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Then released on bond, he wasnt out three months before he was in trouble again. and this time his offense earned him a new identity on the cell block. >> my actual nickname here is rambo. and thats from ramming my wifes condo with my truck. im nothing like rambo, but he is one of my heroes. that kind of makes me feel like a bigger guy. >> normally your older inmates are treated with a little bit more respect. they -- i guess it doesnt even really matter what race they are. they just come in her...

Their name. hey, good morning, officer field. whats your name? stanwick! he changed over time. i dont know if it was he came to the realization where he was at and accepted it or he got used to the environment as used as these guys can get. >> the biggest thing i tried to learn in here is how to stay out of trouble, you know, because i already come in with enough trouble and i dont need any more, and im trying to make the best of a bad situation. but there are some days its not too bad. >> today...

Theyre going into the rec yard. straight down the middle. straight down the middle. >> though the goal of these raids is to neutralize threats, some inmates are less threatening than others. >> we go through this about once a month. and usually theyre looking for things were not supposed to have. >> 68-year-old patrick stanwick has been at the 4th avenue jail for the past eight months and is one of maricopas oldest inmates. >> i was born five days before pearl harbor. that makes me an old guy. >...

>> my friend introduced me to brayden as a friend. she was like, she puts money on other peoples books. whatever, whatever. and i was like, yeah, right. and she was like, no, seriously, and you know emilee. shes a writer. so i started writing her letters. it became a hustle for me. my relationship with brayden is awesome. its letter writing. her mom puts money on my books every week. its awesome. i dont have to see her, i dont touch her. im over here. shes over there. its awesome. my mom is sick...

Rambo. and thats from ramming my wifes condo with my truck. im nothing like rambo, but he is one of my heroes. that kind of makes me feel like a bigger guy. >> normally your older inmates are treated with a little bit more respect. they -- i guess it doesnt even really matter what race they are. they just come in here and they kind of have that respect given to them due to their age. the other inmates look out after them. take care of them. make sure they know the rules and the regs they have he...

Like that and you ask them their name. hey, good morning, officer field. whats your name? stanwick! he changed over time. i dont know if it was he came to the realization where he was at and accepted it or he got used to the environment as used as these guys can get. >> the biggest thing i tried to learn in here is how to stay out of trouble, you know, because i already come in with enough trouble and i dont need any more, and im trying to make the best of a bad situation. but there are some day...

Aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. >> my wife and i hadnt been getting along for quite a while. i wanted her to go to the bedroom to -- to have some sex, and i hadnt had any sex for seven months. and so it was kind of the straw that broke the camels back when she told me to get out because i was drinking. and i loaded my 9 millimeter glock and went back in to the living room. and i said, im not going to lay a hand on you, but im going to get your attention. i aimed it at her. and aimed it ...

>> [ bleep ]. >> get down! on the ground! get on the ground now! >> okay, theyre opening lower tier. once theyre strip searched theyre going into the rec yard. straight down the middle. straight down the middle. >> though the goal of these raids is to neutralize threats, some inmates are less threatening than others. >> we go through this about once a month. and usually theyre looking for things were not supposed to have. >> 68-year-old patrick stanwick has been at the 4th avenue jail for the pa...

And thats from ramming my wifes condo with my truck. im nothing like rambo, but he is one of my heroes. that kind of makes me feel like a bigger guy. >> normally your older inmates are treated with a little bit more respect. they -- i guess it doesnt even really matter what race they are. they just come in here and they kind of have that respect given to them due to their age. the other inmates look out after them. take care of them. make sure they know the rules and the regs they have here in t...

I do puzzles. its an easy one that keeps me up on the words because i started losing my vocabulary after a while. and i dont want to get into it too much of that "you know" stuff. >> as one of the oldest inmates at the maricopa county jail in phoenix, 68-year-old patrick stanwick has found his own way to fit in. >> i cant say ive got an enemy. i dont feel ive got an enemy in maybe 72 guys in here. we listen to each others stories. and a lot of them are really sad. i used to think my dad was hard...