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Where you couldnt care for it anymore. so in this funny little way, the cats contributed to a lower level of violence on that yard. >> he comes once a month. buy dry food. and medicine and toys and stuff like that. >> some guys work hard at their jobs to earn their money. >> sometimes, 60, 70, 80 bucks, takes everything theyve got. >> my baby. >> i wish you cats would get together and get rid of some of the rats we got running around the yards. >> dont want any rats, man. >> the people rats. now...

And i just began to praise god. yeah. >> though they can see each other on the yard, prison officials wont let the sisters share a cell for security reasons. >> they think we are the same person in the same dorm. and they get confused. >> its interesting and kind of unusual for corrections because if you, if you are not paying attention you dont know who you are talking to. its one of the reasons why we house them separately. >> look. >> you look wonderful. wonderful. >> yeah. >> thats my only b...

Woman and they end up getting turned out. >> what does turning out mean? >> turning out means they have 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 th...

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 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 fir...

>> 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 style he wan...

Rejected, and then well return it back to her. >> along with receiving mail, inmates also look forward to the limited time outside their cells. >> yummy. this is yummy. >> they are brought out to go to lunch, took back in and locked down again until that afternoon when we have the evening meal. then go to the yard for an hour and then they are locked back down for the rest of the day except for ten minutes while they take a shower. >> the cool air. its so hot, the air conditioning and the cold w...

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 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...

Because i know who they are. the rest of these guys i dont fear none of them. i hope they watch this. they all know the ones that dont. 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 g...

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 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 t...

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 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 woul...