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So, it is what it is. >> bonds vowed to his family that he will stay out of trouble is holding up. as for paul komyattis new life outside isp, he has been in prison since 1983. but for the past several weeks, he has been transitioning to freedom at a department of correction work release center. >> ive been here a little over a month. the anxiety level was a little frustrating because i wasnt allowed to leave the center initially. thats a normal process. but at the same time, i just wanted to ge...

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. well talk about the status real quick. >> all right. ...

Write-ups. >> 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 fa...

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 showed how just simple pleasures could get matias through a day at indiana state prison. >> all rig...

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 ...

Was someone we knew. we met willard lucas inside the 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 ...

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...

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 you down. these guys are going to get combative with you. these guys will try to stab you, and, hence, the stab vest i have to wear. this is idu. this is the real deal. [ bleep ] and youve got to have a thick skin...

>> 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. long time, big time. you could walk down the street tomorrow and get beat up. you could get stabbed just walking down the str...

Because they didnt put me on death row because they wanted to do anything else but kill me. up next -- >> ive been in this business 26 years and ive had offenders tell me, boss, ill never be back, or this is the last time im doing time. and, unfortunately, theyve said it to themselves many times. >> how isp tries to cut down on repeat offenders. >> and what did you do in prison to prepare you for your release?