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You know what im saying? its crazy. i like the toilet flushing because you need that reminder constantly, this is not cool. my daughters meeting me right now. i aint going to lie. its back to school time. my wife need me. >> the visit. >> big boy. >> today, after the resolution of a bureaucratic snag that prevented visiting, mickeys wife gisele and two of her five children have made the trek from the bronx to long island for their first visit in four months. >> its not easy dealing with him bein...

Tyerance mickey is housed in suffolk county because he was considered too powerful a gang leader at rikers island, the massive jail that serves the city. for mickey, todays court date was a life changer. he has just signed a plea deal and has been sentenced. >> i got ten flat. ten years aint that bad. i should have got more, but i felt my lawyer did his job. ten years. i got four in. ill be home in 4 1/2. >> ready? >> like many plea deals, mickeys might appear confusing. he pled guilty to charge...

When you meet someone everything is so fast and instantaneous you dont get to talk about a lot of the deep issues because youre so focused on the physical when in jail you dont really have the physical, you know, you dont have the car, you dont have the money, you dont have the clothes, et cetera, et cetera. so you wind up not putting up with that front. you just be yourself. >> im saying you met her up here. i met mines in the city but its better because you know what makes it better you fell i...

To females. >> it turns men into females. huh-uh. i aptsz going to do that. >> mickey says soy is not a typical topic of discussion among his gang where he is better known as his nickname. >> bugatti, fast lifestyle. just part of who i am. >> so is that your dream car? >> i would love to have a car like that but i cant drive that car. i cant drive any car. >> why? >> i been in jail my whole life. even time i was out there. i know how to drive straight. i dont know how to turn. i swear. you looki...

>> ready? >> mickey and colbert whose wedding is now two days away have been cleared to visit one part of the jail nearly as popular as the yard. the barber shop. >> looks good. i like that. >> its different. >> except for that gray hair in the front. >> the barbers are also inmates with prior experience in the outside. they are selected by officer bryant who strives to make the barber shop something special. >> i try to do duplicate the same atmosphere that we would find in the street at any ot...

I dont know how to drive. i dont have no [ bleep ] high school diploma. i have nothing to show for 30 years on this earth. >> in the tier next to him is a group of minor inmates also gang affiliated. mickey says he tries to steer them in a different direction. >> i been shot, been stabbed. most of my beef is with my own gang and it aint even worth it. its cool in the beginning. its something thaw think that you want until you want the opposite side of the gun. you know? >> in a bad neighborhood....

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