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Precedes him and not everybody is happy about the move. >> i personally have never had any problems with him. but i am concerned having him in my pod, in my unit. ive heard and ive seen other things that hes done to other officers, just verbally abusing them and just throwing items from his food port. >> they have some machine weights there. you get to go out with a few guys you live with in your unit. like a group. you get an hour tier time, i hear, to play games, cards or just conversate with ...

Every day when we get up, a lot of us, we work on our cases. its like getting in a car every day out there. every day we get up and get in that car and we hope we dont get run over. were all going to die sometime. so thousands of people get killed in automobile wrecks in many other ways while were here waiting to be executed by the state. >> the fate of each man on death row will play out in its own time. but to fill this time, riverbend has integrated a unique incentive program for the inmates....

No nothing. we let them know up front what we want. >> all level two inmates are within a maximum of five years from their release date. many have worked their way up through the prisons level system to earn the many privileges and opportunities they enjoy here. >> the inmates get together, and they do classes and theres psychologists there, and they talk about why theyre in the prison. so when they get out, theyre able to live a normal life. >> each dorm in level two holds 55 men who sleep side...

Is happy about the move. >> i personally have never had any problems with him. but i am concerned having him in my pod, in my unit. ive heard and ive seen other things that hes done to other officers, just verbally abusing them and throwing items from his food port. >> they have some machine weights there. you get to go out with a few guys you live with in your unit. like a group. you get an hour tier time, i hear, to play games, cards or just conversate with someone there. >> so they can actual...

Tucked in, their belts are not sagging, no sunglasses, no hats or no nothing. we let them know up front what we want. >> all level 2 inmates are within a maximum of five years from their release date. many have worked their way up through the prisons level system to earn the many privileges and opportunities they enjoy here. >> the inmates get together, and they do classes, and theres a psychologist there, and they talk about why theyre in the prison. so when they get out, theyre able to live a ...

There you go. all right. like part of the family. >> why is that? >> well, weve known each other 20 years. who do you know 20 years? >> your visiting hours are from 8:30 through 3:30 wednesday through fridays. youre allowed to have up to 15 visitors on your visiting days. you understand? >> yes, sir. >> after learning the rules that govern level 5, sears is transferred along with his belongings to his new tier, a place where hell have a chance to work, eat and socialize with other inmates. the l...

There you go. all righty. like part of the family. >> why is that? >> well, weve known each other 20 years. who do you know 20 years? >> your visiting hours are from 8:30 through 3:30 wednesday through friday. youre allowed to have up to 15 visitors on your visiting days. you understand? >> yes, sir. >> after learning the rules that govern level five, sears is transferred along with his belongings to his new tier, a place where hell have a chance to work, eat and socialize with other inmates. th...

With joe sears, its a big waiting -- its a waiting game. only joe series knows if he can make it there or not. >> but sears old reputation precedes him and not everybody is happy about the move. >> i personally have never had any problems with him. but i am concerned having him in my pod, in my unit. ive heard and ive seen other things that hes done to other officers, just verbally abusing them and just throwing items from his food port. >> they have some machine weights there. you get to go out...

Is locked down 23 hours a day. >> we were the first state to have any such operation such as this level system with our death row inmates, and we have received both national and international attention with this. its quite different than what you see in most operations. >> i was convicted of murder in the first degree. sentenced to death. i was on death row 8 1/2 years. it was almost like being in a closet. with no way out. the only way out would be to come out toe first. >> but when i was on de...

My pod, in my unit. ive heard and ive seen other things that hes done to other officers, just verbally abusing them and throwing items from his food port. >> they have some machine weights there. you get to go out with a few guys you live with in your unit. like a group. you get an hour tier time, i hear, to play games, cards or just conversate with someone there. >> so they can actually recreate and congregate with other inmates. if you visit at level five, level five is much more of a quiet un...