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Brighter denture every day. attitudes towards sex in male penitentiaries are complex. according to the convict code, child molesters and rapists are reviled. but homosexuals can live freely in prison as long as they adhere to other parts of the code. mind your own business. and never show weakness. >> well, the boys seem to have no problem with their lovers. they love us. i mean we're like gold in here. we really are. there are very few of us. oh, please. maybe not for you. anyway, they treat us just like

>> lions now lifting at 495. >> other penitentiaries get their weight up. this is how they are doing. get your weight up. >> that's 625. on deck. >> go! go! >> good lift. good lift. you've got it. >> of course, in prison, there's also a practical side to staying in shape. >> if you ever come against somebody who wants to approach you in a negative way, attack you in a fight or something, you don't want to be the person that runs out of air first. the person that runs out of air first is the person that gets hurt. >> in the combat zone you have to be combat ready. and we all know that any minut...

We would have competition against other penitentiaries. and stateville was always number one. in here it's like a cage of awaiting execution because there's nothing for a man to do and no programs or nothing. you're just sitting here like a commodity. you know, a price tag on your forehead with nothing to do. >> rehabilitation, what's that? they erased that south of the dictionary here. there's no such thing as rehabilitation. it's about money. it's all about money. if they can keep a number on you and keep you in here, they get their check and that's it. this is a new cattle drive. >> this is...

>> the musical program was a great thing because of the fact we would have competition against other penitentiaries. and stateville was always number one. in here it's like a cage of awaiting execution because there's nothing for a man to do and no programs or nothing. you're just sitting here like a commodity. you know, a price tag on your forehead with nothing to do. >> rehabilitation, what's that? they erased that south of the dictionary here. there's no such thing as rehabilitation. it's about money. it's all about money. if they can keep a number on you and keep you in here, they get thei...

We had activities. we had musical programs. >> gregory macon is serving 40 years for murder. he's been at stateville since 1985. he remembers when the prison had regular programs including theatrical and musical performances that used to take place here in the now long abandoned prison auditorium. >> the musical program was a great thing because of the fact we would have competition against other penitentiaries. and stateville was always number one. in here it's like a cage of awaiting execution because there's nothing for a man to do and no programs or nothing. you're just sitting here like a...