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Asked that his identity not be revealed. >> i feel like they wouldn't understand the situation right now. that's the only reason that my identity is hidden. i never thought in a million years i'd be in a relationship like this. in prison, it seems like she's the woman, i'm the man and we're just in a relationship. she's gay and that's it. and now, i say i'm gay, she's gay, you know, i ain't never been -- i still haven't been able to accept that. >> i'm his first. i'm his first prison wife. i can understand why he's a little shaky about it, you know what i'm saying? >> marcus is in adse for get...

Seems like something has changed. i can't stand it. i really don't know. >> it's as stressful for him as it is for me. sometimes i wish it would be me and the one that i love, just me and him away from all of this nonsense, you know. i'm just praying that he remains strong until i get there. >> while marcus thomas struggles with life, her husband is struggling with whether this will succeed as a long-term relationship. >> you're all having a lot of mixed feelings, five or six months from now, who knows. we may be in different prison. she always had to have a man's support, you know what i'm sa...

To her, right? okay. okay. do it. >> i've got to apologize. i wasn't well behaved. >> you're right. sometimes it will work, sometimes it won't. coming up, desperate to get out of add seg,marcus becomes bold. >> i'm a homosexual. the only way you going to know who's telling the truth, me or you, you're going to have to let me out and let me show you.

They came, they retrieved the knife and handcuffed me. i've been locked up ever since. >> once locked up, marcus was quick to develop prison romances and is currently on her third prison marriage. >> i see him as a male, straight man. that's how i see him, you know? he's a man. he's my husband. i'm a woman. i'm his wife. oh, let me route my hair down. >> we exchanged vows, you know. he opened his heart to me, opened my heart to him. and we vowed to be best friends for life. >> marcus' husband is new to prison relationships and has

When our crews arrive at any new prison, there's one location that is considered a high priority. administrative segregation. ad seg is where disruptive or violent inmates are housed in highly restrictive cells, usually for 23 hours a day with virtually no privileges. it's also where some of our most dramatic stories are found and the holman correctional facility in alabama proved to be no exception. that's where we met marcus thomas who prefers to be called holly berry. >> i know that i was born a male. i know that. that i do know. that's just reality, but i live as a woman. i see myself as a...