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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 style he wants to do. stylists choice. >> ...

>> 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 same, doesnt it? >> later, our crew caught up with sears on the prison yard. >> thats my main concentration and priority, to try and make 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 ...

Years ago. at the age of 16 he had a promised scholarship and an nfl career was ahead of him. all of that was suddenly snatched from him when he was falsely convicted of rape. he served five years in prison and another four on probation before his accuser recanted, she had made the whole thing up. >> i know what ive been through. >> a year ago, with his name cleared, banks began mounting a comeback. thursday night, after standing on the sidelines for three quarters, he got his shot with the atla...

Correctional staff. 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. >> ultimate...

>> 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, at summer camp. >> but an even more significant challenge is in sears f...

I want to give him a hug. i havent been able to do that. i know one day i will. coming up on lockup raw: prison love. >> 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...

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....

And then they get stupid. >> 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 inmate jennifer porter, she was trying to get a gli...

Assault with a deadly weapon. jury convicted o.j. after that weird, weird robbery thing at gunpoint in vegas involving two sports memorabilia dealers in the hotel room back in 07. o.j. claimed he was just trying to get his stuff back. the parole board has indicated now that it made todays decision because o.j. has been behaving very well behind bars, hes been working in the prison gym, even coaching games in the prison yard. giana spilbar is a defense attorney. there is more to come on the res...

Jury acquitted him of the murders of his ex-wife and one of her friends. i spoke with o.j. about that case back in 2000, and asked him whether he would like to take a lie detector test. >> what about now. >> than anybody. >> would you take a lie detector test now. >> not for you i wont. >> shepard: how about are for mr. geld and the fbi. >> if i can benefit for it then i will. goldman and all these guys think im guilty. sign off. whatever money is made, o.j. can keep to raise his kids i will do ...