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>> both the wisconsin and iowa departments of corrections have filed attempted murder charges against nieves. he refuses to discuss any of his cases. up next -- >> and as i was walking away i turn around i look and one of the hunters shot me. so he missed me. so i turn around and i shot him. then i just go around and start shotting all of them. >> we meet isps most notorious inmate. [ dramatic soundtrack plays ]

Jack nutter is isps longest serving inmate. >> this is a picture of me at 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, me and four other kids were all going to california. i stole a car and we got stopped in independence. they said i was speeding. i grew up, if you get in trouble and somebodys with you, you try and help them out. thats what i...

And, unfortunately, theyve said it to themselves many times. >> how isp tries to cut down on repeat offenders. >> and what did you do in prison to prepare you for your release? [ feedback ] attention, well, everyone. you can now try snapshot from progressive free for 30 days. just plug this into your car and your good driving can save you up to 30%. you could even try it without switching your insurance. why not give it a shot? carry on. now you can test-drive snapshot before you switch. visit p...

Includes taking a deputy hostage and attempted murder of an isp correctional officer with a weight bar in the gymnasium. he blames his assaultive behavior on the domestic violence he witnessed as a child. >> i grew up in poverty, in below poverty, malnutrition. my father beat on my mother a lot, almost daily. hed get drunk and beat her up. when i was 6 years old, he had her on the bed, choking her. me and my little brother were begging him -- excuse me -- me and my little brother was begging him...

Is yourself, own your own 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 s...

>> i shot a man and i burned him up in a car after i had shot him. >> ive got to be here until i die. i got double life and ive got to stay here until i die. >> i dont know how you feel about it, but im ready to receive something from god. >> with my retirement pending, i was in jail for having taken someones life. >> the day of an execution, the entire facility goes on lockdown. if theres no last-second appeal, the offender is then advised the execution is to commence shortly. >> denial is rife...

We met willard lucas inside the prison barbershop when we shot at indiana state a few years earlier. he was in for murder and had no hope of getting out. >> i got double life and i got to stay here until i die, and hopefully, i can stay right where im at. ive been on this chair 26 years. hopefully, i wont be there another 26, but theres a lot of us in here doing multiple life that wont ever get out, and im one of them. >> we came to find out that inmate barbers here are not unlike small town bar...

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 ...

We met willard lucas inside the prison barbershop when we shot at indiana state a few years earlier. he was in for murder and had no hope of getting out. >> i got double life and i got to stay here until i die, and hopefully, i can stay right where im at. ive been on this chair 26 years. hopefully, i wont be there another 26, but theres a lot of us in here doing multiple life that wont ever get out, and im one of them. >> we came to find out that inmate barbers here are not unlike small town bar...

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 of contraband or other inspections. though other prisons conduct such inspections, isp was the first to allow our cameras to cover one. >> this morning we conducted a surprise staff shake down. th...