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Many other self-mutilators. >> some people self-injure as a manipulation because they want to get move.d. some people self-injure as a cry of help. some people self-injure to get even. you know, im going to hurt myself and im going to show you kind of thing, so anger. >> our crew got a rare glimpse of how prevalent self-mutilation is at the wabash correctional facility in indiana. >> i need to go on 11. >> 11. >> 11 range, thank you. >> prison psychologist mary ruth simms conducts group therapy ...

He was returned to his cell. at the time, hill was already in segregation for another reason. self-mutilation. >> first time he hurt himself, he threw a battery off a window, something broke i guess, he started slicing his arm up, cut him away. we sent him to medical on suicide watch. he came back a couple weeks later, broke a razor blade and started cutting his arm everywhere, had to get stitches, staples all down his arm. >> hill says hes not suicidal but believes in bloodletting for health pu...

Self-mutilation which will cripple americans for years to come. since the country is fixated on belt tightening jobs are not being created and were being hurt in the long-term. not many americans think this will change with the current climate in washington. give americans advice on what they can do without washingtons help? >> well the presidents been working very hard on the strategy of growth and you see it reflected in these numbers, the economy continues to be resilient, notwithstanding the...

To the southern tip of illinois before he was captured, a distance of almost 400 miles. >> the police didnt even know who i was to start with. i mean i actually gave them an alias and they wrote me a ticket for driving the vehicle with the wrong plates and eluding an officer. if i had $200, i could have bonded out. but i had my -- they found out who i was eventually. aside from getting caught, i dont regret it one bit. id do it again tomorrow if i could. im 35 years old now. hopefully if everyth...

Running in on them, and cussing. just a lot of crazy stuff, you know. i call it bugs. theres somebody always bugging out, always somebody causing trouble in the cell house. its hard. its really hard. they got me on a lot of medication. >> inmates in cell house 220 get an hour of recreation in the morning and a ten-minute shower several times a week. >> one of the worst things in this cell house i would say is the compound day-to-day events, typical stress incidences that add up and some of the t...

Going to send him -- >> let him come down, and then ill give him some one-on-one. ill see you in a little bit, okay? all right. >> randall sawyer is the charge nurse in pendletons medical unit. here, staff sees more than 150 offenders a day for everything from daily med distribution to serious offender battery. self-cutting is also no surprise. >> a lot of them will cut on themselves for self-mutilation to relieve the anger. they say it just feels good. and its sad that they have resulted in tha...

19-year-old jacob shauntee is one of the most perplexing for staff. >> every time staff does something, you dont agree with it, this is what you do, you cut or tie or something, dont you? every time. because you just want everything to be fair, right? sorry, buddy. >> get this one right here on top. >> hes done it before, and its shocking. his nail bed is purple. thats pretty bad. like i said, hes done it before. >> just two weeks ago, officers and medical staff had their hands full with jacob d...

Totally and theyre totally worthless. >> i know the problems i have need to be fixed. ive got a 6-year-old daughter now. how am i going to explain to her when daddy getting upset he cuts and burns himself? >> inmates deemed not to be a threat to others are assigned to wabashs residential treatment unit where they are granted more time outside of their cell. that is where we met joe carr, who had a long history of self-mutilation. >> i was anti-social. i didnt want to be around nobody. i didnt wa...

Reopened his scars where he perviously cut himself up. >> take his toothbrush, too. >> so now what? >> nothing. go back to my cell and wait another couple months. i guess. "lockup" crews have encountered many other self-mutilators. >> some people self-injure as a manipulation because they want to get move. some people self-injure as a cry of help. some people self-injure to get even. you know, im going to hurt myself and im going to show you kind of thing, so anger. >> our crew got a glimpse of ...

Heres where we house all the inmates that couldnt be handled at another institution or couldnt be handled in our general population area. now we have to deal with them over here. >> during his time in prison and especially in the hole, murray has found a coping device in self-mutilation. >> ive been in here so long it kind of releases stress. >> how do you cut yourself? >> i was on razors but they put me on razor restriction and i find stuff in here, staples, plastic from deodorants and stuff li...