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>> 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...

If youre in prison, we really have no choice. because if we let one person disrespect us, then other peoples gonna 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...

>> 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 the "x" is towards the end of the alphabet, the end of the line. they "x" people out, extinguish life over here. i guess thats why they call it "x" row. >> well, the cat program has proven to be a very helpful program. when we expande...

Dont get me wrong. im really happy to be out there with my family again. you know? im not trying to get in trouble to purposely stay here. thats not what this is about. its not purposely. its just how i am. >> its a big change. >> i want to get the hell out of here as soon as possible. i cant wait. >> gonzalez is not the only cutter at isp whos under stress. after less than a week of living in a general population dorm, john philbeck ran into a problem with another inmate and was moved back to t...

Im surrounded every day by murderers, rapists, child molesters, cannibals, serial killers, the worst of mankind. but me and the men in here are -- hard to believe -- pretty decent guys. >> the old-school convicts and the younger less disciplined inmates at indiana state prison usually keep a distance between themselves. but another segment of the prison population roams wherever and with whomever they choose. >> weve got guys in here that used to cause us problems all the time. they got a cat an...

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...

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 other inspections. though other prisons conduct such inspections, isp was the first to allow our cameras to cover one. ...

>> over the years, stone has grown less violent and more committed to his prison job, which today will take him to the fifth floor of "i" cell house. the intensive detention unit. the most dreaded cell block at isp. >> theres currently about 99 people, thats our maximum capacity, here on idu. and you can hear -- this is what its like pretty much every day. youve got -- you walk out pretty much with a lot of headaches every day. this is like prison within prison. someone is going to try to gun yo...

>> i heard people talk about killing somebody when the doors come open. i come out to defend myself. im not dying in here. >> i can understand that. >> if its between him and me, im sorry about his [ bleep ] luck. thats what happened. thats all there is to it. i didnt -- thats -- >> was it the same guy that made the comment? >> im not going to build a case for you. >> at this time, were going to end the statement. >> 2,200 people in here for different things. a lot of them in here for murder. lo...

Didnt have much to lose or anything because the time they gave me was more or less a death sentence anyway. back in the old days, wintertime came around, those windows were bolted open. the heat was shut off. everyone stayed in shape because theyd jog in place and do push-ups or whatever just to stay warm. now these guys have hot water in the showers. didnt have it back then. you have to think about sexuality sometimes because when you take a shower when its only in the teens, its like, damn, wh...