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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...

>> 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 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. ...

Spend the rest of their lives here. will lard lucas has spent 29 years at isp. >> why im in here? kidnap and murder. i caught a guy in bed with my old lady and i blowed my top and i kind of hurt him. i got to be here until i die. i got double life and i got to stay here until i die. and hopefully i can stay right where im at. but theres a lot in here doing multiple life that wont never get out. and im one of them. >> calvin holmes has been in prison for 25 years. >> i have a total of 102 years a...

More than any of the other ones here. >> randi stamper is an openly gay inmate at isp. hes serving a 25-year sentence for attempted murder. >> shot somebody. shot them for getting me like the wrong bottle of vodka. stole his truck, 18-wheeler. >> stamper received additional prison time for inmate stabbings and for kicking a correctional officer down a flight of stairs at another facility. >> its easy to have the sex in here, prison because the guards dont see everything, as they claim to see. yo...

Heres whats happening. a scare a few hours ago for florida senator marco rubio. his plane made an emergency landing in new mexico after electrical problems. he was headed for iowa. the drought that hit half of the nation is drying up parts of the mississippi river. 1890 billion dollars worth of goods are shipped on the mississippi. now back to "lockup." due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. indiana state prison is the only facility in the state with an execution cha...

Processed and sent to the appropriate cell houses. >> 20-year-old jeremy pickling arrives at isp with a reputation of being a highly assaultive inmate. officers take extra precautions as they process him into their system. >> turn and face me. straight ahead. as far as your mental health, youre not feeling like youre going to hurt yourself or feeling like youre going to hurt anybody else? >> no. >> all right. well get your meds set up for you this afternoon. >> can i get on the list to see the d...

>> one of the assaults i encountered, opened the flask, had an offender standing there with a homemade weapon. what we call shanks in here. as i was passing him his food tray he tried to come out and stick my hand. >> were going to move you here a little bit. >> but there are some inmates at isp who are constant threats to officers. luis antonio nieves is such an inmate. in 1992 at the age of 17, he went to the home of a neighbor in milwaukee, wisconsin. the neighbor, a 32-year-old mother of fou...

Robbers and forgers and car thefts. now its mostly drugs and kidnapping and things like that. >> an awful lot of them are here by a virtue of their conduct at other prisons. this is the end of the road for them. >> estelle has been at isp for 20 years. >> i got two life sentences, my charges are first-degree murder, attempted murder, going armed with attempt, assault, escape and using a firearm while perpetrating a felony and kidnapping. >> dunsmores long rap sheet includes attempted assault. he...

>> as i was walking away, i turned around, i looked and one of the hunters shot me. he missed me. i turn around and i shot him. then i just start shooting all of them. >> we meet isps most notorious inmate. way to sleeping. where sleepless nights yield to restful sleep. and lunesta can help you get there, like it has for so many people before. when taking lunesta, dont drive or operate machinery until you feel fully awake. walking, eating, driving or engaging in other activities while asleep, wi...

A few hours after our cameras left ccu, etter got into a verbal fight with a female correctional officer that quickly escalated. c.e.r.t., the correctional emergency response team is called in. >> hes been banging his head on the door. spitting at the glass. refusing to follow any orders. have permission for use of force or extract him from his cell? >> for security reasons isp videotapes all extractions. >> you ready to move? >> hands up. >> open b-11. >> a mask is placed over etters head to pr...