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>> one guys got, like, partial brain damage and the other one just got his arm -- >> hell never be able to use his right hand again. >> although both men faced life sentences for murder, michael pled guilty so brad could plea bargain down to lesser time. >> brad didnt kill anybody. im the one that shot and killed the guy. so i didnt think it fair for him to spend the rest of his life in prison, which i didnt want that anyway. he gets to go home, where ill probably end up dying in prison. >> the ...

Flashpoint of warsaws volatile past, mokotow prison. >> been to over 20 american prisons. theyre usually located in remote areas far from cities for security reasons. so were on these busy warsaw streets and we turn and these massive blue doors open up and we enter into this facility. and when we were inside and i was standing on prison grounds, i would look up and see apartment buildings surrounding us, businesses. >> the prison was built in 1904. it used to be called the place of no return. be...

Block in the general population area that the uniqueness of zabela is most obvious. >> you walk out into this courtyard that was beautiful. they had this very large fountain. and i was a little shocked, turned my head and saw peacocks. on the yard. the prison yard itself. the further we got actually onto the prison grounds everywhere you looked there were birds. >> then you look a little closer and you see flowers. beautiful flowers in bloom. and gardening. inmates planting other plants. laundry...

Michele ellis is a rookie officer in training. this is her second week working on prison grounds. >> my husband, you know, was kind of skeptical at first. i think he knows this is something that i really want to do. >> ive always had a passion for law enforcement. thats just something i love. my kids were kind of excited. they thought, okay, mommy is going to be a cop. thats cool for them. i dont think they really understand everything thats going on. you have to remember to stay firm, fair and ...

Its known as the phoenix city. because of a history of rising from the ashes of war and oppression over the course of centuries. on one busy downtown street is a flashpoint of warsaws volatile past, mokotow prison. >> ive been to over 20 american prisons. theyre usually located in remote areas far from cities for security reasons. so were on these busy warsaw streets and we turn and these massive blue doors open up and we enter into this facility. and when we were inside and i was standing on pr...

From the ashes of war and oppression over the course of centuries. on one busy downtown street is a flashpoint of warsaws volatile past, mokotow prison. >> been to over 20 american prisons. theyre usually located in remote areas far from cities for security reasons. so were on these busy warsaw streets and we turn and these massive blue doors open up and we enter into this facility. and when we were inside and i was standing on prison grounds, i would look up and see apartment buildings surround...

Courtyard that was beautiful. they had this very large fountain. and i was a little shocked, turned my head and saw peacocks. on the yard. the prison yard itself. the further we got actually onto the prison grounds, everywhere you looked there were birds. >> then you look a little closer and you see flowers. beautiful flowers in bloom. and gardening. inmates planting other plants. laundry hanging out. and it is almost soothing when you walk through there. >> chickens, peacocks, all these birds t...

They had this very large fountain. and i was a little shocked, turned my head and saw peacocks. on the yard. the prison yard itself. the further we got actually onto the prison grounds, everywhere you looked there were birds. >> then you look a little closer and you see flowers. beautiful flowers in bloom. and gardening. inmates planting other plants. laundry hanging out. and it is almost soothing when you walk through there. >> chickens, peacocks, all these birds that you would never think woul...

During an argument which is a serious offense and also that she has had multiple write-ups. to recommend parole at this time would have an verse 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, sto...

After a phone call from a local citizen about a possible escaped inmate, the c.o.s of san quentin have snapped into action. >> take your ass upstairs. >> inside the prison, all inmates have been locked up and the officers have done a prison-wide recount. prison officials have also been dispatched to canvass the area around san quentin. >> its possible that the citizen saw what they saw, could have maybe been two teenagers or something that live on grounds, prison grounds that were hopping the fe...