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We're ahead of russia, rwanda, brazil, australia and the other developed countries. about 2.3 million americans are locked up. 8% in federal prisons, 28% in local jails. about 60% are in state prisons. about 2% are youths. one out of five of all of our prisoners are in jail because of drugs which greatly dominates on the federal level. also another component to the prison issue and that is the rise of private prisons to offset the overcrowding and government-run prisons. ibis world released a report showing the revenue for all these private facilities and services amounted to $5 billion with a...

>> i have to ask you, where did you get those glasses? your glasses do not look like they're prison issue. >> well, they're not. these glasses are a favor because of the fact i have trouble seeing to be able to eye the needle, but i leave them here. i cannot take them to the dorm. they're only for use here and i have to turn them into the office before i go back to the dorm. >> sometimes they have problems seeing, just reading, or especially with sewing. they have to do small stuff like threading and all that, and i loan them a pair of these or let them sign out these with me. got to see to se...

Keep up the good work. i love you. for real. you ever need a bodyguard -- kelly's here. >> just he makes you chuckle. you know, he's human. a human being. >> around everybody, man, you know, come on, man. man, they got me, make me laugh. >> sometimes he'd have these huge prison issue glasses that he'd wear, we'd always joke about them. >> let's do this here, okay? >> oh, god. >> these guys right here. i want to see if they're for me. you tell me, right? you tell me. >> let me see you. >> all of these stories that show sort of a softer side of him. it's hard to imagine the dark side that everyb...

Big taylor swift fan. >> i love you, taylor. i love you. keep up the good work. i love you. for real. you ever need a bodyguard -- kelly's here. >> just he makes you chuckle. you know, he's human. a human being. >> around everybody, man, you know, come on, man. man, they got me, make me laugh. >> sometimes he'd have these huge prison issue glasses that he'd wear, we'd always joke about them. >> let's do this here, okay? >> oh, god. >> these guys right here. i want to see if they're for me. you tell me, right? you tell me. >> let me see you. >> all of these stories that show sort of a softer si...

Days, he needs little extra help to lay down a straight stitch. >> i have to ask you, where did you get those glasses? your glasses do not look like they're prison issue. >> well, they're not. these glasses are a favor because of the fact i have trouble seeing to be able to eye the needle, but i leave them here. i cannot take them to the dorm. they're only for use here and i have to turn them into the office before i go back to the dorm. >> sometimes they have problems seeing, just reading, or especially with sewing. they have to do small stuff like threading and all that, and i loan them a pa...