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We visited indiana state prison just shy of its 150th anniversary. it was established in 1860, one year before the civil war and has housed the states most infamous criminals. john dillinger did time here in 1929. and four years later, masterminded the escape of 11 members of his gang. its been through changes over the years, but its still a prison with old school bars and old school convicts who dont want to be mistaken for inmates. >> convicts treat you the way you treat them. treat them with ...

>> look, ive already been beat up once today. >> yeah. >> i heard people talk about killing somebody when the doors come open. i come out to defend myself. im not dying in here. >> i can understand that. >> if its between him and me, im sorry about his [ bleep ] luck. thats what happened. thats all there is to it. i didnt -- thats -- >> was it the same guy that made the comment? >> im not going to build a case for you. >> at this time, were going to end the statement. >> 2,200 people in here for...

Spilled toilet. >> the difference is they respect more people in here. the officers -- i think they respect the officers. they have jobs. they go to work. they stay out of trouble. >> been in prison for 24 years now. when i first came to prison, i didnt have much to lose or anything because the time they gave me was more or less a death sentence anyway. back in the old days, wintertime came around, those windows were bolted open. the heat was shut off. everyone stayed in shape because they jog i...

>> been in prison for 24 years now. when i first came to prison, i didnt have much to lose or anything because the time they gave me was more or less a death sentence anyway. back in the old days, wintertime came around, those windows were bolted open. the heat was shut off. everyone stayed in shape because theyd jog in place and do push-ups or whatever just to stay warm. now these guys have hot water in the showers. didnt have it back then. you have to think about sexuality sometimes because wh...

Id say, yeah, but i get half. id go up there and split their wig and say, you got a week to get the money, or the next time im not going to be nice the next time i come back. >> over the years, stone has grown less violent and more committed to his prison job, which today will take him to the fifth floor of "i" cell house. the intensive detention unit. the most dreaded cell block at isp. >> theres currently about 99 people, thats our maximum capacity, here on idu. and you can hear. this is what ...

>> many isp inmates are allowed to adopt cats from a local rescue shelter. >> this is jinxster. this is my little buddy here. ive had him since 2005. because my first cat died in 2005, and they replaced him with one that looks similar to him. my first cat here was jinx. looks like he can -- as you can see, he was a large cat. he wasnt fat either. he was muscle-bound. like i said, the first cat anybody ever seen that could pull a concrete block. not no brick. a block across the ground. thats how ...

>> friends that have cats, i go down and visit them and pet them and they see that i love animals. im not going to hurt their cat. thats the basic thing. because in here, cats -- like their buddies. you can get in worse trouble hurting somebodys cat than you can hurting an inmate. >> while maymon doesnt have a cat of his own, he keeps his cell cat-friendly in case the need for a sitter arrives. >> this is a cat bed. because they love to get up high. people come by and stick their hand in and pet...

>> youre going home friday, right? >> yeah. friday is my out day. i want to hurry up and make it out there before i do end up doing something stupid knowing i will regret it later on down the line. >> i was getting a little worried about you. the closer it gets to your date, the more worked up you seem to be getting. >> im glad you noticed that. im nervous, man. dont get me wrong. im really happy to be out there with my family again. you know? im not trying to get in trouble to purposely stay he...

Happen with it. you may step in. >> what kind of write-up is the book, man? >> it may not be a write-up. >> i gave my phone to you. >> thats why you might be all right. thats where you used to hide the cell phone. im just going to take the book. >> i dont know why i got shipped out. probably because my dumb [ bleep ] brother just got hit with a seven-inch shank. that book that they just took, where i hid the cell phone. i gave that cell phone to him. if they write me up for that its [ bleep ]. >...