most maximum security penitentiary in the state. michael king, serving a life sentence for murder, managed to break out of another tennessee prison in 1994. i escaped from a secure compound, northeast correctional. i packed myself up into some boxes and shipped myself out. i was part of the warehouse crew. i had taken yoga for several years, and i just squeezed myself in there in a very cramped position. brought some water with me and everything else. about an hour and a half before they shipped me out, they put me in the back of the truck. they took me to north carolina. they caught me while i was trying to get out of the truck. king was sent to brushy mountain s max unit. this is supposed to be the most secure building in the state. and that s why they house them here because we ve got the wall around the outside. in between the stone wall and this building, we ve got razor wire, chain-link fence plus the towers on the walls.
when our producers traveled to alaska they quickly realized they were about to enter a prison unlike any other. i would argue that spring creek creational center is probably the most beautiful prison in the united states. we re located adjacent to resurrection bay, we have moun h mountains, a river behind us a glacier above is the setting is perfection. inside the walls, natural beauty gives way to the harsh reality of a maximum security penitentiary. we re the end of the road of the state of alaska department of corrections. those that pose the greatest threat to other inmates and staff are segregated in house one, the lock down unit. basically minimum rights, minimum in the cells 23 hours a
nobody remembers exactly when dozens of stray cats began to adopt kentucky state prison as their home. and as our crew discovered the inmates were more than happy to adopt the cats as pets. especially when they re little babies. you can pet them, feed them. watch them grow, that s your cat. it s like a kid. it was really amazing to see all of these, the guys in the state s maximum security penitentiary, with cats climbing all over them. they had them up on their shoulders. they were petting them constantly. it was really interesting how the inmates had developed very, very nurturing relationships with these cats. we got all kinds of cats. you have got these guys here. these cats is their kids. and, mess with one of the cats. just like messing with my kids at home. these cats is their family. that s all they ve got. like any proud parent. the inmates shared photos of the favorite felines. we are cat lovers up here.
watch them grow, that s your cat. it was really amazing to see all of these, the guys in the state s maximum security penitentiary, with cats climbing all over them. they had them up on their shoulders. they were petting them constantly. it was really interesting how the inmates had developed very, very nurturing relationships with these cats. we got all kinds of cats. you have got these guys here. these cats is their kids. and, mess with one of the cats. just like messing with my kids at home. these cats is their family. that s all they ve got. like any proud parent. the inmates shared photos of the favorite felines. we are cat lovers up here. and here comes one. this is a monster right here. people had specific cats and if you didn t want anything to happen to that cat, the last thing you were going to do is commit an act of violence that would send you to segregation where you couldn t care for it anymore. so in this fun neap little way, the cats contributed to a lower lev
brushy mountain has had a long history of attempted escapes. and i guess this would be the most maximum security penitentiary in the state. michael king, serving a life sentence for murder, managed to break out of another tennessee prison in 1994. i escaped from a secure compound, northeast correctional. i packed myself up into some boxes and shipped myself out. i was part of the warehouse crew. i had taken yoga for several years, and i just squeezed myself in there in a very cramped position. brought some water with me and everything else. about an hour and a half before they shipped me out, they put me in the back of the truck. they took me to north carolina. they caught me while i was trying to get out of the truck. king was sent to brushy mountain s max unit. this is supposed to be the most secure building in the state. and that s why they house them here because we ve got the wall around the outside.