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>> its not the feel of being 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 ...

Stuck to me. i got the same tattoo on my chest. >> how did it stick in prison? >> everybody knows me and a lot of people from my town plus it was all over the news, my story, my case, you know. >> the reason john pizzaman maxis face was all over the news is because on halloween night 1996 he murdered his boss inside the pizza parlor where they worked. >> i was mad at my boss and things went bad, and he lost. he said i was -- he said i just -- >> disgruntled. >> oh, boy, exactly. >> maxi was give...

Bring caden into the prison and seeing the love they had for both caden and jennifer was truly inspirational. and then terry, taking full responsibility for this child, knowing that she was going to give the child back to jennifer when she got out of prison, astounded me. >> they cannot take custody from you without a reason to. and as long as you have somebody to take care of him, you still have full custody. they just have temporary custody until youre released. and then once upon your release...

Treatments. >> why? >> thats what the chief doctor said because if they cut me open the cancer will spread and kill me faster. >> so what does this mean for you? >> a death sentence. >> even with death looming over him, maxi found comfort in the support and camaraderie of his fellow inmate. >> him being around us, i feel like this is what gives him hope. even if he knows hes dying, he knows that theres not much the medical people can do. >> more than anyone else, joseph monigan formed a special ...

>> people often ask me if weve ever had a member of our production crew attacked or somehow hurt in a prison. and, fortunately, the answer to that is no. security is always at the forefront of our minds. our crews are very experienced and know how to carry themselves in prison and never get too comfortable. but the reality of prison is you can go from calm and quiet to a life-and-death conflict in an instant. >> about halfway through ten weeks of filming for our "extended stay" series at the hol...

>> i fell into like a light coma friday afternoon. i dont remember, you know, but i woke up in the hospital. >> maxi recovered in the hospital and was sent back to prison. but the latest scare prompted some changes. >> this is some paperwork i signed for them to take me off of dying like to give me cpr if i lose it again because before i told them i didnt want them to do that but -- >> you told them do not resuscitate you. >> yeah, but now i had changed at the hospital, on the street and in ther...

Though his violent behavior had tapered off, he had just been assigned to anger management after a disciplinary write-up for arguing with another inmate. >> how many disciplinaries? >> 57. >> how did that happen? >> its a [ bleep ] jungle. man, its a jungle. its been a jungle my whole 11 years. know what im saying. so, people say, you cant blame other people for what you do, cant blame other people for your action. thats a damn lie. >> why? >> youve got to blame other people. youve got to blame ...

Crying spell for, like, a couple weeks, nothing but crying, crying, crying. >> when we met rose six months later, she was serving a four-year sentence for theft and forgery, but when she first got to prison, she didnt even know she was pregnant. >> while i was in classification, which is where you have to be for 30 days when you first get here, i found out i was pregnant. and so, ive been here since then through my whole pregnancy. >> one of the saddest things i think we film in "lockup" is the ...

Nine months. dirty drops, i mean drugs, and this is where i find myself, back in another maximum security facility again. >> smith is not alone. a large number of inmates who are brought to isp have previously served time. >> 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...

If they have any fears try to put that aside and make the process as easy as it can be. if you go ahead and fill this out for me, sir. >> reginald smith, a convicted robber, was recently released from another maximum security facility for crimes that include felony possession of a firearm and conspiracy to escape. he will spend the next 16 months at indiana state. >> sad to say i was out only nine months and i was only out nine months. dirty drops, i mean drugs, and this is where i find myself, ...