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It was broken in two places. the doctor said, i don't know how much more you could have taken. had he kicked you one more time, he could have killed you. without a doubt, you could have died. >> close three. >> her attacker received an additional ten-year sentence for aggravated battery. and after recovering from her injuries, officer talley took the brave step of returning to work at the prison. this time, monitoring the trucks that deliver food to the facility. she no longer has any contact with the inmates. >> in life itself, within seconds your whole life can change. and in a prison enviro...

As warden of holman, grantt culliver is always looking for ways to use the prison environment to his advantage. >> what do you do -- >> lettuce. >> there's no lettuce in alabama. what kind of lettuce? >> lettuce like that. >> never heard of it. can't grow no damn lettuce. in alabama. i tried it. >> you can't grow lettuce? >> collard green. i don't see it, that's what i tell you. i ain't jesus christ. look what i told you. >> warden culliver is currently planning upgrades to the softball field to raise morale and lower tension. >> it has to be backed. this time of the year the softball field, t...

Indiana state prison. >> introduce me to your friend. >> this is cletus. he's 16 months old. they said we can adopt cats from the humane society, so i adopted this one. >> benjamin ritchie was in for a pretty horrendous crime. he's on death row. death row is a very dark, depressing place. but when he started playing with his cat, cletus, there's some kind of bonding. there's a display of affection that you would never normally see in a prison environment. >> you wouldn't believe what a cat would do. i'm not a cat person to begin with, but i got me one and, you know, i like the little fellow. >...

Like, she's a big flirt. >> in here, they call them lurds or lesbians until released date. which is the lurd part of it. that happens a lot. women that tend to be addictive personalities need some support. >> and mcnaughton claims she is just helping her dorm mates get ready for the prison environment. which is where some will be headed if their cases end in conviction. >> these girls aren't gay and they're going to have to be when they go to prison. so -- >> according to kelley. >> they will be. trust me. when these girls go, they'll come out with girlfriends, so i taught them like how to hop...

Snitches were all in the same category. >> many of them still were a little bit uncomfortable with that idea, especially uncomfortable about having to give over their protection now, completely to the prison authorities. they were not able any more to rely on their gang for protection. >> do i feel safe? you never can feel safe in a prison environment. i don't depend on prison administration to protect me. yeah, they're going to take steps to sure we're secure. but at the same time i'm going to fall back on what i learned in prison to make it in here. >> in some ways you feel like you hung up ...