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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 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 ...

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 work for a gentleman. he paid us in cash. so we went back and robbed him. i mean, my partner s...

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 previously served time. >> 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. but when they get out of an institutional setting like the maximum security prison...

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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 need to know today that change is possible. distribution systems," "and one of the most efficient trucking networks," "with safe, experienced drivers." "we work directly with manufacturers," "elimi...

>> theres a misnomer that its a snitch program. that in order to participate in the program you have to tell on other people. ive always maintained the only person i expect you to tell on is yourself, own your own behaviors, step up to the plate, admit what you are and what youve done and be willing to change that. >> im not taking the program, my people aint taking the program. none of us are taking the program. im just going to sit here and ride it out. >> if an inmate refuses to participate i...

If they have any fears try to put that aside and make the process as easy as it can be. if you go ahead and fill this out for me, sir. >> 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, ...

If i dont have the answer, then ill find the answer for them. ive responded to many emergencies, fights, stabbings, numerous medical emergencies, hangings, but personally, me, no, ive never been assaulted. >> lieutenant kris st. martin was one of the first women to work at indiana state prison. an isp veteran of 16 years, she was promoted to become the first female lieutenant at the facility. >> when i came in, the only place a female could work was in front of gate three. the only other females...

And help them out. thats what i did. a shot a police officer. i was convicted of first-degree murder, killing a police officer. i was sentenced to death. i have been here 50 years. im 68 years old. >> over the decades he has been at isp, nutter has watched the inmate population change drastically. >> when i came in it was bank 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 prison...

Involved with it. the individual needed to be taken to an outside hospital and because of that, i was sent up here. im not disappointed in anything ive done. ive made the decisions that ive made, you know, were caged like animals for 23 hours a day. were given food thats of poor quality. there isnt enough of it to keep us full in between meals. and thats just how we live our lives. up next -- >> my life almost ended right upstairs. it was just that easy. within seconds your whole life can chan...