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>> it's pretty tight. but, as long as you have a good cellie, and you just got to learn how to learn each other's routines, each other's ways, the ways they live. you just work around each other. >> we got three men in here, top and bottom. somebody got to use the bathroom, we will leave. put the sign on the door. we just kick back, watch tv. listen to music, eat food. kick it. that's about it. that's about all you can do in here. >> the hot pot is easy, full it full of hot water, plug it in and cook whatever you want to cook. if i wanted to cook a hamburger from the window that's cold. fill i...

"shawshank redemption," that's what it's like except without like all the death. >> it's pretty tight. but, as long as you have a good cellie, and you just got to learn how to learn each other's routines, each other's ways, the ways they live. you just work around each other. >> we got three men in here, top and bottom. somebody got to use the bathroom, we will leave. put the sign on the door. we just kick back, watch tv. listen to music, eat food. kick it. that's about it. that's about all you can do in here. >> the hot pot is easy, full it full of hot water, plug it in and cook whatever you ...

And, like any prison, the threat of danger is everywhere. >> around our perimeter we have seven gun towers. they're manned throughout the day. >> the danger is there each time you walk through that gate, you know. you don't know what's going to happen from the time you get on shift to the time you get off shift. >> there's only two types of people in prison. you got the predators and you got the prey. >> i stabbed an inmate 12 times. over some dope in front of the chow hall. >> you got somebody in your face everywhere you go around here. >> always keep in mind where you're working. try not to ...

I was walking around with thousands and i jumped off somebody over $65. when the police came i had 56 grams of marijuana on me in my underwear and it cost me five years here, you know? just to sit back and think about it, you know, i could have let that $65 go. i'd still be in the world with my family. >> you have huge -- just do upper bodies and make note if they have any others, too. >> upon arrival, new inmates are photographed, and digital stills are taken of any tattoos that they might have. these photos often help identify gang affiliations, which can influence housing decisions. >> i've...

And i've got to live with that. but there's been a lot of threats against me, so i've been locked up the whole time. >> fearing for his safety, morgan asked to be placed in the protective custody unit at anamosa. >> at first it's kind of claustrophobic being in a little cell 23 hours a day, but it's -- you know, after a while you get used to it. i've seen people lose their minds in these little cells. what i miss most about freedom is just probably being able to be outside. i miss the sun. i haven't felt the sun on me for -- since 2001 now. for me, i've got to hope that somehow or another trut...