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At the wabash valley correctional facility in southwest indiana, prison officials allowed us to give cameras to some of the inmates in order to let them record personal thoughts in the privacy of their cells. among them was carlton wright. >> dining time is a [ bleep ], man. it's nothing but you and your thoughts and these brick walls. you feel me? and if you ain't strong, man, you're going to crumble? you know what i mean? until you walk in my shoes and did this, you can't tell what it's like, man. it's hard. doing time is hard. >> during his time at wabash, wright says he's felt vulnerable b...

State line looking for a walmart and i ended up in indiana. >> wright might have been looking for a walmart, but his trip to indiana involved more than shopping. >> i was pimping on my girlfriend -- well, you can call her a girlfriend, female companion, whatever. yeah, i was pimping. so that's what i was doing from state to state, for income. i've got good communication skills. communication is my occupation. i'm talkative, i meet different 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, sel...

>> someone stole my tv while i was gone, so, you know, when i came back and [ bleep ] things got ugly. >> from what i heard, he approached several offenders, kind of called them out, wanting to know if they had taken his tv. >> i started going from cell to cell, searching my [ bleep ]. i'm going to search everybody's [ bleep ] until i find what i'm looking for. >> wright's aggressive behavior soon created problems with other inmates. >> i'm not looking for trouble, but at the same time, i'm definitely not ducking them either. you feel me? you know, this is the penitentiary. you've got to stand...

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 before i caught my case. i orig...

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 good behavior records. carlton wright, who is one year into a 50-year sentence for robbery has mostly stayed out of trouble. >> i can't see it? >> carlton wright ...