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In your life. i dont even know how they call it food. >> everyday, seeing people take for granted, we 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 nearly 2,200 out numbers local residents 4-1. many of indianas most violent offenders are sent here. >> the approximate breakdown for offenders that have committed serious offenses against a person -- which...

>> every week, dozens of new inmates arrive at limon correctional facility. a level 4 prison located on the barren plains of eastern colorado. the prison sits on 320 acres and houses inmates in six different living units. >> the type of offenders that we have at limon are violent offenders. we have 64% violent. 244 of our offenders are serving a life sentence. limon has had a reputation of being a violent prison amongst the offender population. they do tend to send the majority of violent offend...

Of the dining hall, either designating them for race or different gangs. so the department adopted a policy to have assigned seating to where the staff controlled the flow of the offender population in the dining hall. >> as the inmates come in, were going to have them sit two rows at a time. once they fill up those two rows, were going to step back and give them an additional two rows to sit down. i think its a little easier because we can keep them all in front of us. before, they would be beh...

Offenders taking over sections of the dining hall, either designating them for race or different gangs. so the department adopted a policy to have assigned seating to where the staff controlled the flow of the offender population in the dining hall. >> as the inmates come in, were going to have them sit two rows at a time. once they fill up those two rows, were going to step back and give them an additional two rows to sit down. i think its a little easier because we can keep them all in front o...

Now held inside windowless single-man cells 23 hours a day. they take their meals alone and even phone calls, which are allowed once a week, are made from the isolation of their cells. >> in this confinement unit we have to deliver all of their services. i try to make contact with every one of my offenders at least once a week. thats all 144 of them. >> case manager beverly gillmore is the primary link to the rest of the world for the inmates. >> i came from the south. i was so protected and so ...

Dangerous and disruptive are housed in the secured confinement unit. most inmates have assaulted staff or other offenders and are now held inside windowless single-man cells 23 hours a day. they take their meals alone and even phone calls, which are allowed once a week, are made from the isolation of their cells. >> in this confinement unit we have to deliver all of their services. i try to make contact with every one of my offenders at least once a week. thats all 144 of them. >> case manager b...

In your life. i dont even know how they call it food. >> everyday, seeing people take for granted, we 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 nearly 2,200 out numbers local residents 4-1. many of indianas most violent offenders are sent here. >> the approximate breakdown for offenders that have committed serious offenses against a person -- which...

Sections of the dining hall, either designating them for race or different gangs. so the department adopted a policy to have assigned seating to where the staff controlled the flow of the offender population in the dining hall. >> as the inmates come in, were going to have them sit two rows at a time. once they fill up those two rows, were going to step back and give them an additional two rows to sit down. i think its a little easier because we can keep them all in front of us. before, they wou...

>> every week, dozens of new inmates arrive at limon correctional facility. a level 4 prison located on the barren plains of eastern colorado. the prison sits on 320 acres and houses inmates in six different living units. >> the type of offenders that we have at limon are violent offenders. we have 64% violent. 244 of our offenders are serving a life sentence. limon has had a reputation of being a violent prison amongst the offender population. they do tend to send the majority of violent offend...

In your life. i dont even know how they call it food. >> every day, things people take for granted, we would cherish right now. >> wabash valley correctional facility, a maximum security prison on the western edge of indiana, the centerpiece of the rural town of carlisle. the inmate population of nearly 2,200 outnumbers local residents 4-1. many of indianas most violent offenders are sent here. >> the approximate breakdown for offenders that have committed serious offenses against a person, whic...