on you, right? being in this environment, i ve had to become and to be a predator in order to avoid being prey. finding appropriate housing for convicted killers who have continued their violent ways behind bars is always a challenge. a fact dramatically illustrated during our visit to kern valley state prison in california. it s always work, work, work. when we met james randall he was working his prison job, helping officers serve food to his fellow inmates. when we sat down to talk in his cell, randall seemed to only have one concern. how his shaved head looked on
of theft, shoplifting and just being a pain to the members of society in midtown memphis. ziggy had grown accustomed to life in riverbend s minimum security unit. he has what he calls a cushy prison job, editing the inmate newspaper. my punishment is not going to begin until i walk out those front gates, because this is a world i ve gotten used to since age 12. but when i get out there, it s an entirely different world. and it s a changed world. and to be honest with you, i m very, very scared. during our shoot ziggy was facing a disciplinary board hearing for altering his urine test. let me see the text of the write-up here. in his hour of need, ziggy turned to an unlikely ally, fellow inmate and convicted serial rapist mark higgins. higgins prison job is as an inmate adviser, a sort of layman
defense lawyer. therefore inmate hall has been charged with dsa, drug screen alter. i did this for a reason. it was because i m coming up for parole here in less than three months. and i guess i needed a way to delay that. to delay getting out. i m not ready to get out. lieutenant vance, the d-board chairman has a tendency to have an attitude of don t know, don t care when it comes to your personal problems. all he wants to address is what s in the write-up. ziggy faces several potential penalties for attempting to alter his drug screen, including time in the hole, a loss of his prison job and even a judgment that can make his whole plan backfire, a transfer to another prison. that s one punishment i really don t look forward to, being transferred somewhere else. ziggy s reluctance to leave
are you proud of him? oh, absolutely. for him to just graduate from high school and not be in in any trouble is enough for me to be proud. if he d have took after me, way different road. and that comes from his mama, a lot of that does. his son, who has just scheduled another visit, has inspired mccrory to be a better role model. he currently has a nonpaying prison job as an orderly but today is applying for a much better job as a clerk in the staff canteen. how much does it pay? $75 a month. it just keeps the pressure off your family from having to send so much money. cuts down on what they send. mccrory must interview for the job with the institutional classification team. you got past experience working at a canteen? yes, sir, at county correctional institution. how long did you work in the canteen? one year, sir. did you have any problems while you were doing that? no, sir, no problem. you will be working with staff directly. it s a good job. you need to h
you a lot more. what are you going to do with the pickles, may i ask? too hot for me. caliente. morgan also earned the respect of other inmates as well as compensation in the form of commissary goods by providing skilled services not often found in prison. among other things, he s a tailor. now stand up here on the chair. i ain t getting on my knees, honey. you got me twisted. i m not getting on my knees. you do it any other time. i would not. [ bleep ] none of the straight inmates were embarrassed to be seen with peaches. and that was also unusual in a general population setting. for a gay man in prison. it s like disney land. you just don t know what ride to get on. my family goes, are you ready to come home? i said yeah i m ready to come home i just haven t earned my mickey mouse ears yet. so a couple more years and i ve got my mickey mouse ears and i m out the door. uh-huh. and i m taking all the rides with me. i ll go ahead and fill out the paperwork and have you sig