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You've ever ate in your life. i don't even know how they call it food. >> every day, things people take for granted, we cherish right now. >> wabash valley correctional facility, a maximum security prison on the western edge of indiana, the centerpiece of the rural town of carlisle. the inmate population of nearly 2200 outnumbers local residents 4 to 1. many of indiana's most volent offenders are sent here. >> the person may be murdered, voluntary manslaughter, battery, assault, it is 35% to 40% of our offender population. >> the most violent of these offenders were housed in single person cel...

Held in windowless single man cells 23 hours a day. they take their meals alone and phone calls made once a week are made from the isolation of their cells. >> in this confinement unit, we have to deliver all of their services. i try to make contact with every one of my offenders at least once a week. that's all 144 of them. >> case manager beverly gilmore is the link to the rest of the world for the inmates. >> i came from the south. i was so protected and so green when i came here. and when i started learning more about the needs of offender population, i thought why can't i be an advocate f...

About the needs of offender population i thought why can't i be an advocate for them? on a daily basis they will send letters or notes to me requesting information or maybe complaining or some of them just tell me have a nice day ms. gilmore. that's nice. it's better than getting cussed out. >> one of gilmore's inmates is lukuman aderibigbe. >> i'll say lukuman you okay mon? he says you okay mon? when i understand him. he gets to talking fast. >> despite gilmore's efforts, he has been a challenge for corrections staff. >> his acting out has been extreme such as maybe he didn't get an apple for...

Be the most dangerous and destructive are housed in the secured confinement unit. most inmates here have assaulted staff or other offenders and held inside windowless singleman cells for 23 hours a day. they take their meals alone and even phone calls which are allowed once a week and are made from the cells. >> in this confinement unit, we have to deliver all of their services. so i try to make contact with them, every one of my offenders at least once a week. and that's all 144 of them. >> i came from the south. i was so protected and so green when i came here. and when i started learning mo...

Considered to be the most dangerous and disruptive are housed in the secured confinement unit. most inmates have assaulted staff or other offenders and are in windowless single man cells 23 hours a day. they take their meals alone and phone calls made once a week are made from the isolation of their cells. >> in this confine mt. unit we have to deliver all of their services. i try to make contact with every one of my offenders at least once a week. that's all 144 of them. >> case manager beverly gill more is the link to the rest of the world for the inmates. >> i came from the south. i was so ...