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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, turned my head and saw peacocks. on the yard. the prison yard itself. the further we got actually onto the prizren grounds, everywhere you looked there were birds. >> then yo...

>> 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 mistakes. 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. [ male announcer ] its that time of year again. time for citi price rewind. because...

They all know they probably do anyway. >> only thing i fear is the end, i believe thats whats going to get me in life. kicking the bucket. >> 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 s...

>> 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 future. >> i aint going to lie. i worry about, am i going to be able to talk with these people properly? do i have enough knowledge or education to make it o...

>> 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 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...

>> this is the first time i seen it when he was speaking, i knew everything, i knew the words as he was saying it, right? its crazy to hear it. to see the words come to life. 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...

>> 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 a choice. >> times ticking. im sick from hepatitis c virus from shooting dope for so many years. the...

Anyway. >> only thing i fear is the end, i believe thats whats going to get me in life. kicking the bucket. >> 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 cor...

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. >> nobody remembers exactly when d...

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. as their home. and as our crew discovered the inmates were more than happy to adopt the cats as pets. >> pets when theyre babies, watch them grow, thats your cat....