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>> i had so many thoughts leading up to this assignment as to what it was gonna be like. trying to imagine going down this road, knowing its a one-way trap. theres this moment when you get this last glimpse of the world around you, but that glimpse is through steal match. >> louisianas highway 66. its a beautiful countryside. its undoubtedly not lost on the countless men driven to the place where theyll most likely die. but road ends here. the louisiana state penitentiary. a former pla...

Key. critics say that has been our countries approach to crime for far too long. the the question whether mass incarceration is keeping us any safer. and, what lengthy prison terms mean for many of the more than 2 million americans behind bars. lester holt spent three days in one of the nations toughest penitentiarys, and this is what he witnessed. heres his special report, life inside. >> life at angola prison isnt what you might imagine. the vast majority live just like this. more than 80 men ...