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>> unique personalities. >> hi. >> i wore nice clothes. i drove nice cars. and my robbery paid for that. >> welcome to my humble abode. >> but they all share one thing in common. >> they don't attempt to bully me. they know what will happen. >> [ bleep ]. >> i'm often asked how we find the stories we cover on "lockup." and the answer is footwork. it comes down to our field producers simply taking the time to get to know dozens of inmates. >> what's going on, alex? >> other times we just follow the action, and the story unfolds in front of our eyes. once in a while the path to a good story is a...

>> welcome to my humble abode. >> but they all share one thing in common. >> they don't attempt to bully me. they know what will happen. >> [ bleep ]. >> i'm often asked how we find the stories we cover on "lockup." and the answer is footwork. it comes down to our field producers simply taking the time to get to know dozens of inmates. >> what's going on, alex? >> other times we just follow the action and the story unfolds in front of our eyes. once in a while the path to a good story is a little less obvious. >> during our "extended stay" shoot at the holman correctional facility in alabama, ...

It's a passion, if not an addiction in every prison we visited. >> that's the first thing they do when they come in here, tattoo their body up. >> tattooing's cool. it's a fun thing to do. >> some of them don't make a bit of sense but they have them on there, they're covered. they all want them. >> i've got a couple years on a grave stone down here, a couple of my prison years, just a bunch of evil, crazy stay stuff. i was going through a bunch of stuff at that time. >> go to almost any prison in america and you'll find an amazing assortment of tattoos. >> it's gotten to a point where we have ...

>> it is possible for them to go through the wall at some point? >> it is possible for them to go through the border. >> i ran downstairs, and some of my newspaper colleagues were standing there still puzzling over the statement, and i said, i think the wall is down. >> joe alacastro is one of nbc news's field producers in berlin during the week. >> we knew right there we were probably sitting on the biggest story of the latter half of the 20th century. >> then there was a competitive situation, you look around saying cbs is not here, abc is not here, cnn is not -- we've got it. this is our st...

>> go to almost any prison in america and you'll find an amazing assortment of tattoos. >> it's gotten to a point where we have a standard question that our field producers ask the inmates. can you tell me about your tats? >> as you can see, i'm tattooed up. i'm from south vallejo. i represent south vallejo, always have, always will. 707, solana county. >> done by a good friend of mine. his name's carlos. this is joey. good homies, you know? >> i got all of my dead homies on my stomach, on my chest, on my forearms. all dead on me. joe joe, nicky, melody, harper. little bobby. you know, so on a...