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>> 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. well talk about the status real quick. >> all right. >> komyatti, who helpe...

Thats when guys like me come into play because i was stubborn and stonewalled. i know what it feels like. im willing to endure all those hardships that it takes just to whatever it is that youre trying to get, if youre trying to bring your grades up, thats what im here for. anything less than that, you can keep the change. up next -- >> with my retirement pending, i was in jail for having taken someones life. >> a preacher convicted of murder finds a new congregation at isp. >> brothers, we ne...

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>> ricky collins appeared confident until it comes to the subject of his incarceration. >> oh, yes, i was incarcerated for armed robbery. i was in for five years. yes. >> and where were you incarcerated? >> i was incarcerated in several joints throughout indiana, you know. >> the biggest problem is they tend to look down a lot. and i tell them, you know, whatever you did, whatever crime you committed, youve done your time for that. so i want you to lift your head up. you have nothing to be asham...

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 ...

The i.v. team will then insert i.v.s into the offenders arm. the final words are audio recorded and written down. if theres no last-second appeals, the offender is then advised that the execution is to commence shortly. he is told to look over and acknowledge his witnesses. after hes done that, the order for the execution to commence begins. >> denial is rife in the death penalty. i dont think, my mother especially, ever thought that i would be executed. but you know, you cant say that. because ...

Management classes. >> i struck out first, violated others instead of being the one violated. and that seems to get me in a lot of trouble with myself. a lot of times just to get what i want, whatever i wanted it, when i wanted it. >> and you would do whatever you needed to do? >> do whatever i needed to do. im more than willing to be in 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. >> pris...

Im melissailissa rehberger. a shooting left two people dead today. five others injured and treated and released. a massive data breach at a michaels store. theyre working with the feds and security experts to confirm if their systems were vandalized. hackers also hacked into millions of niemann marcus and target customers. back to "lockup." due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. indiana state prison is the only facility in the state with an execution chamber. not every...

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 19 the next day in county jail. my uncle owned a tree service and we did ...

>> 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 deputy hostage and attempted murder of an isp correctional officer with a weight bar in the gymnasium. he blames his assaultive behavior on the domestic violence he witnessed as a child. >> i grew up in poverty, maln...