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So together they say "my honor." and it's the first half of our motto that hitler gave, which is my honor is loyalty. they're meant to say something to you without spitting it out and blurting it. so when i look in the mirror, i see these things, man, and i'm on the right track and doing the right thing, man. it makes me feel good. >> when weather permits, confinement inmates are allowed one hour of outdoor recreation. it's in a small cage-like enclosure, but it provides the one chance ritchie has to see friends, like brandon siverly. >> what's happening? >> just chilling. >> it's hot out. >> ...

They understand i'm just locked up, but i hate them having to know that i'm locked up. but i put myself here, and maybe me letting them know where i'm at and telling them how i feel about it will help them from having to come down this road that i do. >> gerald ritchie is only one week away from completing his two-year sentence. >> do the right thing. got it figured out. i got it licked. i got it licked, i promise. i'll get the opportunity to get out twice. got out and ended up coming back both times. i've got brothers in here, man, that are never getting out. talk to people, it makes me feel ...

>> what you see here is you'll see ritchie, and there's another guy, a guy out here, and basically they're just hanging out. they already know what's playing. i mean it was premeditated. >> the men are waiting for a black inmate to exit his cell. >> he's immediately met by ritchie. he was actually standing at his door waiting for the door to be opened. and he assaults him and chases him around with another -- this guy here is just kind of being a spectator at this point. you'll see another inmate come running from this side that also aids. now you've got the three white guys running around, as...

These people place you in all kinds of situations to try to break you, but i'm surviving. that's what i'm doing, man. i've got too much time to start crumbling now. >> gerald ritchie is also in one of the confinement units, and he's not happy about it. >> it's horrible. they had punishment in mind when they built this place. that's a fact. let's make these guys understand that, hey, if you come to prison, this is how you're going to live. this is how you're going to live and we're going to take these rules to the nth degree. >> ritchie says that even though he's in confinement for being one of...

>> and prison officials believe racial pride might have contributed to a recent assault that landed ritchie in the secured confinement unit. >> what you see here is you'll see ritchie, and there's another guy, a guy out here, and basically they're just hanging out. they already know what's playing. i mean it was premeditated. >> the men are waiting for a black inmate to exit his cell. >> he's immediately met by ritchie. he was actually standing at his door waiting for the door to be opened. and he assaults him and chases him around with another -- this guy here is just kind of being a spectato...