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Louisville metro department of corrections jail inmate thomas "bam bam" lewis has been many things. a tattoo artist. a boxer. an arm wrestler. and a high school dropout. most recently hes shown a talent for disposing of old phone books. one thing he thought hed never be is a math tutor. >> all right. lets start by finishing up doing -- >> the ones we missed? >> doing the ones you missed. >> lewis says the one thing about jail hes grateful for is the ged program, which he has just completed. and ...

Yourself? >> yeah. >> dr. easley attempts to get through to laron moore.

Now that aint me. it used to be me. >> ooh. >> reach is a toothbrush. >> thats how we playing? >> another inmate at louisville metro has always seen significant change. six weeks after seeing her daughter -- >> ill be walking away in here i changed my religion. okay. ive got to go. >> theres no such thing as i hate this group of people or i hate this race of people or i hate this individual. no. theyre all a creation of the creator. so you want to respect the creator? respect his creations. >> y...

I know -- i know some way hes missing me as much as im missing him. but i try not to think about it. >> moore, now on new medication, has been taken off suicide watch. the jails goal is to return him to general population. >> hi. >> how are you doing? >> im doing pretty good. how are you? >> that decision will depend in part on whether dr. easley feels hes ready for it. >> what made you so mad and angry? >> that i let my son down because i aint never -- my father was there, but he was doing the ...

Look at the camera. congratulations. >> i knew she was happy and proud of me. looking in her eyes said it all. my life right here. >> all right. say your good-byes. youve got to go. >> hopefully ill be out soon. ill walk you out. >> okay. >> walk you as far as i can, anyway. they wont let me walk you out. >> no, i dont think theyll let you walk me out. >> oh, no, im in black, they might let me get a little further. >> laron moore might feel hes graduating as well. after several counseling sessio...

So it will take several hours. dont get aggravated. if it even takes till tomorrow. okay? were trying to get it done. okay? >> okay. >> ill see you. okay. have a good weekend. all right. >> just as moores son occupies his thoughts, one of monique jeffries daughters, 20-year-old alexis, occupies hers. >> im getting dolled up today because i get my visit with my daughter, and im just excited. >> for alexis, visits bring mixed emotions. >> i really dont like visiting. im not going to lie. because i...

Getting hurt in competition and other stuff i do. she dont really like tattoos. but this is one thing i can actually say shes proud of me for. >> while lewis has made the most of his time at louisville metro, some inmates continue to struggle. the special operations response team, or s.o.r.t., has just been alerted to a disturbance involving an inmate currently on suicide watch. it is jail policy to document such calls on video. >> behavior has been self-abusive. today he is stating that he has ...

Yeah, it keeps your mind from wandering or getting pressed out because ive got a little girl at home. you know what im saying? keeps me from thinking of her too much. pressed out means depressed. some of that louisville slang. >> walden is not alone in feeling depressed about leaving a child on the outside. laron moores recent self-abusive behavior resulted in his being removed from his cell and placed in a restraint chair. now in a calmer state of mind, he explains why he was upset. >> my son.

Toothbrush. hes been strip-searched. >> he a level 1 inmate, which means hes on suicide ups because he keeps trying to harm himself. >> and being naked? >> he refuses to put the smock on. [ yelling ] >> the inmate, laron moore, has just banged his head into the door frame. >> grubbs. he just rammed his head into the wall. >> just give it to him right now. >> medical personnel are called to administer a sedative. >> ow. >> take it easy, man. >> i didnt take anything, man. >> moore, who has pled n...

Protective head gear on moore to prevent further self-injury. >> the nurses will keep monitoring. the officers will be checking him every 15 minutes. and hell have an inmate one-on-one watcher that will sit outside and observe him also. and well just keep a check on him, and probably here in 30 minutes or an hour, maybe if hes -- if the medication takes effect, then we might look at taking him out of that restraint chair and placing him back in his cell. >> psychiatric staff will also meet with ...