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When our crews arrive at any new prison, theres one location that is considered a high priority. administrative segregation. ad seg is where disruptive or violent inmates are housed in highly restrictive cells, usually for 23 hours a day with virtually no privileges. its also where some of our most dramatic stories are found and the holman correctional facility in alabama proved to be no exception. thats where we met marcus thomas who prefers to be called holly berry. >> i know that i was born a...

and good morning, everyone. we begin this wednesday with the wicked storm. hurricane isaac, battering new orleans and the gulf coast region. ironically, on the seventh anniversary, to the day, of katrina. >> more than 200,000 homes and businesses have already lost power in the hours since isaac roared ashore southeast of new orleans. that number almost 150,000 folks without power. >> now, the slow-moving system is delivering a deluge. we go first to abcs brandi hitt. she joins us on th...

and good morning, everyone. we begin this wednesday with the wicked storm. hurricane isaac, battering new orleans and the gulf coast region. ironically, on the seventh anniversary, to the day, of katrina. >> more than 200,000 homes and businesses have already lost power in the hours since isaac roared ashore southeast of new orleans. that number almost 150,000 folks without power. >> now, the slow-moving system is delivering a deluge. we go first to abcs brand hitt. she joins us on the...

>> i feel a lot better. a lot relieved. he is going to tate into consideration. he just didnt say no. if he said no, i probably would have just broke down. come on. take me back. i dont want to talk anymore. im ready to get to my husband. well, back to my hot little cell. >> please open, please open. >> you leave my house alone. >> while marcus thomas may find that her tenacity could reward her, terrance mosley is about to be rewarded for his good behavior over the last two weeks. >> today im go...

Her. about yesterday. >> all right. do it. >> apologize for my behavior yesterday. >> just have to wait and see. sometime it works. sometimes it dont. >> coming up, desperate to get out of ad seg, marcus thomas becomes bold. >> why is it so hard on me because im a homosexual? the only way youre going to know who is telling the truth, me or you, is youre going to have to let me out and let me show you. where sleepless nights yield to restful sleep. and lunesta can help you get there, like it has ...

Concern, it seem like something has changed. i cant say, i really dont know. >> it is as stressful for him as it is for me. sometime i just wish that it could be me with the one that i love. just me and him away. away from all of this nonsense, you know? im just praying that he remains strong until i get there. >> while marcus thomas struggles with life in ad seg, her husband is struggling with whether this will succeed as a long term relationship. >> im having a lot of mixed feelings. five or s...

>> they want to do an interview with me. >> you dont want to be interviewed? >> the questions they ask you. >> 50 seen [ bleep ]? >> that caused you to cry? [ crying ] >> because they asked you if you seen [ bleep ]? >> marcus, marcus, marcus. you arent going to win an academy award. stop that crying. i dont want to hear you crying. im just going back. im not even going to talk to you about this. they want me to talk to you about being released. >> im sorry, im sorry. im sorry. >> last time you ...

They came, retrieved the knife. handcuffed me. ive been locked up ever since. >> once locked up, marcus was quick to develop prison romances and is currently on her third prison marriage. >> i see him as a man, a straight man. thats how i see it. he is a man. hes my husband. he opened his heart to me, i opened my heart to him. and we vowed to be best friends for life. >> marcus husband is new to prison relationships and has asked that his identity not be revealed. >> i have a son thats 8 years

Old that i feel like wouldnt understand a situation right now. thats the only reason that my identity is hidden. i never thought in a million years i would be in a relationship like this. in prison, it seems like shes the woman. im the man. and its a relationship. she is gay. and thats it. now im gay, she gay, i aint never, i still havent been -- i still havent been able to accept that. >> im his first. im his first prison wife. and i can understand why he is a little shaky about it, you know wh...

Administrative segregation. ad seg is where disruptive or violent inmates are housed in highly restrictive cells, usually for 23 hours a day with virtually no privileges. its also where some of our most dramatic stories are found and the holman correctional facility in alabama proved to be no exception. thats where we met marcus thomas who prefers to be called holly berry. >> i know that i was born a male. i know that. that i do know. thats just reality, but i live as a woman. i see myself as a ...