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>> i guess they put me on key-lock until they investigated the call. when they found out it wasnt true, they let me go. i dont know the person who called. they put me on key-lock for [ bleep ]. they said somebody called up here and said i threatened them. >> when they get the calls, they have to investigate it. dont sweat it. youve been on the straight and narrow and doing everything youre supposed to be doing, so keep up the good work and stay out of trouble. just dont let it get to you. >> i h...

Where i hid the cell phone. i gave that cell phone to him. if they write me up for that its [ bleep ]. >> this book is taken because he once put a cell phone in it. he would walk around with the book all day. nobody would ever know. >> at indiana state inmates arent the only ones shaken down. to ensure the facilitys safety, correctional staff police themselves through surprise inspections for contraband or other inspections. though other prisons conduct such inspections, isp was the first to all...

Im surrounded every day by murderers, rapists, child molesters, serial killers, the worst of mankind. but me and the men in here are -- hard to believe -- pretty decent guys. >> the old-school convicts and the younger less disciplined inmates at indiana state prison usually keep a distance between themselves. but another segment of the prison population roams wherever and with whomever they choose. >> weve got guys in here that used to cause us problems all the time. they got a cat and they chan...

>> this is a cat bed. because they love to get up high. people come by and stick their hand in and pet it. thats pretty much it. >> for some inmates at isp, cats are the closest things they have to families. paul komyatti hasnt seen his family since he first came to prison 26 years ago. hes soon to be transferred to a work release program, a transitional step to freedom. but theres a snag. >> lets go over to the office and well sit down and talk about the status of whats going on. >> anything ba...

>> i dont know nothing. >> dont know nothing about the two weapons sitting here on my desk? >> look, ive already been beat up once today. >> yeah. >> i heard people talking about killing somebody when the doors come open. i come out to defend myself. im not dying in here. >> i can understand that. >> this is between him and me. im sorry, [ bleep ]. thats all i got. thats what happened. thats all there is to it. thats -- >> so the same guy that made the comment -- >> im not going to build a case ...

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 here -- this is what its like pretty much every day. youve got -- you walk out pretty much with a lot of headaches every day. this is like prison within prison. someone is going to try to gun you down. these guys are going to get c...

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 here. thats not what this is about. its not purposely. its just how i am. >> its a big change. >> i want to get the hell out of here as soon as possible. i cant wait. >> gonzalez is not the only cutter at isp whos under stress. after less than a week of living in a general population dorm, john philbeck ran into a problem with another inmate and was moved back to t...

>> for some inmates at isp, cats are the closest things they have to families. paul komyatti hasnt seen his family since he first came to prison 26 years ago. hes soon to be transferred to a work release program, a transitional step to freedom. but theres a snag. >> lets go over to the office and well sit down and talk about the status of whats going on. >> anything bad or -- >> no, no, nothing bad. nothing great either. well talk about the status real quick. >> all right. >> komyatti, who helpe...

Of calling somebody outside the prison on a cell phone and threatening her. >> i guess they put me on key-lock until they investigated the call. when they found out it wasnt true, they let me go. i dont know the person who called. they put me on key-lock for [ bleep ]. they said somebody called up here and said i threatened them. >> when they get the calls, they have to investigate it. dont sweat it. youve been on the straight and narrow and doing everything youre supposed to be doing, so keep u...

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 type time they gave me was more or less a death incidencsentence, anyway. back in the old days, wintertime came around, those windows were bol bolted open. heat was shut off. everyone stayed in shape because they jog in place, do pushups, whatever, just to stay warm. now thes...