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>> we decided that csp could not be a place where inmates could get comfortable and make a life for themselves. we had to treat them differently. >> colorado state isnt just any maximum security prison. its a super max facility. inmates here are considered a constant threat and are confined to single-person cells 23 hours a day. >> i was astounded by how sterile and stark and what tough time it would be to serve in that particular prison. i think that would be the hardest time possible. >> many ...

Christmas day 2009, this 23-year-old man was arrested for trying to detonate plastic explosives that he had hidden inside his clothing on a delta operated plane flying from amsterdam. to detroit. two years after he was arrested he pled guilty in u.s. federal court to multiple criminal counts, including the attempted murder of the 289 people on board the plane with him. he was sentenced to four life terms, plus another 50 years. all without the possibility of parole. he will spend all of the rest...

District of new york sentenced him to life in prison without the possibility of parole. he will also spend all the rest of his days on earth at that same federal super max facility in colorado. it barely makes national headlines anymore, at least for long, when these kinds of convictions happen. when these sentences go down and they get sentenced to live out their days in well-deserved obscurity. but just because it doesnt make headlines all the time doesnt mean it isnt happening frequently. the...

23-year-old man was arrested for trying to detonate plastic explosives that he had hidden inside his clothing on a delta operated plane flying from amsterdam. he pled guilty in u.s. federal court to multiple criminal counts, including the attempted murder of the 280 people onboard the plane with him. he was sentenced to four life terms, plus another 50 years. all without the possibility of parole. he will spend all of the rest of his days on earth at this super max facility in colorado. may 3rd,...

We know that theyre preparing. theyre preparing themselves for battle. they are giving us enough information to let us know something is coming down the road and its imminent. were just trying to see whos who and whats what and identify any sleeper gang members that are out there in the compound. identify them so we know who they are and see if we can stop a future assault. >> violent incidents like the recent gang stabbing in level vi simply add to the tension already felt in pnms super max fac...

It gives new meaning to the words hard time. >> we decided that csp could not be a place where inmates could get comfortable and make a life for themselves. we had to treat them differently. >> colorado state isnt just any maximum security prison. its a super max facility. inmates here are considered a constant threat and are confined to single-person cells 23 hours a day. >> i was astounded by how sterile and stark and what tough time it would be to serve in that particular prison. i think that...

>> violent incidents like the recent gang stabbing in level vi simply add to the tension already felt in pnms super max facility, especially for michael dailey, who spent five years under protective custody for his own safety. >> they call me happy because the last laughs are always on me. ive been living at level vi since i got incarcerated, about since april of 2003. im here on involuntarily protective custody. the institution says theres a threat against my life. in my case, thats the reason ...

This is something unique. we know that theyre preparing. theyre preparing themselves for battle. they are giving us enough information to let us know something is coming down the road and its imminent. were just trying to see whos who and whats what and identify any sleeper gang members that are out there in the compound. identify them so we know who they are and see if we can stop a future assault. >> violent incidents like the recent gang stabbing in level vi simply add to the tension already ...

>> colorado state isnt just any maximum security prison. its a super max facility. inmates here are considered a constant threat and are confined to single-person cells 23 hours a day. >> i was astounded by how sterile and stark and what tough time it would be to serve in that particular prison. i think that would be the hardest time possible. >> many of the inmates we spoke to agreed. they say the isolation is too much. >> ive been here a long time. ive seen a lot of guys, seen them snap, you k...

For themselves. we had to treat them differently. >> colorado state isnt just any maximum security prison. its a super max facility. inmates here are considered a constant threat and are confined to single-person cells 23 hours a day. >> i was astounded by how sterile and stark and what tough time it would be to serve in that particular prison. i think that would be the hardest time possible. >> many of the inmates we spoke to agreed. they say the isolation is too much. >> ive been here a long t...