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Produce more fat because the body thinks its preparing for a time of crisis. were in trouble here. the ugly nba star justin curry taking a tumble. the golden state warriors guard flipped over a player trying to block a shot and slammed his head. its time for your brew on this. maryland high schoolers facing criminal charges after releasing 72,000 lady bugs for their senior prank. does the punishment fit the crime? >> its all fun and games until someone gets hurt or it costs someone money to ...

The doctor said i dont know how much more you could have taken. had he kicked you one more time, he could have killed you. without a doubt you could have died. >> her attacker received an additional ten-year sentence for aggravated battery. and after recovering from her injuries, officer talley took the brave step of returning to work at the prison. this time monitoring the trucks that deliver food to the facility. she no longer has any contact with the inmates. >> in life itself, within seconds...

Rescue program like the one at indiana state prison. >> introduce me to your friend. >> this is cletus. hes 16 months old. they said we can adopt cats from the humane society, so i adopted this one. >> benjamin ritchie was in for a pretty horrendous crime. hes on death row. death row is a very dark, depressing place. but when he started playing with his cat, cletus, theres some kind of bonding. theres a display of affection that you would never normally see in a prison environment. >> you wouldn...

With inmates and other times theyre part of a sanctioned rescue program like the one at indiana state prison. >> introduce me to your friend. >> this is cletus. hes 16 months old. they said we can adopt cats from the humane society, so i adopted this one. >> benjamin ritchie was in for a pretty horrendous crime. hes on death row. death row is a very dark, depressing place. but when he started playing with his cat, cletus, theres some kind of bonding. theres a display of affection that you would ...

Little surprising to see in a prison environment. he came into prison as a teenager and its almost as if something stopped in him at that age. >> drakes teen years were troubling, and he frequently ran away from home. >> i was bored, i guess. im smart. everything that they kind of taught me, i kind of learned. just didnt do homework, didnt like going. >> running away eventually led drake to murder. he shot and killed a man known for giving troubled teens, including himself and some of his friend...

Theres so much gay activity going on in the prison environment that its just amazing because some of the guys who detest the gay lifestyle the most are the ones who sneak in my house or ask me to fool around with them. but ultimately on the yard or when youre out in general population moving around, for the most part, people want to shun you or whatever, based on the fact that its just a cool thing to do, for the most part. >> burrzee, cherry, and royanna all look out for each other, which has b...

Indiana state prison. >> introduce me to your friend. >> this is cletus. hes 16 months old. they said we can adopt cats from the humane society, so i adopted this one. >> benjamin ritchie was in for a pretty horrendous crime. hes on death row. death row is a very dark, depressing place. but when he started playing with his cat, cletus, theres some kind of bonding. theres a display of affection that you would never normally see in a prison environment. >> you wouldnt believe what a cat would do. ...

>> many of them still were a little bit uncomfortable with that idea, especially uncomfortable about having to give over their protection now, completely to the prison authorities. they were not able any more to rely on their gang for protection. >> do i feel safe? you never can feel safe in a prison environment. i dont depend on prison administration to protect me. yeah, theyre going to take steps to sure were secure. but at the same time im going to fall back on what i learned in prison to mak...

As warden of holman, grantt culliver is always looking for ways to use the prison environment to his advantage. >> what do you do -- >> lettuce. >> theres no lettuce in alabama. what kind of lettuce? >> lettuce like that. >> never heard of it. cant grow no damn lettuce. in alabama. i tried it. >> you cant grow lettuce? >> collard green. i dont see it, thats what i tell you. i aint jesus christ. look what i told you. >> warden culliver is currently planning upgrades to the softball field to raise...

Uncomfortable about having to give over their protection now, completely to the prison authorities. they were not able any more to rely on their gang for protection. >> do i feel safe? you never can feel safe in a prison environment. i dont depend on prison administration to protect me. yeah, theyre going to take steps to sure were secure. but at the same time im going to fall back on what i learned in prison to make it in here. >> in some ways you feel like you hung up your balls. now you have ...