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Reports in canada report two men broke out of a prison in quebec by climbing up a rope dangling from a chopper. the men got away but they didnt get far. investigators say they arrested both men along with two others some 30 miles away. trace gallagher is in our l.a. newsroom. take it through us if you would, trace. >> two men posing as tourists tour helicopter and put a gun to the pilots head and told him to fly to the prison. when he got over othe prison yard, thats when the man pushed out that...

>> prison is predatory. prison is evil. everybody in here runs on emotion. very few people think with a higher intellect about how to do stuff or how to be. what? >> yourself included? is that how you operate? how do you operate in here? >> well, theres people that would tell you how i operate in here. im sure theres lots of people that would tell you that they dont approve of how i operate. >> those people include the correctional staff. who not only believe yost is a dangerous inmate but that ...

Our choices was mistakes, now were paying for them. next -- >> three dangerous individuals. 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. ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate. ♪ ♪ we, we chocolate cross over. ♪ ♪ yeah, we chocolate cross over. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing fiber one 80 calorie chocolate cereal. ♪ chocolate. ♪

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. ...

Make it there or not. >> i personally have never had any problems with him. 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 a...

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 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 ring...

>> 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 glimpse of her girlfriend and fellow inmate, danica cox, out on the prison yard. >> shes gone! >> what happened? >> shes gone. >> at the time, jennifer was restricted to a solitary confinement cell as punishment for fighting with...

>> 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 glimpse of her girlfriend and fellow inmate, danica cox, out on the prison yard. >> shes gone! >> what happened? >> shes gone. >> at the time, jennifer was restricted to a solitary confinement cell as punishment for fighting with...

>> just because i dont fear doesnt mean they can take me out. if he fears you thats when you got to worry. in here especially because theyll sneak up on you with a knife, a rock, a choke, whatever they want to do. they will get you because they fear you. >> to me, hes more dangerous than a stone cold killer. you know, he is scared. you know put himself in a situation where he is in the corner. >> thats his only way out. >> and no group of inmates feels more cornered than sex offenders. rapists a...

They want to do. they will get you because they fear you. >> to me, hes more dangerous than a stone cold killer. you know, he is scared. you know put himself in a situation where he is in the corner. >> thats his only way out. >> and no group of inmates feels more cornered than sex offenders. rapists and child molesters are 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 ti...