stole, done lied, done killed, done did everything. ain t no crime is greater than no other crime on this earth. you got assaulting inmates supposed to be here. and you ve got certain free folks supposed to be here. supposed to be locked up in here. not be working here, in here. trouble s not hard to find, if you re looking for it. and if you re not careful, trouble finds you. mccoy. yes, sir? how you feeling? normal, i guess. normal? yes, sir. you looking thin, man? not ready to eat? no, sir, i m not going to eat anything until i can get some results. most try to pass through the program as quickly as possible. but then there are some men, like billy mccoy, who s been in and out of camp j. for over a decade.
that s difficult, you know. it s hard to maintain sanity like that. outside that, you know, it s like standing on our head in one spot. a stalemate. like a chess game. it s your move. the two of those guys, i think they probably will be out of camp j. soon. both of them have done well while they ve been here. it s all about attitude. we can t help somebody if they don t want to help themselves, but i m more than willing to help any of them who are willing to make that effort on their own behalf. coming up two ways out of angola. one is hard-earned freedom, lurking just beyond the front gate. the other path is death. 2,000-pound gorilla on my back. it takes about a minute and a half to breathe two breaths usually, and then they ll stop breathing.
have dominion over the fowl of the earth, the fish of the sea, and the beast of the field and every creature that creeps upon the earth. god gave this. thank god. coming up, while some at angola find freedom in the brutality of the rodeo arena, there are those who barely see the light of day. your restriction is too severe for me. for them, there is camp j. you will be held here until you can get through the program. i have been without food for seven days now. scott: appears buster s been busy.
like billy mccoy, who s been in and out of camp j. for over a decade. you get yourself back on track, like you were a week ago. you were doing well. yes, sir. i will do everything i can to see if we can get you to ccr, but you ve got to get yourself advanced in the program first. watch this, sir. i am i have always been on track. i will maintain my mental stability when i need it in six feet in the ground. i will not lose my mental stability. this morning, since you mentioned that, this morning, one of your officers, captain dufolk, dashed a bucket of ice water on me because i won t eat, trying to force me into eating. billy, you and i both know that s not true. also would not put a tray of food on the tray. your restriction is too severe for me, being 63 years old. you will be held here until you can get through the program and conduct yourself i will die without any food.
at camp j., billy mccoy, aged 63, had a heart attack. i have always been on track. i will maintain my mental stability when i m dead and six feet in the ground. one day later, he died. no one came to claim his body. though no family could be contacted, billy mccoy will be buried at point lookout at the prison cemetery by volunteers of the point lookout project. who soberly understand in doing so, friends and volunteers may be doing the same for them one day. is there anybody else that would like to share something they knew of billy mccoy at this time? anybody? defiant until the end, billy, better known by his nickname understanding, left a strong impression on his fellow inmates. a lot of people didn t understand understanding