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So i got my fro out in that one, it's looking a little bit rough. so i didn't send these out too much. i passed these ones out to the guys that i hang around with here, so they had a picture of me to put in their photo album. >> the sun is bright. >> makes a good picture. >> i can't really see too much. the sun is too bright. it's kind of reflecting off the screen. i couldn't see it too good. i guess when it prints out, we'll see how good it is. >> feet can't be on the wall. >> can't be on the wall? man, you're so strict! >> privileges like this are reserved for general population inmates with...

People. believe it or not, a lot of people are looking to have a good time. my co-defendant, you know, was a pretty young lady and basically, you know, sells herself. sex is a billion dollar industry. >> reporter: wright's troubles began when he and his female companion met a potential john at their hotel. it was christmas eve. >> we went back to his home, spent time there. on the way back to the hotel, things got heated and out of control, and, you know, she pulled a weapon out and she shot him. >> the victim was shot in the head. wright threw him out of his vehicle and left him for dead, but...

Peers, so they probably couldn't understand this type of crime or understand what happened. they just associate black people with violence. he did it. convict him. >> wright believes his race is also a detriment at wabash. >> i'm on the wrong side of the color margin. that's just honesty. this prison is predominantly white people, you know what i mean? you know, i'm not saying they're racist. you've got people walking around with swastikas and hitler tattoos and it throws me off, like, damn, man, this is their prison. you know what i mean? they're comfortable with doing it because it's their p...

You know, this is the penitentiary. you've got to stand tall, ten toes down? you know what i mean? you can't take no losses? you know what i mean? it's the wrong place to be a bitch? you feeling me? it's the pressure? you feeling me? you get killed for stealing on the streets, so why not in prison? >> as wright continued his tirade, staff became concerned it would lead to a fight and sanctioned wright for taking matters into his own hands. he was transferred to administrative segregation in the custody control unit or ccu. >> welcome to the belly of the beast, man. i hate lockup. [ bleep ] bac...

And you forced to deal with it, so you better pray you got a cool cellie, or it ain't going to work. being in prison, it's reality, man. you know, people watching movies in prison, and you see them, oh, that's sad, and you turn it off and forget about it, but it's our life. you know, we wake up every day to this, living under these strict set of rules, no privileges, you know what i mean. this is reality. there's no going home from this. >> and wright is a long way from home. >> this is my first time ever in indiana. i never lived in indiana prior to being incarcerated. i was here for two days...