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I see books written in dutch. over here he has his own bathroom. it is a hole in the ground, as we have heard. joran van der sloot had two visitors before we got to the prison. there was a dutch minister that had flown from the netherlands to see him. he said he was also here for other dutch inmates in peru. also his attorney. next on tap for van der sloot, on monday he'll be face to face with a judge right here inially ma. the judge will be asking for a formal statement. i'm jean casarez for "in session" on trutv reporting for cnn. ray charles made his mark with his soulful sound and remark...

That he's interacting with some of the toughest baddest. what is his situation? >> reporter: he is definitely in isolation, protective custody. it is a unit with ten different cells. they are all singular cells. for high-profile defendants or issues with security. he is there along with -- another cell, an alleged hitman from colombia. a young guy like van der sloot. they interact, we understand. they talk. they can go and watch television together. but he's very much cut off from the general population. but the director of the prison told me that the goal is to actually work van der sloot int...

21-year-old stephany flores. peru is known to have some places that are pretty tough. and ines ferre joining me with more on that story. >> cnn has obtained exclusive access to this jail where he is being held. it's a prison in lima, peru. this is the prison where van der sloot is being held, and it's a maximum security cell. inmates can exercise, and they even have an arts and craft area, where they paint, they do all these sorts of things. and here you see van der sloot, he's being moved to a secondary cell, as an -- an "in session" correspondent, jean casarez, was going into his cell to tak...

>> larry: we are back. joran van der sloot arrest in peru is generating all kinds of incredible news. here to talk about it is jean casarez, our correspondent from "in session" our sister network trutv, and she is reporting from lima. what is the latest now? >> reporter: well, the latest, it is official, joran van der sloot goes before a judge next monday. as for the first time a defendant in a murder in a case. and what is going to be happening is that under peruvian law, he has to make a formal statement to a judge, and it is one-on-one and the judge and him, around normally larry done behin...

>> larry: now if he wants to give information about natalee holloway in exchange for whatever, can aruba take part in this? >> well, yes, the peruvian officials are not commenting, but aruba submitted and official press release saying that the peruvian government has helped them facilitate, and that is the word used a meeting between the prosecutors and police for them to come here, and they can go interrogate joran van der sloot, but the peruvian officials are not saying a word about that. >> larry: but in view of the murder, they are not going to extradite him to aruba, are they? >> no, no. ...