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>> do you think that nobbs has any idea that she's in prison? >> well, i know she's aware that she's in a place with a lot of loud noises. she's kind of skittish sometimes. i didn't know if i wanted to bring a cat into a place like this, where she was going to have to be restrained. a cat wants to run and wander and explore, and she can't really do that that much here, but i think she knows i love her, and that's a trade-off, i guess. >> hey, how is the cat? >> good. >> is she shy? >> shy. >> that's okay. >> prison warden ed bust told us why he felt the feline adoption program was beneficial f...

Who are walking around in open population. the cat is very meaningful to them. it gives them a purpose in life. it gives them a reason to wake up every morning. it gives them responsibility. so i'm sure the cat, for mr. wisehart, is helping him as he grows older on death row. >> she's like my connection to humanity, you know, to kindness and love. you know, when she jumps up on my bed and i'm stroking her and she turns her chin up to me and puts her nose in my face, i don't get that from anyone else. she's the only one who does that for me. say hi to your fan. [female announcer] if the most ch...

Sometimes. i didn't know if i wanted to bring a cat into a place like this where she'll have to be restrained. the cat wants to run and wander and explore, and she can't really do that that much here. but i think she knows that i love her and so it's a trade-off, i guess. >> how's the cat? >> good. >> is she shy? >> shy. >> prison warden ed buss told us why he felt the feline adoption program was beneficial for inmates like wisehart. >> segregated offenders tend to have a higher rate of suicide. they tend to develop mental illness quicker than offenders who are walking around in open populatio...

Currently they get an hour outside of their cell for recreation then they get 30 minutes for a shower. and unless they're going out on a pass to medical or on a visit, most of their time is spent in their cells. >> each week superintendent ed bus visits face to face with every offender in the unit. >> segregated offenders tend to have a higher rate of suicide. they tend to develop mental illness quicker than offenders who are walking around in open population. so by doing that, we get a chance to see, talk to everyone of them gauge how they're doing from week to week and on death row that's re...

>> do you think noops has any idea that she's in prison? >> i know that she's aware that she's in a place with a lot of loud noises. she's kinds of skittish sometimes. i didn't know if i wanted to bring a cat into a place like this where she'll have to be restrained. the cat wants to run and wander and explore, and she can't really do that that much here. but i think she knows that i love her and so it's a trade-off, i guess. >> how's the cat? >> good. >> is she shy? >> shy. >> it's okay. >> prison warden ed buss told us why he felt the feline adoption program was beneficial for inmates like w...