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Additional ten-year sentence for aggravated patry. after recovering for her injuries, she took the step of returning to work at the prison. this time monitoring the trucks that deliver food to the facility. she no longer has contact with the inmates. >> in life itself, within seconds, your life can change. in a prison environment, it doesnt even take seconds. >> she said she was ready to return for the first time since the attack. escorted by an officer and our crew, the return proved to be far ...

As warden of holman, grantt culliver is always looking for ways to use the prison environment to his advantage. >> 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.

>> i aint got nothing to do with that. just for the record, i dont know what theyre talking about. >> one member of the trio, robert burzee has been at limon for three years and has been out of the closet for most of that time. >> im gay, and i didnt want it to be known, but i was involved with a guy here. and things as they were, the guys found out, obviously. theres somewhat gay activity going on in the prison environment, that its just amazing, because some of the guys that detest the gay lif...

>> 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...

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 your whole life can change. and in a prison environment, sometimes it doesnt even take seconds. in the blink of an eye it could be over. >> youre all right. youre okay. >> the day after her interview with us, talley surprised our field producer when she said she was re...

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...

Sometimes i dont like. like, shes a big flirt. >> in here, they call them lurds or lesbians until released date. which is the lurd part of it. that happens a lot. women that tend to be addictive personalities need some support. >> and mcnaughton claims she is just helping her dorm mates get ready for the prison environment. which is where some will be headed if their cases end in conviction. >> these girls arent gay and theyre going to have to be when they go to prison. so -- >> according to kel...

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...

>> 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...

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 make it in here. >> in some ways...