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>> i dont want no more write-ups. >> that had been a very chaotic and draining episode but for dr. matias he acted like it was just a normal everyday routine. >> long day? >> yeah. actually, today my schedule was pretty clear. so i can catch up on paperwork and get things done. but ive been running from one thing to another since i got here. its another day at i.s.p. >> that was usually his answer. just another day. but there was one time when he responded in a way that still is my favorite. it ...

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 ...

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 barbers. theyre popular and well-liked. they even cut staffs hair....

[ bleep ] brother just got hit with a seven-inch shank. that book that they just took, where i hid the cell phone. i gave that cell phone to him. if they write me up for that 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 othe...

If you dont like this cat and this cat dont like you, you got some serious issues. >> cats play a big part in alleviating fear and conflict at isp, even in the one part of the prison that is so ominous people dont even like to mention its real name -- death row. >> well, its called "x" row. no one knows really why they call it "x" row. people say, you know, the "x" is toward the end of the alphabet, end of the line. they "x" people out, extinguish life over here. i guess thats why they call it "...

>> i dont know why i got shook down. probably because my dumb [ bleep ] brother just got hit with a seven-inch shank. that book that they just took, where i kept that cellphone, i gave that cellphone to them. if they write me up for that 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 polic...

>> here in prison, we really have no choice because if one person disrespects us, then other peoples going to disrespect us and thats the world that we are forced to live in. a world of predators. a world where the strong prey upon the weak. >> no matter how long theyve been in prison or how many tattoos they have, no matter their reputation or how many fights theyve been in, at one time or another, every inmate experiences fear. and no one knows fear like an inmate on his first day behind the w...

>> welcome to isp, meditation section. >> darren bailey, an inmate with a violent past, is hoping to find focus and motivation through meditation. >> now, this is a meditation called releasing of the mind. >> bailey was recently transferred from the prisons intensive detention unit to the residential treatment unit because the psychological staff believe he is an inmate determined to change his disruptive behavior. >> we all need to meditate, just clear our mind, clear our thoughts, clear our sy...

>> its my vision of the free world. i lay here and dream about being out there. sometimes i sit and wonder of what people think when they drive by. do they think were all up in here just mad men, or do they realize we too are human. we have family and loved ones, friends. we have hopes and we have dreams. we have pains. i wonder if the world will ever even hear this? i wonder if the world will know that billy exists. >> i have worked here at isp for approximately three weeks now. its going prett...

People come by and stick their hand in and pet it. thats pretty much it. >> for some inmates at isp, cats are the closest things they have to families. paul komyatti hasnt seen his family since he first came to prison 26 years ago. hes soon to be transferred to a work release program, a transitional step to freedom. but theres a snag. >> lets go over to the office and well sit down and talk about the status of whats going on. >> anything bad or -- >> no, no, nothing bad. nothing great either. we...