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Make you want to continue to do it. like art imitates life. oh, man, that looked good. 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. ...

Something good of this. its not going to do me no good 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 ...

Keep moving. >> following the meal, brushy mountain inmates get to spend one hour in the prison yard. with such limited freedom, inmates spend their time in a variety of ways. india mcdowell spends his time braiding other mens hair. >> i do this for a living. sometime i might do it for cheap. usually about five hours. sometimes i might do it. >> how much does it cost? >> usually about $5. >> how about him? >> he got a discount. im a christian. i like to help other people out. >> i let him do the...

Luck. peter harrell -- he remains a mystery. >> nathan: harrell could have gone anywhere from brazil, right? he could have gotten back into the u.s. he could have fathered a son that turned out to be a lying, greedy son of a bitch just like him. >> levi: you of all people should understand, maxie. your mother chose frisco jones over you. she abandoned you and your sister to go and chase after that bastard!: fine, my mom hasm >> maxie: fine, my mom has made some mistakes. but shes not with frisco...

Occasionally fight to the death. but "lockup" crews have found that on some yards, even at dangerous maximum-security institutions, inmates have found something to fill their hearts with love and nurturing. just not for each other. >> this is bayne. this is my buddy. >> nobodys family home cat is -- i can see could be happier than these cats in here. >> one of the first things i noticed in kentucky was something that i never thought that id see in a million years on a prison yard. and thats all ...

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.

The pariahs of the prison yard. >> as far as im concerned they can die. when they get around me and they start talking and they 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 a serial rapist. i was convicted of several different charges, rape, attempted...

Turned out. >> what does turning out mean? >> turning out means they get a woman, they get lonely. as soon as they do the damn thing, they -- its all she wrote. i mean for real. and then they get -- >> you wasnt gay before you came in here, though, was you? >> nope. >> other women at north carolina build committed, monogamous relationships, but those relationships still clash with prison policy. >> we have situations where inmates begin to value one another more than they do following the direct...

Fountain. and i was a little shocked, to turn my head and see peacocks on the yord. 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...

And i was a little shocked to turn 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 would be living here. how are they here...