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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 inmate facing the death penalty in indiana is on death row at isp. but many of them could be put to death there. the death penalty was reinstated in indiana in 1977. nearly two dozen men are housed on isps death row. >> how you doing? >> how are you? >> okay. let me know if you need anything. >> we get this perception that these guys are total ...

>> 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. so when lucas died during the course of our second visit to isp, it was no surprise that h...

Prison barbershop when we shot 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-li...

Though other prisons conduct such inspections, isp was the first to allow our cameras to cover one. >> this morning we conducted a surprise staff shake down. this is our first line of defense in preventing trafficking. what happens is a staff member comes in and goes through the regular shakedown up front. and then they proceed back here where theyll give their i.d., well sign them in. they sit in a chair. there the dog will shake them down. >> your bag underneath your seat. take your hat off. >...

Law. that is an amazing situation. i hope steve is right and make it so russia feels more compelled to be involved in the process of ensure shuuring syri up their weapons. they have an interest there. they have an interest. an ongoing interest in the belief that countries should basically leave each other alone. not meddle in one anothers affairs. a bit ironic he schooz chooses the point by not meddling. by meddling in the political affairs directly with "the new york times" op-ed. very clearly ...

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 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...

Really have no choice. because if we let one person disrespect 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 walls. >> this ...

Being in prison and having a mental illness is not for everybody. some people cant handle it. you just got to -- me, i just try to learn the best way i can cope with it without hurting someone else. thats a lot of time when i cut myself. i get mad and angry and want to hurt something, ill turn on myself. >> but some inmates act on anger by lashing out on others. >> inside, inside, close the door. >> an assault has just occurred inside "f" dorm. the victims are isp staff members robert taylo -- >...

>> i guess they put me on key-lock until they investigated the call. when they found out it wasnt true, they let me go. i dont know the person who called. they put me on key-lock for [ bleep ]. they said somebody called up here and said i threatened them. >> when they get the calls, they have to investigate it. dont sweat it. youve been on the straight and narrow and doing everything youre supposed to be doing, so keep up the good work and stay out of trouble. just dont let it get to you. >> i h...

>> i was getting a little worried about you. the closer it gets to your date, the more worked up you seem to be getting. >> im glad you noticed that. im nervous, man. 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 cutte...