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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. thats an awesome thing to have on your mind. >> death row cells are ...

You look at the bars 24/7 and you cant never get away from the fact that youre locked up. its a lot better. you have a lot more freedom of movement. the reality is im going to die in here and once i come to realize that i slowed down on the things that i was doing. i tried not to dwell on whats on the other side of the walls because if i do, i get to thinking about my freedom. >> we need to know today that change is possible. >> thats right. >> the word of god is proof. >> yes, it is. >> i said ...

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 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 ...

>> 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 maximum security prison. heres where we house the disciplinary detention inmates that couldnt be handled at another institution or couldnt be handled in our general population area. now we have to deal with them over here. >> brian murray is serving a ten-year sentence for stealing cars. >> im in here for cutting myself, s...

He missed me. i turn around and i shot him. then i just start shotting all of them. >> we meet isps most notorious inmate.

Begging him -- excuse me -- me and my little brother was begging him -- i cant go on with that part. >> just give me the rough sketch of what you want and ill put it down on paper. >> although the majority of prisoners at isp are older inmates, youth offenders are rapidly becoming the fastest growing population. >> how old are you? >> 23. ive got a five-year term, a violent felony. >> i came in when i was 16. im 23. ill be out of here 25, 26 years old. >> i got arrested when i was 18. i turned 1...

Throat. in iowa its a law if you participate in a robbery and someone dies, youre a murderer, too. now im a murderer because i participated in a robbery. im not writing the prosecutor asking him to let me out because im a changed man. because, to be honest, im not changed. im just the same person that i was when i was out there. im 23 now. 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 i...

There is a growing trend within the iowa prison system. gang violence. one out of four isp inmates is a gang member. >> what happens in the prison mirrors what happens on the street. we had a lot of influence from chicago-based gangs and crypts and bloods from the west coast, latino gangs. it all kind of came together in the middle of iowa. we had a lot of intergang violence. >> theres no doubt about that. records show im gang affiliated. >> ronnie ballou is doing ten years for felony possession...

I mean, my partner slit his throat. in iowa its a law if you participate in a robbery and someone dies, youre a murderer, too. now im a murderer because i participated in a robbery. im not writing the prosecutor asking him to let me out because im a changed man. because, to be honest, im not changed. im just the same person that i was when i was out there. im 23 now. 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 e...