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With sears on the prison yard. >> thats my main concentration and priority, to try and make something good of this. because its not going to do me no good to sit here and justice nor this or to throw all of 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...

Im not that 16-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. >> this is joint stuff, how we do things in the joint. >> 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,...

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 whites elation was not to last. the day ended in bitter disappointment. >> and then an hour later, he got in a fight in t...

Some of us made mistakes. our choices was mistakes, now were paying for them. next -- . very dangerous individual. 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. four walls and a roof is a structure. whats inside is a home. home protector plus from liberty mutual insurance where the cost to both repair your house and replace whats inside are covered. so your life can settle right back into place. to...

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 ]. you know? im constantly agitating them. and theyre constantly agitating me, and i wont quit it. >> ultimately yost may not have a choice. >...

And then they get stupid. you. >> you wasnt gay when you come in here, though, was you? >> nope. >> other women at north carolina build committed, monogomoua relationships. >> we have situations where inmates begin to value one another more than they do following the directives of the authorities here. it is a security issue. >> the first time "lock up" cameras rolled tape on inmate carolina porter she was trying to get a glimpse of her fellow inmate and girlfriend danica cox out on the prison y...

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 really berz exactly when...

While he is here so when he comes home he knows right from wrong and knows what to do and what not to do. >> as a mother i would look to touch him and say are you okay? 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 ...

Rejected, and then well return it back to her. >> along with receiving mail, inmates also look forward to the limited time outside their cell. >> 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. >> air conditioning and cold water. thats what i come for, really. you cant be doing a lot...

>> mr. thomas came into the department on a contempt-of- court charge, which is a low-grade misdemeanor. he left our department with a felony assaulting an officer charge. all when he was going to be released on a summons for the first one. >> thomas pleads not guilty to the felony assault charge. hes awaiting trial. officer whit sustains minor injuries. hes back at work on his next scheduled shift after the attack. >> we do not have time to be afraid. we react. if you want to be afraid or you w...