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>> when we met percy bradley, he was serving a 20-year sentence for assault and robbery and had been at the center of numerous conflicts at holman. 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. its a jungle. its been a jungle my whole 11 years. know what im saying. so, people say, you cant blame other peo...

And it involved an inmate named pizzaman. >> ee seen him in the gas station and supermarket. >> i used to work at a pizza place. thats right. youve the pizza man sort of stuck to me. i got the same tattoo on my chest. >> how did it tick 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 was because on halloween night 1996 he murdered his boss inside the pizza pa...

When percy got moved back into the general population dorm, he almost acted as though it was his choice, but i think he knew it was a demotion, and i think he felt bad about it, so he had to put on this front for the other guys. >> ive been over here before, it aint like i been over here. all these [ bleep ] know me. i been in prison 11 years. this is just another part of prison. im talking about i dont need to worry about this [ bleep ] redneck, that cracker man. this is real. this is real. tha...

They had been confiscated by staff. >> obviously, i mean, he just robbed me for the three bags, too. so, i had no choice. either i let it go and i let him come back and steal everything i own or i deal with it. in this case, i deal with it. >> what kind of shoes were they? >> oh, they were just $42 pair of nike running shoes. but it didnt matter if this cost $10 or they cost $100. but if nothing else, the coffee alone was enough to do what i did. >> thats the way it is here? >> thats the way it ...

People for your behavior. you dont think there is anything 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 r...

>> percy bradley jumped out at me immediately when i first met him. he was a very angry guy and he was very vocal about advocating violence. >> i come to prison when i was 21 years old. im 21 years old, maximum security prison. ive been locked up 30 years and he said he liked me in a gay way. if i let him tell me stuff like that, aint no telling what probably would have happened. so i took a ten-pound weight and i bust his head. you know what im saying? thats what im talking about in situations ...

The time with me, so im pretty blessed. >> coming up -- >> 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. cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. thats true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios a short word thats a tall order. up your game. up the ante. and if you stumble, you get back up. up isnt easy, and we ought to know. were in...

>> for some inmates, a prison sentence means nothing left to lose. >> what the [ bleep ] it look like? >> if im ever put in general population im as good as dead. >> but sometimes life has other plans. >> its either him or me at that point. >> this [ bleep ] was real. it was all there was. >> 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 cr...

That is staggering. approximately 65 major institutions in the state of florida, thats major institutions. its not counting all of the work camps and work releases. and the county jails are overflowing with people right now. there is people waiting to come to prison. every day, the reception center, five days a week, buses coming in and out from the county jails. >> 30 miles away from pensacola, in the small town of milton on the florida panhandle lies a compound thats never on the itinerary of ...

You know what i mean? >> stone, who was convicted of attempted murder, wont be eligible for parole for another 25 years. 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 m...