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It wrong >> you're saying if we take hope out of the equation, that's where we get in trouble. >> if you take hope out of the equation, there's going to be a lot of trouble >> there's a lot more from inside angola on a special one-hour "dateline" friday at 10:00/9:00 central and on sunday i moderate a town hall from inside a maximum security prison at 10:00/9:00 central on msnbc there's more here tonight including the college admissions bombshells, e-mails revealing how us officials kept track of big donations, sometimes millions, by applicant's families and 911 calls after the car crash i...

That's what the guys told me. but for a lot of them are harder guys, i'll put it that way. i was a little more on my guard there. in fact, that was the only place that i realized they had placed a guard within feet of me. generally i had free reign. there were times i didn't see guards out there. there were guards on horse back with guns. and then again there was one that was hovering over the top of me. >> lester, what a life experience. thank you for giving us this inside look. >> as we were talking off camera, there's so much. i really encourage people to watch the dateline hour tomorrow. y...

Welcome back to "velshi and ruhle." please turn up the volume for this. a new nbc news series justice for all takes a look at our nation's criminal justice system. lester holt recently spent two nights inside the louisiana state penitentiary known as angola, the largest maximum security prison in the united states. he wanted to get an up close and personal look at conditions facing prisoners on the inside. >> it's called mass incarceration and it's a uniquely american crisis. to better understand it, i was transported to the largest maximum security prison in the country as a prisoner would be...

Hopefully we can make it so it's not something they have to focus on >> reporter: a generation learning in a whole new environment. >> kate, are we seeing other schools add some of these design features >> yes, we found that -- yes, most schools being built right now are taking security into consideration, including some features for that. as a parent, i have to say this is hard to seeo el better or be watching that, but it's the sign of where we're at. thank you. we received an outpouring of interest in our ongoing series justice for all. this week we'll feature stories on "nbc nightly news...

>> scanvinski hymes is no stranger to "lockup." our producers first met him seven years ago inside pelican bay, california's toughest maximum security prison. >> i don't care if you the peace officer, if you are the governor, if you are the president, if you do something to me, it's on. >> he's bucking right now, he's struggling. >> hymes is a career inmate with 19 of his 37 years spent behind bars. >> turn around. turn around. >> nope. you all use that force on me. >> officers in several california prisons have gotten plenty of opportunities to document his bad behavior on videotape. while mo...