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>> i was doing so good. you know, i told my mom, ill stay out of trouble. and just to be good. you know? they take all the fun out of everything. sex is the only thing you have. and half the time its not even worth having anyway. because its that 30 second get in, get out. what fun is that anymore? >> prison officials must determine if gilchrist will receive any additional time for his actions. in the meantime, gilchrist will not be allowed any work detail. >> im like the most popular one. they ...

I was convicted of first-degree murder, killing a police officer. i was sentenced to death. i have been here 50 years. im 68 years old. >> over the decades he has been at isp, nutter has watched the inmate population change drastically. >> when i came in it was bank 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 duncemoore...

Itself. i dont think theres an officer in this unit that has not been assaulted. >> correctional officer robert helmick was recently assaulted. >> one of the assaults i encountered, opened the flask, had an offender standing there with a homemade weapon. we call them shanks in here. asked him to pass his food tray. he tried to come out and stick my hand. >> you have to move there a little bit. >> but there are some inmates at isp who are constant threats to officers. luis antonio nieves is such ...

The death penalty was reinstated in indiana in 1977, nearly two dozen men are housed on isps death row. >> how are you doing? okay. let me know if you need anything. >> we get this perception that these guys are total monsters but there is a chance that every individual can, in the heat of the moment, do something theyre not proud of and regret very much. ultimately the worst thing i think they have to deal with is that you get up one morning knowing that you have only 12, 18 hours to live. that...

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 on the glass. hes refusing to move or follow any orders. we have permission for use of force to 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 ett...

Prisons prison. and theres only two people here. its either the predators or the victims. victims is no place for them. >> isp sits on 11 acres and houses only 566 inmates. more than half are serving life sentences. jack nutter is isps longest serving inmate. >> this is a picture of me when i was 18,, when i first came in. i was sitting down on death row. >> nutter is serving a life sentence for the murder of a deputy sheriff. >> i hate it. i was young and i lost all that time. in january of 56,...

My sentence is 25. 85% of that and then i start a life sentence without parole. so ill never get out. ill die in prison. >> were expecting 12 inmates coming in. theyll be processed in, photos taken, height and weight and will be 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 y...

Behaviors, step up to the plate, admit what you are and what youve done and be willing to change that. >> im not taking the program, my people aint taking the program. none of us are taking the program. im just going to sit here and ride it out. >> if an inmate refuses to participate in the program, he remains in lockup. >> spending hours on end in a small cell is an ongoing complaint of inmates at isp. especially in cell house 220 or the hole. >> this is your maximum security unit inside of a m...

Them an honest answer. if i dont have the answer, then ill find the answer for them. ive responded to many emergencies, fights, stabbings, numerous medical emergencies, hangings, but personally, me, no, ive never been assaulted. >> lieutenant kris st. martin was one of the first women to work at indiana state prison. an isp veteran of 16 years, she was promoted to become the first female lieutenant at the facility. >> when i came in, the only place a female could work was in front of gate three....

Fortressed behind a 40-foot-high wall that stretches a mile long is a highly secure city known as indiana state prison. originally built to hold prisoners during the civil war, isp has a history of housing some of the states most serious criminals. nearly 2,000 maximum security inmates spend their days behind these century old walls. >> the number one charge at this facility is murder. approximately 70% of the offenders housed here are housed here for taking the life of another human being. >> w...