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>> zabela, was built for 800 inmates but now houses more than 1,300. the inmates considered the most dangerous of all are housed in this unit. it is called seventh block. >> translator: there are other housing units here. they call this building a prison within a prison. >> vladimir pejdo is serving four years for theft. he says hes housed here because of conflicts with other inmates. >> translator: well, i had some problems when i was in general population since there are a lot of bad people he...

Either family members, friends were picking them up in cars, they were jumping into cabs and taking off for their weekend passes. >> the men are all trusted to come back on their own. according to the prison its only rarely that one doesnt come back. but of all the surprises our crew discovered at zabela, it was their second encounter with seventh block inmate vladimir pejdo that proved the most surprising of all. he was on his way to a conjugal visit with his wife, alexandra. >> translator: its...

Parking lot. either family members, friends were picking them up in cars, they were jumping into cabs and taking off for their weekend passes. >> the men are all trusted to come back on their own. according to the prison its only rarely that one doesnt come back. but of all the surprises our crew discovered at zabela, it was their second encounter with seventh block inmate vladimir pejdo that proved the most surprising of all. he was on his way to a conjugal visit with his wife, alexandra. >> tr...

In the middle of this rural farming community is another serbian prison. out of the nations 28 penal institutions, the facility houses the greatest number of high security inmates. some 1500 in all. it would also prove to be one of the most unique prisons ever profiled on lock-up. >> translator: we have inmates that committed some of the worst crimes and have received the longest and most severe punishments. these include inmates perceived to be dangerous by other facilities, a threat to inmates...

Other facilities, a threat to inmates and security personnel alike. >> zabela, was built for 800 inmates but now houses more than 1300. the inmates considered the most dangerous of all are housed in this unit. it is called seventh block. >> translator: there are other housing units here. they call this building a prison within a prison. >> vladimir pejdo is serving four years for theft. he says hes housed here because of conflicts with other inmates. >> translator: well, i had some problems when...

>> the doors open, out they go. they went right out into a parking lot. either family members, friends were picking them up in cars, they were jumping into cabs and taking off for their weekend passes. >> the men are all trusted to come back on their own. according to the prison its only rarely that one doesnt come back. but of all the surprises our crew discovered at zabela, it was their second encounter with seventh block inmate vladimir pejdo that proved the most surprising of all. he was on ...

But now houses more than 1,300. the inmates considered the most dangerous of all are housed in this unit. it is called seventh block. >> translator: there are other housing units here. they call this building a prison within a prison. >> vladimir is serving four years for theft. he will says he is housed here because of conflicts with other inmates. >> translator: well, i had some problems when i was in general population since there are a lot of bad people here. there are a lot of what we call ...

These guys have the privilege and the right to go home for the weekend. >> the doors open, out they go. they went right out into a parking lot. either family members, friends were picking them up in cars, they were getting into cabs and taking off with their weekend passes. >> the men are all trusted to come back on their own. according to the prison, it is only rarely one doesnt come back. but of all the surprises our crew discovered, it was their second encounter with seventh block inmate vlad...

Dangerous of all are housed in this unit. it is called seventh block. >> translator: there are other housing units here. they call this building a prison within a prison. >> vladimir is serving four years for theft. he will says he is housed here because of conflicts with other inmates. >> translator: well, i had some problems when i was in general population since there are a lot of bad people here. there are a lot of what we call rats. if i had stayed there, i could have ended up with six more...

Back. but of all the surprises our crew discovered, it was their second encounter with seventh block inmate vladimir that proved the most surprising of all. he was on his way to a conjugal visit with his wife. >> its a private visit between me and her and nobody else. we can spend three hours together. >> just a few of the american prisons profiled on lockup allowed these visits. usually overnight stays between well behaved inmates and their spouses. what made this visit so unusual, however, was...