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Except for trips to or from court, inmates at the louisville metro department of corrections jail rarely spend time outdoors. >> these guys get very little access to outside, to fresh air or anything like that. there are little windows in their housing areas or in their cells, like on the single cells. that's what they get. that's what they see. >> diontray jackson is about to step outside for the first time in three months. >> so what's the first thing you're going to do when you get home? >> take a hot bath, eat real good, then make long love. that's it. then sleep like a baby with the music...

Sung everything i've done ♪ them birds sing everything i've done. you know, in the morning, the first thing you hear is the birds, you know? and they wake you up, and they sing everything you do. you might not can understand what they're saying, but i do. >> diontray jackson copes in segregation better than many other inmates. perhaps it's due to an active imagination, even when it comes to jail food. >> oh, man! thank you. thank you very much. see, we get room service. cornbread, rice. it's not something you want to eat, but you got to use your imagination with this, like i'm at ihop or som...

>> inmates at the louisville metro department of corrections jail get one hour a day of rec time. the options are basketball or working out on exercise equipment. some inmates find more creative methods. few, however, can match diontray jackson's routine. >> eight [bleep]. you gonna try for nine? eight. mm-hmm! eight. >> in this jail, man, it's like you got to be strong. you got to be mentally strong. you got to be physically strong. people see a weak spot, you know, they come for you, you know? you got to use your hands. ain't no guns in here. >> there are about 24 fights per

You know, you got to make the best of the crap. mind over matter. you know what i'm talking about? mind over everything. >> soon after jackson's segregation time is complete, he will leave the jail altogether and serve the rest of his sentence in a home-incarceration program, where he will be back with the woman he loves. >> you got somebody as beautiful as her, it's like finding a diamond for the first time in your life. and i finally found my diamond. all the other ones was decoys, preparing me for the real thing, you know? so when you finally get somebody you really love, you got to take ca...

>> in this case, the surveillance footage not only revealed the truth. upon closer examination, it also revealed something about the binding properties of jail food. >> it's gonna take one, two hits, and then the food finally comes out. i would say more than likely that's either macaroni and cheese or it's scalloped potatoes, which they make them kind of thick so it sticks to the trays. i guess that's what they say. "if it sticks to the tray, it sticks to your ribs," and it keeps you fuller. i don't know. i've been eating it for 17 years. it ain't killed me yet, so i guess it's good. coming ...