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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, sells herself. sex is a good 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 t...

Victim, and over the course of time, that became a part of my character. >> and recently wright's character was put to the test. >> he came back from recreation one night and noticed that his tv had been missing, so obviously he knew someone had took it. so he was pretty upset about that, as anybody would be. >> this is the penitentiary. are you serious? people [ bleep ] kill for that, for real, for real. >> surveillance video from the unit shows another inmate standing outside wright's cell. he then enters the cell and then seconds later exits with wright's television. the inmate then places ...

Sleeps. understand? out here to the left is my window. that mice window. that's the gate that teases me with freedom. and right there is the highway, i think. see the cars going by, going places i can't go. you feel me? so just trying to paint a picture for you so you can understand what i'm going through. >> carlton wright's picture will change very little in the next 24 years. that's when he's eligible for parole on his 50-year sentence for robbery, bodily injury, and criminal confinement. >> you want to go out right now? all right. >> but has had one bit of good news. he has been released f...

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 he survived, and a short time later, wright and his companion were arrested. she was sentenced to 30 years w...

It's hard. doing time is hard. >> during his time at wabash, wright says he's felt vulnerable because of the color of his skin. >> other prisons i've been at, it's more populated, you know what i mean, with hispanics and blacks, but this is heavily populated white prison. it's a culture shock. >> but not every inmate at wabash is concerned with maintaining a racial divide. adrian davis and tim harris have found some common ground. particularly when it comes to personal style. davis regularly helps harris figure out what to do with his afro-like hair. >> it's harder braiding white dude's hair t...