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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. >> nobodys family home cat could be happier than these cats in here. >> one of the first things i noticed walking in the yard in kentucky was something i never thought i would see in a million years on a prison yard. thats all of the cats. they were all over the place. >...

>> i love him to death. i will do anything for brad. anything. short of killing someone. the family bonds lead to murder. >> later. >> one of the first things i noticed something i never thought i would see in a million years in a prison yard. thats all the cats. >> when inmates adopt. >> especially when theyre little babies you can raise them up, pet them. feed them. you watch them grow. thats your cat.

Inmates socialize, exercise and 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. >> nobodys family home cat could be happier than these cats in here. >> one of the first things i noticed walking in the yard in kentucky was something i never thought i would see in a million years on a prison yard. thats all of the cats....

>> 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 theyre constantly agitating me and i wont quit. >> ultimately yost may not have a choice. >> times ticking. im sick from hepatitis c virus from s...

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 with somebody else, being in contact with another inmate that he could talk to without being in shackles. >> thats one, two. >> im ahead, 2-0. >> he seemed like a kid, you know, ...

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 can take it all away from you. >> its the old law, you know? for every action, theres a reaction. so i can relate to macbeth, you know, by the choices he made predicted his punishment. some of us made mist...

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 can take it all away from you. >> its the old law, you know? for every action, theres a reaction. so i can relate to...

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 with somebody else, being in contact with another inmate that he could talk to without ...

>> later. >> one of the first things i noticed something i never thought i would see in a million years in a prison yard. thats all the cats. >> when inmates adopt. >> especially when theyre little babies you can raise them up, pet them. feed them. you watch them grow. thats your cat. [ female announcer ] hands were made for playing. legs, for crossing. feet...splashing. better things than the joint pain and swelling of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis.

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 directives of the authorities here. they are a security issue. >> the first time "lockup" cameras rolled tape on north carolina inmat...