of prison. >> but for holloman, nothing seems certain. >> i get my sentence cut in half when i dont deserve it. i wasnt doing anything to better myself in prison. ...

♪ oh, you know what i need in you ♪ during our time at any prison, we meet inmates who want to share their talents with us. more often than not, rap is the artistic expression of choice. ♪ pull the trigger suddenly ♪ locked up, locked up ♪ thinking about some things that never change ♪ ♪ my game takes flight ♪ love is just a feeling but pain is life ♪ ♪ all the bad at the scene im trying to make it right ♪ >> with so many rappers to choose from, its difficult to decide wh...

>> 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...