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Bloodworth was found to have instigated the fight and was issued a disciplinary report. >> they call it d-reports, you know what i mean? at approximately 1:45 p.m., detainees bloodworth, delshaun, me and my inmate number and [ bleep ] and [ bleep ], whoever he is, were exchanging blows by the phone bank in the 61 unit. we werent exchanging units. more like me blowing to his face. >> hes been put in a one-person cell. his time in segregation increased in 14 days. the only time out of the cell wil...

From me. i got a 3-year-old out there, so its like my father was never in my life, i might not be here for my son. so, its an eye-opener, makes you wake up after a while. especially in the hole, you got a lot of time to think about [ bleep ]. >> definitely, definitely. you know you got to think about what you done in the past [ bleep ] you know this thing, this could stress you out. you just sitting here all day, all night. only get one hour of rec. that one hour of rec you go out, probably have...

This one right here is actually a photo that i took that last months pictures, which you can see it has a different background. we took this one inside of rec. so i got my fro out in that one, its looking a little bit rough. so i didnt send these out too much. i passed these ones out to the guys that i hang around with here, so they had a picture of me to put in their photo album. >> the sun is bright. >> makes a good picture. >> i cant really see too much. the sun is too bright. its kind of ref...

>> short of being released, the strongest sense of freedom most wabash inmates ever experience is their time on the outdoor recreation yards. >> for the record, we won that game. >> while rec is a time to enjoy some fresh air and exercise, it is also one of the times inmates are most likely to exchange contraband, including shanks. >> tell us whats going on out here. >> well, right now theyre patting down the convicts that are going back in from recreation, to check and make sure they dont have ...

Either on the outside recreation yard or inside on weight machines. but not james stone. >> i got 16 workouts i do in here. using the bag and the box. >> after 26 years in prison, stone has developed a workout routine he can do inside his cell. >> water bottles. all water bottles. getting it closed is the problem. one set of everything every day until i burn out. i dont do a certain amount. i do them till i cant do them no more. and i record how many i do of each thing each day. then the next da...

With the scum either, if that makes any sense. you know what im saying? so im really hating life right now, and -- to me, life doesnt have any meaning at all. >> in exchange for the opportunity to get out of the shu, kenneth smith had to give up the gang, a decision he regrets and one that robert would never make. instead of looking for a way out, robert finds ways to thrive in his environment. >> this is the only place we get to come out, program, rec, work out. this right here, this is my shoe...

Bury me in the back of the prison? no. you going to bury me, bury me outside the gates. i dont want to be buried in prison and be forgotten. >> roca moreno says hes already feeling forgotten. his numerous disciplinary problems have resulted in his visitation privileges being suspended for the past three years. [ bleep ] >> now officers recently found a lighter hidden in his mattress, which will prolong his sanctions. >> i got screwed because of that lighter. im trying to do good. now a lighter i...

Through counseling and medication, the rtus ultimate goal is to integrate these inmates into general population. dennis profitt is one of the psychologists who works in the unit. >> the rtu program is set up on a three-phase system. the initial phase is set up to receive offenders who generally have been isolated from other offenders because of having been living in segregation. so generally in phase one, a person stays to themselves a lot. phase two is where theyre really introduced to the rest...

Just dropped. this man he says had to pull his own tooth because he was so neglected be by the dentist at the prison. 2005, arrested for dwi. he was put in a cell alone because of a history of depression, mental issues. he never had this trial and aside for a few days of evaluation at a behave yal center and seven days of rec, he just sat in that cell for 22 months. >> was it an issue of they forgot he existed or was this a denial of due process? >> partly both. i spoke with a representative thi...

Drag someone from the rec yard? >> i was kind of filming the guys coming up, and i remember panning over to see kevin, and he was gone. and i figured out he had moved to the top of the basketball hoop. he was like a cat. i mean, he must have moved up there so quickly, he just disappeared. >> the first plan was to come out and spray him with the oc spray. we all had to suit up, we all had to put on gas masks. >> this is whats going to happen. were going to go in, give him some directives, bringin...