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I will accept that very strict probation. >> all right. let me think about it then and ill get with warden culliver to see if hell agree with that. >> i appreciate that. thank you. >> youre welcome. >> i feel a lot better. i feel a lot relieved. hes going to take it into consideration. he didnt just say no. if he had said no, i probably would have broken down and said, take me back. i dont want to talk to you no more. im ready to get to my husband. well, back to my hot little cell. you leave my ...

Understand the situation right now. thats the only reason that my identity is hidden. i never thought in a million years id be in a relationship like this. in prison it seems like shes the woman, im the man and were in a relationship. shes gay. thats it. on the outside, im gay. shes gay. i aint never been day. i still havent been able to accept that. >> im his first. im his first prison wife. and i can understand why hes a little shaky about it, you know what im saying? >> marcus is in ad seg fo...

>> all right. you have to wear this thing. sometimes it works. sometimes it dont. coming up, desperate to get out of ad seg, marcus thomas becomes bold. >> why are you so hard on me because im a homosexual. the only way you will know who is telling the truth, me or you, is youre going to have to let me out and let me show you. of makes the world work. in high school, i had a physics teacher by the name of mr. davies. he made physics more than theoretical, he made it real for me. we built a gui...

So they leave it alone and dont do much anymore. >> were in the conference room awaiting on your arrival. >> meanwhile, marcus thomas has been writing warden culliver and hes granted her a meeting. she hopes to be released to general population and reunited with her husband. >> whats going on? >> hes maintaining. i mean, its hard for him. he wants me out there with him so bad. just as bad as i need to be out there with him. weve been writing each other back and forth, but, i mean, we just havent...

Knife and 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. you know? hes a man. hes my husband. im a woman, and im his wife. let me wrap my hair down. we exchanged vows, you know. 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 ask...

Its as stressful for him as it is for me. sometimes i just wish that it could be me and the one that i love away, just me and him, away, away from all this. nonsense. 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, six months from now, who knows, we may be in different prisons. the marriage may all be dow...

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 ...

>> they recommended my release this morning. the warden recommended my release. >> after nearly 17 months of waiting in ad seg, marcus thomas is meeting with captain craft to discuss her release to general population. >> i can feel myself getting closer to my husband. >> marcus is optimistic that her name is finally on the release list this time. >> the other night in the shower, you were asking if you were on the list to get out of seg. is that what youre talking about? >> yes, sir. >> no, its ...

>> all right. you have to wear this thing. sometimes it works. sometimes it dont. coming up, desperate to get out of ad seg, marcus thomas becomes bold. >> why are you so hard on me because im a homosexual. the only way you will know who is telling the truth, me or you, is youre going to have to let me out and let me show you. the "ill sleep when its done" academic. for 80 years, weve been inspired by you. and weve been honored to walk with you to help you get where you want to be. ♪ because...

I never thought in a million years id be in a relationship like this. in prison it seems like shes the woman, im the man and were in a relationship. shes gay. thats it. on the outside, im gay. shes gay. i aint never been gay. i still havent been able to accept that. >> im his first. im his first prison wife. and i can understand why hes a little shaky about it, you know what im saying? >> marcus is in ad seg for getting into a fight with another inmate, and while shes there shes not allowed to c...