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All the programs that i can find out there, you know, and do whatever i have to do to be part of my familys life. and make up for the wrong that i done. >> prison saved my life. i hate to say that but prison saved my life. how are you doing today, ken? >> joseph is serving a 60-year sentence for a murder he committed as a teenager. when he entered isp, he wound up in "d" cell house, a housing unit with a tough reputation. >> all right. everybody kept telling me, you need to come out of "d." you ...

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 in the death penalty. i dont think my mother especially ever ...

Because its that 30 seconds, 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 call me countess. the 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 someb...

>> 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 ...

>> 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 your mental health, youre not feeling like youre going to hurt yourself or feeling like youre going to hurt anybody else? >> no. >> all right. well get your meds set up for you this afternoon. >> can i get on the list to see the doctor that prescribes the meds so i can get an incr...

>> reginald smith, a convicted robber, was recently released from another maximum security facility for crimes that include felony possession of a firearm and conspiracy to escape. he will spend the next 16 months at indiana state. >> sad to say i was out only nine months and i was only out nine months. dirty drops, i mean drugs, and this is where i find myself, back in another maximum security facility again. >> smith is not alone. a large number of inmates who are brought to isp have previousl...

When i was 6 years old, he was killing her. he had her on the bed, choking her out. 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. >...

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 dunsmore has been at isp for 20 years. >> i got two life sentences, my charges are first-degree murder, attempted murder, going armed with intent, assault, escape and using a firearm while perpetrating a felony and kidnapping. >> dunsmores long rap sheet includes taking a depu...

>> i need to know when i get out on main street god will be out there with me. >> the men tell me that they come here because they have found hope. the church continues to grow because it does offer real hope to those who live in a hopeless kind of negative destructive environment. its an oasis for men who live in a desert. rather than ruling with an iron hand, officers spend time talking to offenders, solving problems immediately and rewarding good behavior with extra privileges. violent offens...

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 the word of god is proof. >> a...