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He could spend the rest of his life in prison but he says his workout is designed to prepare him, just in case hes released. >> rotate around like im working on a loading dock or something. call it a workers workout. that way if i do get out, job aint going to kill me. im all ready for it. plus when you get to be my age, you got to stay in shape. that way, when the guys half my age want to mess with the old man, it aint my fault. >> there is always a new guy or two arriving on stones unit every ...

Two men convicted on murder as teenagers spent more than two decades in a new york maximum security prison until new dna evidence proved they couldnt have killed antonios mother, sister and cousin. one, just 15 years old at the time, told piers morgan police coerced a confession out of him. >> many years, i felt horrible that i had to do that and that i actually did it knowing that we wasnt guilty for a crime we didnt commit. but i just felt horrible and i felt horrible then and i still feel hor...

The jeep he had stolen from the woman. he switched out cars. according to sheriffs deputies the monte carlo was reported stolen. the alert went out. a short time after, sheriffs deputies caught the video. there was a short chase but they threw something called stop sticks out and they apprehended elliot. >> right there, one of them, and the deputy came from behind, pulled him out and took him to the ground and put him in handcuffs. it worked out great. everybody came together and we got the job ...

Our producers first met him seven years ago inside pelican bay, californias toughest maximum security prison. >> i dont care if you the peace officer, if you are the governor, if you are the president, if you do something to me, its on. >> hes bucking right now, hes struggling. >> hymes is a career inmate with 19 of his 37 years spent behind bars. >> turn around. turn around. >> nope. you all use that force on me. >> officers in several california prisons have gotten plenty of opportunities to d...

>> ive been in this business 26 years and ive had offenders tell me, boss, ill never be back. or this is the last time im doing time. and, unfortunately, theyve said it to themselves many times. but when they get out of an institutional setting like the maximum security prison that were in today, there is a true barrier in front of them. >> to cut down on the number of offenders who end up back behind bars, the state of indiana has mandated an intensive re-entry program. >> re-entry really is ab...

To be living your life being entertained in a prison. >> scanvinski hymes is no stranger to lockup. our producers first met him seven years ago inside pelican bay, californias toughest maximum security prison. >> i dont care if you the peace officer, if you are the governor, if you are the president, if you do something to me, its on. >> hes bucking right now, hes struggling. >> hymes is a career inmate with 19 of his 37 years spent behind bars. >> turn around. turn around. >> nope. you all use ...

Intimidated by another person. its the sounds, the movements, the keys that rattle. the silence at night. the yells, the screams. you watch horror movies? this is a horror movie right here, and we live it every day. >> many of the inmates at folsom are serving time for violent crimes. over 700 are serving life sentences for murder. due to the hazards presented by its archaic design, folsom no longer qualifies as a level 4 maximum security prison. therefore, its been downgraded to a level 2 mediu...

Help them recognize and control their emotions. >> is it possible to stay in prison, have a long sentence and be here for a long period of time and not it get a disciplinary? is it possible? >> it is possible. all you have to do is obey authority and stuff, right? >> walter says it is. do you agree or disagree? >> i disagree with walt. ive been in here for years and i got 57 disciplinaries. some of them i got was because of the administration because of certain situations happened. just like a c...

Wrong with the way you behave or the way you handle stress and anger? then youre in the wrong class, because you first have to say, yes, i have a problem and stop blaming other people for what you have done. thats a huge problem in here. >> percy obviously believed violence was a necessary tool in prison, but the fact was, over the last couple years, he had a clean record. so, he was able to move into the honor dorm, which was the least restrictive housing unit at holman. >> its for honorable in...

>> after the 36 hours they take the baby from you and you just have to hand the baby over and you go straight back to prison. >> the harsh reality of being pregnant in prison.