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Finally gives up. for their disruptive behavior, the inmates involved receive time in administrative segregation once their treatment in the infirmary was completed. next on "lockup: raw" -- >> my crime is serial rapist. >> they accused me of killing a little girl back in 1994. >> sex offenders. the pariahs of the prison yard. >> as far as im concerned they can die. plaque psoriasis...

There are a lot of what we call rats. if i had stayed there, i could have ended up with six more months in prison. nowadays, if you break somebodys nose or jaw, they immediately give you more time in prison without any discussion. >> but its outside of seventh 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, to turn my head and see peacocks on ...

And i was a little shocked, to turn my head and see 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 would be living here. how are they here...

A very dangerous individual. his beliefs which arent the norm of any known society that i know of. >> a feared inmate is released to the yard.

To sit here and ignore this, throw all this to crazy or not get anything out of it. im not that 15-year-old kid anymore. im 41 years old now. >> as he walked across the yard, first time in years with other inmates, we had no idea what to expect. >> we missed you. >> one time. one time only. >> go ahead. >> hey, im not good at this. ill tell you right now. are you good? >> not really. >> not really? >> hit a ringer. >> ill try. >> i think it astounded him to be out on the yard and working out wit...

Who not only believe yost is a dangerous inmate but that hes the leader of a white supremacist gang. >> is that yost? have you seen him on the yard? watch for him. watch out for that dude. watch his movement. >> we found information, we received a kite saying that if yost gets three feet next to this guy, hes going to hit him. hes going to hit him. >> whats my role here? im an [ bleep ]. in their mind, im a [ bleep ]. im constantly agitating them. and i wont quit. >> ultimately yost may not have...

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The pariahs of the prison yard. >> as far as im concerned they can die. when they get around me and start talking and think its okay to reveal theyre child molesters, every time they say that, im going to smash them. >> most sex offenders choose between a life of constant threats or to serve their time in highly restrictive protective custody units. but mark higgins takes a different approach. >> my crime is -- is a serial rapist. i was convicted of several different charges of rape, attempted r...

But i am concerned having him in my pod, in my unit. im concerned about being assaulted. >> i got butterflies in me but its just -- i feel good about going over there. im glad to finally get this chance, this opportunity. >> our cameras were there as sears made the move to level five. >> the move went off okay. and when we got to his cell, he kind of took it in. even though it looked like, you mow, pretty much the same as his old cell, it seemed like he was in a new world. >> looks about the sam...

I like it. they did good. i want to see some more of it, though. >> for iris white, the playwright, it was the first time he had seen a performance of it, and he was really happy. you know, it was like the greatest day of his life. >> but whites elation was not to last. the day ended in bitter disappointment. >> and then an hour later, he got in a fight in the yard and got busted and got sent back to the shu. so it just shows how fast things can fall apart even when things are going good. prison...