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>> because the fight allegedly took place inside a cell where there's no security camera coverage, jail officials cannot determine who started it. so both peppe and the other inmate have been sent to segregation, the 23-hour lockdown unit, for a period of five weeks. >> no one to play anything with, cards, checkers. anything, you know? isolation is not a nice place to be. they let you out for a shower, recreation a few times a week, and that's it. otherwise everything comes right to the cell. your meals are delivered here. caseworker comes by. nurse comes by. everything is delivered here. it's...

Face and he said that i hit him. i did not hit this man. i'm 65 years old. my back hurts all the time. i'm not rugged anymore. i don't want to fight no more. i just want to enjoy the rest of my life. i'm a lover, not a fighter. >> because the fight allegedly took place inside a cell where there's no security camera coverage, jail officials cannot determine who started it. so both peppe and the other inmate have been sent to segregation, the 23-hour lockdown unit, for a period of five weeks. >> no one to play anything with, cards, checkers. anything, you know? isolation is not a nice place to b...

>> but inside the walls of spring creek, natural beauty gives way to the harsh reality of a maximum security penitentiary. >> we're at the end of the road for the state of alaska department of corrections the worst behaved prisoners end up here. >> those who pose the greatest threat to other inmates and staff are segregated in house one, the lockdown unit. >> basically, minimum rights. minimum, they're in their cells for 23 hours a day. >> on the day we wanted to interview him, house one inmate, antonio robertson was in an especially foul mood. >> [ bleep ], [ bleep ]. [ bleep ]. >> calm down....

>> with his history of violence that's landed him not only in prison, but in a lockdown unit where he's separated from the population because of his assaultive history, you can't ever take anything that appears innocent at face value. >> the rope was taken away but aderibigbe was given permission to continue sculpting. >> lukuman has been very instrumental in controlling his anger. and it's so beautifully done. >> everything is made from newspaper, and water, and i mix them with the soap. so now, this is just the beginning. i'm still making pit i have to let it sit for like two days but i put ...

Female population lives in cells with far more restrictive conditions. >> this is a lockdown unit. we deal with several types of inmates. we have high profile inmates. we have psych inmates. we have disciplinary. it is an inmate in the news recently because of their charges. >> rosanna dimauro's case is high profile. >> you are helpless. you can't fend for yourself or get a roll of toilet paper when you need it. anything you want done you have to ask to be done for you. dimauro is allowed at of her cell one hour a day. >> we schedule our outside visits. and this is the hour we get to shower.