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Were ahead of russia, rwanda, brazil, australia and the other developed countries. about 2.3 million americans are locked up. 8% in federal prisons, 28% in local jails. about 60% are in state prisons. about 2% are youths. one out of five of all of our prisoners are in jail because of drugs which greatly dominates on the federal level. also another component to the prison issue and that is the rise of private prisons to offset the overcrowding and government-run prisons. ibis world released a rep...

>> i have to ask you, where did you get those glasses? your glasses do not look like theyre prison issue. >> well, theyre not. these glasses are a favor because of the fact i have trouble seeing to be able to eye the needle, but i leave them here. i cannot take them to the dorm. theyre only for use here and i have to turn them into the office before i go back to the dorm. >> sometimes they have problems seeing, just reading, or especially with sewing. they have to do small stuff like threading a...

Keep up the good work. i love you. for real. you ever need a bodyguard -- kellys here. >> just he makes you chuckle. you know, hes human. a human being. >> around everybody, man, you know, come on, man. man, they got me, make me laugh. >> sometimes hed have these huge prison issue glasses that hed wear, wed always joke about them. >> lets do this here, okay? >> oh, god. >> these guys right here. i want to see if theyre for me. you tell me, right? you tell me. >> let me see you. >> all of these s...

Big taylor swift fan. >> i love you, taylor. i love you. keep up the good work. i love you. for real. you ever need a bodyguard -- kellys here. >> just he makes you chuckle. you know, hes human. a human being. >> around everybody, man, you know, come on, man. man, they got me, make me laugh. >> sometimes hed have these huge prison issue glasses that hed wear, wed always joke about them. >> lets do this here, okay? >> oh, god. >> these guys right here. i want to see if theyre for me. you tell me,...

Days, he needs little extra help to lay down a straight stitch. >> i have to ask you, where did you get those glasses? your glasses do not look like theyre prison issue. >> well, theyre not. these glasses are a favor because of the fact i have trouble seeing to be able to eye the needle, but i leave them here. i cannot take them to the dorm. theyre only for use here and i have to turn them into the office before i go back to the dorm. >> sometimes they have problems seeing, just reading, or espe...

Days, he needs a little extra help to lay down a straight stitch. >> i have to ask you, where did you get those glasses? your glasses do not look like theyre prison issue. >> well, theyre not. these glasses are a favor because of the fact i have trouble seeing to be able to eye the needle, but i leave them here. i cannot take them to the dorm. theyre only for use here and i have to turn them into the office before i go back to the dorm. >> sometimes they have problems seeing, just reading, or es...

Days, he needs little extra help to lay down a straight stitch. >> i have to ask you, where did you get those glasses? your glasses do not look like theyre prison issue. >> well, theyre not. these glasses are a favor because of the fact i have trouble seeing to be able to eye the needle, but i leave them here. i cannot take them to the dorm. theyre only for use here and i have to turn them into the office before i go back to the dorm. >> sometimes they have problems seeing, just reading, or espe...

>> i have to ask you, where did you get those glasses? your glasses do not look like theyre prison issue. >> well, theyre not. these glasses are a favor because of the fact i have trouble seeing to be able to eye the needle, but i leave them here. i cannot take them to the dorm. theyre only for use here and i have to turn them into the office before i go back to the dorm. >> sometimes they have problems seeing, just reading, or especially with sewing. they have to do small stuff like threading a...

Actually talk to him face to face and find out that he was a big taylor swift fan. >> i love you, taylor. i love you. keep up the good work. i love you. for real. you ever need a body guard -- kellys here. >> just he makes you chuckle. you know, hes human. hes a human being. >> around everybody, man, you know, come on, man. man, they got me, make me laugh. >> sometimes he would have these huge prison issue glasses that he would wear and we would always joke about them. >> lets do this here, okay...

When we talked to him you know he made us laugh at times and to lear the stories and to hear the officers reaction and then actually talk to him face to face and find out that he was a big taylor swift fan. >> i love you, taylor. i love you. keep up the good work. i love you. for real. you ever need a body guard -- kellys here. >> just he makes you chuckle. you know, hes human. hes a human being. >> around everybody, man, you know, come on, man. man, they got me, make me laugh. >> sometimes he w...