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Located on the mediterranean coast, tel aviv is the israeli version of the city that never sleeps. it is the nations financial capital, and draws millions of tourists each year. 30 miles to northeast, however, is a considerably less popular landmark. rimonim, israels largest maximum security prison. >> translator: the prison holds about 1,200 prisoners. here we have criminals convicted of murder, robbery, rape and many serious things. that makes it a difficult place to manage. >> while state ter...

>> approximately 135,000 incarcerated in the state of florida. thats staggering. thats staggering. 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...

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 day is 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 o...

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 day is 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 o...

>> 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, back in another maximum security facility again. >> smith is not alone. a large number of inmates who are brought to isp have previousl...

>> i try not am am here physica. >> yeah, these poor guys they finally get to go to canteen. they havent been able to in a few days. and it begins to rain. bad luck, huh? >> sudden tropical gulf storms are nothing unusual at the santa rosa correctional institution. a maximum security prison located on the florida panhandle. but today, is a downpour inside c dorm. and it has nothing to do with the weather. >> well that inmate break the sprinkler head on the cell in 12, 10, i believe. well shut of...

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...

Come out is to go get the worst food you ever ate in your life? i dont know how they call it food. >> every day things that people take for grant wed cherish right now. >> wabash valley correctional facility. a maximum security prison on the western edge of indiana, the center piece of the rural town of carlisle. the inmate population of 2200 outnumbers local residents four to one. many of indianas most violent offenders are sent here. >> the break down for offenders who have committed serious o...

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 case where a pregnant inmate has to decide what to do with her baby. at tennessee prison for women, they hav...

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 week. for some its just a short...