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May be the reason brook was so hesitant to show his papers. if his story leaks onto the yard, he could be a target for violence. suddenly, a small riot erupts in the yard, and inmate brook is involved. >> all i really know is that it appears that somehow or another it got out into the yard that he was a sex offender, and was confronted by a group of inmates and got into a fight around that. >> the brawl sends brook and the other white inmates involved to solano administrative segregation unit, o...

Some of the inmates choose to participate in activities they would not consider on the yard. ron brook may be under pressure to blend in with the other white inmates. the order of the day is military style calisthenics. the privacy of this intense physical training is fiercely guarded, so we watch using the prisons closed-circuit camera system. brook is worried our cameras might attract unnecessary attention from the other inmates. he refuses to see marcia and diane, but agrees to speak with gro...

Administrative segregation once their treatment in the infirmary was completed. next on "lockup: raw" ever present danger. >> my crime is serial rapist. they accused me of killing a little girl in 1994. >> sex offenders. the pariahs of the prison yard. >> as far as im concerned, they can die. ask me. [ male announcer ] if you think even the best bed can only lie there... ask me what its like when my tempur-pedic moves. [ male announcer ] ...talk to someone who owns an adjustable version of the...

The ones that dont they probably do anyway. >> only thing i fear is the cigarettes catching cancer and kicking the bucket. >> i dont fear them dont mean they cant take me out. you dont have to fear a man to get hurt. if he fears you that is when you have to worry. a coward will get you. >> in here especially they sneak up on you with a knife or rock, choke. they will get you because they fear you. >> to me a coward will hurt you hes more dangerous than a stone cold killer hes squaredcared. >> th...

>> narrator: vladimir is serving four years for theft. he says hes housed here because of conflicts with other inmates. >> translator: i had problems in general population since there are a lot of bad people here. there are a lot of what we call rats. if i stayed there i could have ended up with six more months in prison. now a days if you break somebodys nose or jaw they immediately give you more time in prison without discussion. >> narrator: its outside of 7th block that the uniqueness of zab...

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. where were at now we just eat whatever tastes good? like these sweet ho y clusters... actually theres a half a days worth of fiber in every ... why stop at cereal? bring on the pork chops and the hot fudge. fantastic. are you done sweetie? yea [ male announcer ] fiber beyond recognition. fiber one. hey, i love your ...

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 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. >> t...

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 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...

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 ringer. >> ill try. >> i think it astounded him to be out on the yard and working out with somebody else, being in con...

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