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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 did. a shot a police officer. i was convicted of first-degree murder, killin...

Always somebody bugging out, always somebody causing trouble in the cell house. its hard. its really hard. they got me on a lot of medication. >> inmates in cell house 220 get an hour of recreation in the morning and a ten-minute shower several times a week. >> one of the worst things in this cell house is the compound day-to-day events, typical stress incidences that add up. and some of the things youre subject to, stabbings, hangings, self-mutilation, those type of things and the actual assaul...

>> 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 assaulted an isp officer with a weight bar in the prison. he blames his behavior on the domes...

There is a growing tre 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 o...

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 assaulted an isp officer with a wei...

>> 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 call me countess. big countess, above all. because i look more female-like 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 ...

Me and my little brother were 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 arre...

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 call me countess. big countess, above all. because i look more female-like 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 b...

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 shotting all of them. >> we meet isps most notorious inmate. s get smart about you. i tried weight loss plans... but their shakes arent always made for people with diabetes. thats why theres new glucerna hunger smart shakes. they have carb steady, with carbs that digest slowly to help minimize blood sugar spikes. and they have 6 grams of sugars. with 15 grams of protein to help m...

>> 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 four, rebuffed his sexual advances. he stabbed her repeatedly in the face, neck, chest and legs, killing her. >> open two. >> since coming to prison 14 years ago nieves has received more than 130 major conduct reports including two near-fatal batteries of female ...