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Sometimes. i didnt know if i wanted to bring a cat into a place like this where shell have to be restrained. the cat wants to run and wander and explore, and she cant really do that that much here. but i think she knows that i love her and so its a trade-off, i guess. >> hows the cat? >> good. >> is she shy? >> shy. >> prison warden ed buss told us why he felt the feline adoption program was beneficial for inmates like wisehart. >> segregated offenders tend to have a higher rate of suicide. they...

I did one last year. >> how did that one go? >> not well. i sounded like a moron. volunteered at the homeless shelter where he was living. in his confession to police, he admitted to stabbing her 26 times during the robbery. >> when they sentenced me to death 23 years ago, i thought i was going to be dead before the four or five years was up. that didnt happen and instead i watched men that i knew for 20 years go in front of me. and thats been hard. >> over the years, wisehart became friends wit...

Td ameritrade. you got this. ww when it comes to making friends, prison inmates usually have limited options. >> theres child molesters and theres rapists in here. you have to decide what your relationship is going to be with these people. you can put yourself in the corner of your cell and decide that youre superior to these people and their cases or try to forge some sort of relationship with these people and allow them to be your friend. its either going to be social or anti-social. >> but ...

His 23rd year on death row at indiana state prison. >> have you done interviews before like this? like tv interviews? >> not like this. i did one last year. >> how did that one go? >> not well. i sounded like a moron. >> at age 20, wisehart was convicted of killing a 65-year-old woman who had volunteered at the homeless shelter where he was living. in his confession to police, he admitted to stabbing her 26 times during the robbery. >> when they sentenced me to death 23 years ago, i thought i wa...

>> do you think noops has any idea that shes in prison? >> i know that shes aware that shes in a place with a lot of loud noises. shes kinds of skittish sometimes. i didnt know if i wanted to bring a cat into a place like this where shell have to be restrained. the cat wants to run and wander and explore, and she cant really do that that much here. but i think she knows that i love her and so its a trade-off, i guess. >> hows the cat? >> good. >> is she shy? >> shy. >> its okay. >> prison warden...

It gives them a reason to wake up every morning. it gives them responsibility. so im sure the cat for mr. wisehart is helping him as he grows older on death row. >> shes like my connection to humanity. you know, to kindness and love. when she jumps up on my bed, im stroking her and she turns her chin up to me and puts her nose in my face. i dont get that from anyone else. shes the only one who does that for me. say hi to your fans.

At my bill and my fico® credit scores on here. we give you your fico® score each month for free! awesomesauce! wow! the only person i know that says that is...lisa? julie?! when it comes to making friends, prison inmates usually have limited options. >> theres child molesters and theres rapists in here. you have to decide what your relationship is going to be with these people. you can put yourself in the corner of your cell and decide that youre superior to these people and their cases or y...

In his confession to police, he admitted to stabbing her 26 times during the robbery. >> when they sentenced me to death 23 years ago, i thought i was going to be dead before the four or five years was up. that didnt happen and instead i watched men that i knew for 20 years go in front of me. and thats been hard. >> over the years, wisehart became friends with several death row residents. >> they didnt kill anybody for the first ten years i was here against their will. and last year they killed ...

>> theres child molesters and theres rapists in here. you have to decide what your relationship is going to be with these people. you can put yourself in the corner of your cell and decide that youre superior to these people and their cases or try to forge some sort of relationship with these people and allow them to be your friend. its either going to be social or anti-social. >> but on death row, friendships have a way of ending shortly after midnight. >> i was charged with murder and robbery ...