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Victims of crimes had very few rights in oklahoma. he was very, very passionate and focused on victims rights. and who could argue with him? there was nobody in the senate or in the house for that matter who had been through that kind of a traumatic experience. >> the laws passage was a huge victory for brooks and his allies in the legislature. and personally for him, well, it happened during his second term in the senate. revelation. and not a happy one. for all he had accomplished, all he had ...

>> 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 ...

For the crime. and thats one thing lowery wont do. >> i figured i was going to be in there for life. i just -- i just knew i was going to be in there for life. i was walking one night. i was angry at god. if theres a god, why am i here? why did this happen to me? i just kind of prayed to myself. god, if you are there, do something for me. you know im innocent. why am i here? why have i spent six years behind this prison wall for something i didnt do. if you are real, then you need to show yourse...

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. its all in a workers workout. that way if i do get out, the job aint going to kill me. im going to be ready for it. plus, when you get to be my age, you have to stay in shape. that way when there are guys half this age want to rest with the o...

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 previously served time. >> ive been in this business 26 years and ive ...

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 document his bad behavior on ...

Hanging. >> hearing but not seeing what happens around you is a fact of prison life that torments prisoners even today. >> 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 hazard...

Enters new yorks states largest maximum security prison and steps into the "criminal mindscape." every interview we do with an offender like joel gives us insight into how they think. >> former fbi special agent mark safarik spent 12 years profiling violent criminals in the bureaus elite behavioral analysis unit. >> im interested in sort of the why question. why are you engaged in these different aspects? what are you feeling? you know, whats the drive? >> by confessing to the murders of 17 pr...

And not a happy one. for all he had accomplished, all he had overcome, the grief, the fury, the drift, the confusion, it wasnt enough. perhaps it was his long dead father still whispering in his ear, something he needed to do. he found himself on a legislative tour of oklahomas infamous maximum security prison at mccallister. big macs population housed the most dangerous prisoners including glen ake. the triggerman in his parents murder. and in an even more secure wing, stephen hatch, akes accom...

Little bigger than quarter size. this is dropping south and east, moving at 45 miles per hour. still light rain in joplin. the strongest storms, though, have yet to pass. you see them south of the area right now. bigger picture as we look toward tomorrow, what were going to see, unfortunately, the atmosphere still poised. it is juicy, this warm, moist air coming up from the south. colder, drier air. temperatures are cold north and west. and just here in this firing zone, throughout today the pot...