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Colonial reenactors, military demonstrations, games, and fireworks are all on tap for the 33rd American Independence Festival.

>> i had a back injury first, stabbed. >> i was assaulted by an inmate in handcuffs. >> i was stabbed seven times. >> if you show the inmates fear, then they're going to go ahead and feed on it. >> keeping that fear in control can be difficult inside this 100-year-old prison because what was state of the art at the turn of a previous century is now the biggest challenge to the officers' safety. when we return, cellblock 5, the most notorious cellblock inside folsom. female announcer: sleep train's interest free for 3 event!

It's easy to get in trouble. you come right back. >> will they be back? young jesus has been in prison once before. and for anthony, this was his fourth time behind bars. ♪ one day you'll find me on the main street ♪ ♪ i'll be the one who's looking square ♪ ♪ oh yeah >> if the goal of prison is to deter, punish, and rehabilitate criminals, maybe folsom is doing something right. in the past ten years, folsom inmates have provided about 1.5 million hours of community service. at that rate in a single year, the labor saves community agencies over $2.5 million. the true test is whether t...

This is daily, seven days a week, every day. >> to prevent escape, inmates return five times a day to be counted just as it was done a century ago, one man at a time. >> bb one. stand count. bb two. stand count. >> 76 and counting. up next -- >> the concept is to do time. don't let time do you. >> surviving hard time inside folsom. >> it's kind of a struggle between, you know, evil and good, evil and good. 0

It's easy to get in trouble. you come right back. >> will they be back? young jesus has been in prison once before. and for anthony, this was his fourth time behind bars. ♪ one day you'll find me on the main street ♪ ♪ i'll be the one who's looking square ♪ ♪ oh yeah >> if the goal of prison is to deter, punish, and rehabilitate criminals, maybe folsom is doing something right. in the past ten years, folsom inmates have provided about 1.5 million hours of community service. at that rate in a single year, the labor saves community agencies over $2.5 million. the true test is whether t...