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Schizophrenia and my family was trying to get me committed and i refused to go to a mental health place i was afraid that they would take away my guns because i was a gun collector and hi a lot of guns and i knew once i -- they found me mentally incompetent i wouldnt be able to have guns anymore and developed to the point where i got delusional and i hallucinated and imagined my wife had been kidnapped, raped, tortured and killed by these guys at work so i thought id take vengeance into my own h...

Here that they called saturday morning lectures and people who would give lectures. they arent doing that anymore. id like to start that up again. weve got lawyers, weve got doctors, weve got physical therapists, weve got realtors, weve got drug dealers, too, and counterfeiters, and all kinds of things like that. but these drug dealers who have never had a different job in their life, i think it would be helpful for them to learn how to do these other things. >> we went down there, you have to g...

An adverse effect on the institutional discipline. im going to recommend that you do the balance on your sentence. thank you, have a good day. >> culbertsons parole has been denied. >> so in other words, you got to serve two more years? >> um-hum. >> basically, wheres -- >> im sorry, its okay. >> it aint. i need to talk to the warden about them not -- >> stop, stop. >> please. please. >> you dont have to do anything. >> okay. >> go. >> parole hearings are not considered opportunities to visit. o...

After a couple of weeks, i said, i have an idea. they used to have a little thing here that they called saturday morning lectures, and people would give lectures. they arent doing that anymore. id like to start that up again. weve got lawyers, doctors, physical therapists, realtors and drug dealers too, and counterfeiters and all sorts of things like that. but these drug dealers whove never had a different job in their life, i think would be helpful for them to learn how to do these other things...

Gates on the prison grounds, so thats kind of weird. at least i do get to leave. its appreciated, though. i mean, just think, we werent even getting these visits at first. >> can i come in, daddy? >> how you doing? >> is it worth it? >> its worth it. >> its worth it. >> while the hills enjoy their time together, the officers back in b yard hope they are one step closer to a find. next on "lockup -- extended stay" the search for contraband continues but are the inmates one step ahead? >> im telli...

>> brandon siverly would craft knives out of nearly any object he found on prison grounds. >> if it was big enough to put in your hand with a little left over, it was big enough to be sharpened into a weapon. usually i would just keep it on me because its no good if its hidden somewhere. if somebody comes on to you and [ bleep ], you aint got it on you, you cant tell him, hold on, let me go get my knife. thankfully, ive never had to use one. usually if somebody sees one, its enough to keep them ...

>> brandon siverly would craft knives out of nearly any object he found on prison grounds. >> if it was big enough to put in your hand with a little left over, it was big enough to be sharpened into a weapon. usually i would just keep it on me because its no good if its hidden somewhere. if somebody comes on to you and [ bleep ], you aint got it on you, you cant tell him, hold on, let me go get my knife. thankfully, ive never had to use one. usually if somebody sees one, its enough to keep them ...

A lapse of judgment. a crime is committed. it can result in years behind bars, and regaining freedom can seem impossible. >> we have a lot of freedom out here, you know. we have everything that a person would have at home. >> golden barnett, and nine fellow inmates share creature comforts that dont exist inside the castle. theyve become minimum-security inmates who live in a house on the prison grounds. >> trust is what i lost to society. to trust me in society. so this is a start, and its a gre...

Relationship with the birds, rasha had a unique living situation, as well. he lived on his own, away from the other inmates. >> he had this unique situation. he lived in this little shack on the prison grounds. he didnt have to dwell on the dorms or cells. his whole job was to take care of the pump system at the prison. >> translator: this machine sometimes breaks down in this place. the other one can break down, too, when theres a lot of rain and mud. thats why i keep watch here. >> the fact th...

They werent frightened of him in any way. >> along with his unique relationship with the birds, rasha had a unique living situation, as well. he lived on his own, away from the other inmates. >> he had this unique situation. he lived in this little shack on the prison grounds. he didnt have to dwell on the dorms or cells. his whole job was to take care of the pump system at the prison. >> translator: this machine sometimes breaks down in this place. the other one can break down, too, when theres...