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Additional ten-year sentence for aggravated patry. after recovering for her injuries, she took the step of returning to work at the prison. this time monitoring the trucks that deliver food to the facility. she no longer has contact with the inmates. >> in life itself, within seconds, your life can change. in a prison environment, it doesn't even take seconds. >> she said she was ready to return for the first time since the attack. escorted by an officer and our crew, the return proved to be far more emotional than she could have imagined.

As warden of holman, grantt culliver is always looking for ways to use the prison environment to his advantage. >> 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.

>> i ain't got nothing to do with that. just for the record, i don't know what they're talking about. >> one member of the trio, robert burzee has been at limon for three years and has been out of the closet for most of that time. >> i'm gay, and i didn't want it to be known, but i was involved with a guy here. and things as they were, the guys found out, obviously. there's somewhat gay activity going on in the prison environment, that it's just amazing, because some of the guys that detest the gay lifestyle the most are the ones that sneak in my house or ask them to fool around with them. but...

>> 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 your balls. now you have to rely on the ...

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 environment, sometimes it doesn't even take seconds. in the blink of an eye it could be over. >> you're all right. you're okay. >> the day after her interview with us, talley surprised our field producer when she said she was ready to return to the cellblock for the first time since the attack. >> keep your chin up. >> esco...