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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 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 st...

Crying spell for, like, a couple weeks, nothing but crying, crying, crying. >> with 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 c...

>> thats the way it is here? >> thats the way it is the way i live it. >> terry was very clear about how his actions were justified even though they were extreme actions, because that was part of prison life, that he almost killed a human being because the guy stole his shoes. the irony to me was the fact that terry was in prison for robbery. >> because he was already serving a life sentence, moore did not receive any new criminal charges for the stabbing, but was kept in lockdown until his tran...

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 like that. all he had to do was leave my stuff alone. they brok...

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...

Prison. but the latest scare prompted some changes. >> this is some paperwork i signed for them to take 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. >> you told them do not resuscitate you if yeah, but now i had changed at the hospital, on the street and in there. >> his change of heart regarding his do not resuscitate was influenced by his best friend and caregiver, joseph. >> i told him i wasnt going to take care of him if they wa...

Coastal town of seward, alaska, is known for more than just breathtaking, natural beauty. its also home to the spring creek correctional facility, alaskas only maximum security prison. its here that we encountered carl abuhl, one of the most memorable killers ever profiled on "lockup." it didnt take long for him to make clear his opinions of some of his fellow inmates. >> all these inmates can say whatever they want to say. theyre punks. and the people that are in control know theyre punks. >> a...

The victim. >> hold that. >> come on, come on. >> go, go, go. >> move it. >> lock him up. >> move it. >> move. >> where are you heading? >> he could have probably killed me if i wanted to. looked like he might have got an artery. it was gushing out pretty good. >> we followed the victim all the way to the ambulance. and one of my favorite moments of that show was the warden going out to the ambulance to see what was happening, and then him turning around to walk back into the building and saying...

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 people for what you do, cant blame other people for your action. thats a damn lie. >> why? >> youve...

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 full of inmates trying to change their life and learn different thin...