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>> its history is bloody. inmates battle guards on a daily bas basis. then a new ree jeem wrenches back control of the prison. but there are also fewer programs, less time out of the cells, and less hope. >> we've got guys coming in at 17, 18 years old for 8 oand 90 years hanging themselves because they can't tag it. >> inmates that assault staff, inmates that assault other inmates are going to come to lock-up. >> it feels like you dead but you're living. like walking dead, man. that's how it is in here. you living but you dead. as he left office, governor george ryan made a dramatic

. the challenges of running this kind of prison is compounded. >> approximately 700 of the 2200 offenders we have at this facility are diagnosed with a mental illness. i think these numbers are increasing throughout the country. increasing for everybody to deal with. >> superintendent crying hanks who has been working at the prison since it opened in 1992. >> this is a multiskert level facility, a large facility. we're on over 500 acres of property. the perimeter is approximately a mile and a half around the facility. maximum security, medium security and minimum security offenders. what set...

Facility are diagnosed with a mental illness. i think these numbers are increasing throughout the country. increasing for everybody to deal with. >> superintendent craig hanks has been working at the prison since it opened in 1992. >> this is a multi-security level facility. it's a large facility. we're on over 500 acres of property. the perimeter is approximately a mile and a half around the facility. we have maximum security, medium security and minimum security offenders. what probably sets us apart is the different segregation units. >> offenders who assault staff or other inmates are move...

2,200 offenders we have at this facility are diagnosed with a mental illness. i think these numbers are increasing throughout the country. increasing for everybody to deal with. >> superintendent craig hanks has been working at the prison since it opened in 1992. >> this is a multi-security level facility. it's a large facility. we're on over 500 acres of property. the perimeter is approximately a mile and a half around the facility. we have maximum security, medium security and minimum security offenders. what probably sets us apart is the different segregation units. >> offenders who assault...

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