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It's as stressful for him as it is for me. sometimes i just wish that it could be me and the one that i love away, just me and him, away, away from all this. nonsense. i'm just praying that he remains strong until i get there. >> while marcus thomas struggles with life in ad seg, her husband is struggling with whether this will succeed as a long-term relationship. >> i'm having a lot of mixed feelings. five, six months from now, who knows, we may be in different prisons. the marriage may all be down the drain. she always has to have a man's support. you know what i'm saying? you know, that men...

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 woman. that's my school teacher look. yeah. i like to look sophisticated. >> i refer to halle as ...

>> they recommended my release this morning. the warden recommended my release. >> after nearly 17 months of waiting in ad seg, marcus thomas is meeting with captain craft to discuss her release to general population. >> i can feel myself getting closer to my husband. >> marcus is optimistic that her name is finally on the release list this time. >> the other night in the shower, you were asking if you were on the list to get out of seg. is that what you're talking about? >> yes, sir. >> no, it's not on there. that's what we're going to talk about now, why i don't have you on that list. when y...

>> all right. you have to wear this thing. sometimes it works. sometimes it don't. coming up, desperate to get out of ad seg, marcus thomas becomes bold. >> why are you so hard on me because i'm a homosexual. the only way you will know who is telling the truth, me or you, is you're going to have to let me out and let me show you. the "i'll sleep when it's done" academic. for 80 years, we've been inspired by you. and we've been honored to walk with you to help you get where you want to be. ♪ because your moment is now. let nothing stand in your way. learn more at keller.edu.

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 in a relationship. she's gay. that's it. on the outside, i'm gay. she's gay. i ain't never been gay. i still haven't been able to accept that. >> i'm his first. i'm his first prison wife. and i can understand why he's a little shaky about it, you know what i'm saying? >> marcus is in ad seg for getting into a fight with another inmate, and while she's there she's not allowed to communicate with her husband. >> the hardest thing about being in lockup is not being...