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>> we wanted to see their yard, where the guys exercise. and at first, you know, i saw weights. but im used to seeing that in every prison. and then theres this beautiful pool. this olympic size pool that the inmates swim in. >> have you been in any other prisons? >> translator: yes, yes. >> do they all have pools? >> translator: no, no. >> just here? >> translator: yes. >> you would never see this in an american prison. it is too easy for an inmate to drown another inmate or hurt a staff member...

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>> translator: on them, too. animals, nature in general, are pleasant to look at. >> peacocks are one thing. but later on the tour we were blown away by what we saw next. >> we want to see their yard, where the guys exercise. and at first, you know, i saw weights. but im used to seeing that in every prison. and then theres this beautiful pool. this olympic size pool that the inmates swim in. >> have you been in any other prisons? >> translator: yes, yes. >> do they all have pools? >> translator:...

Blown away by what we saw next. >> we want to see their yard, where the guys exercise. and at first, you know, i saw weights. but im used to seeing that in every prison. and then theres this beautiful pool. this olympic size pool that the inmates swim in. >> have you been in any other prisons? >> translator: yes, yes. >> do they all have pools? >> translator: no, no. >> just here? >> translator: yes. >> you would never see this in an american prison. it is too easy for an inmate to drown another...

>> we want to see their yard, where the guys exercise. and at first, you know, i saw weights. but im used to seeing that in every prison. and then theres this beautiful pool. this olympic size pool that the inmates swim in. >> have you been in any other prisons? >> translator: yes, yes. >> do they all have pools? >> translator: no, no. >> just here? >> translator: yes. >> you would never see this in an american prison. it is too easy for an inmate to drown another inmate or hurt a staff member. ...

See flowers, beautiful flowers in bloom and gardening, inmates planting other plants and laundry hanging out and its almost soothing when you walk through there. >> chickens, peacocks, all these birds you would never think would be living here. how are they here? >> translator: we breed those, they are not wild birds. >> does it have a positive effect on the prison? >> translator: yes, of course. >> how about for the staff? >> translator: on them, too. animals, nature in general are pleasant to ...

But later on the tour we were blown away by what we saw next. >> we want to see their yard, where the guys exercise. and at first, you know, i saw weights. but im used to seeing that in every prison. and then theres this beautiful pool. this olympic size pool that the inmates swim in. >> have you been in any other prisons? >> translator: yes, yes. >> do they all have pools? >> translator: no, no. >> just here? >> translator: yes. >> you would never see this in an american prison. it is too easy ...

Pleasant to look at. >> peacocks are one thing. later on the tour we were blown away by what we saw next. >> we went to see their yard where the guys exercise. and at first i saw weights. im used to seeing that in every prison. then there is this beautiful pool. this olympic size pool that the inmates swim in. >> have you been in any other pools in prison? >> yes. >> do they all have pools? >> no. >> you would never see this in an american prison. it is too easy for an inmate to drown another in...

>> a lot of people wouldnt imagine getting out there and swimming in that stuff. but were following a different swimmer swimming in a different spot and swimming for 24 hours straight. i cant swim a few laps in an olympic size pool. this lady swimming 24 hours straight. it seems like this could be impossible. >> impossible. this summer, she is doing it right now off the coast, off the florida coast. wait until you hear her age. it just adds to how amazing this story is. a live report from the si...

This olympic size pool that the inmates swim in. >> have you been in any other pools in prison? >> yes. >> do they all have pools? >> no. >> you would never see this in an american prison. it is too easy for an inmate to drown another inmate or hurt a staff member. youre not going to see it. i was stunned by that. >> the unusual sights here that apparently have only just begun. >> we were on our way up front and i noticed the long line of inmates. they all had their bags. i asked the guy whats g...