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Make you want to continue to do it. like art imitates life. oh, man, that looked good. i like it. they did good. i want to see some more of it, though. >> for iris white, the playwright, it was the first time he had seen a performance of it, and he was really happy. you know, it was like the greatest day of his life. >> but white's elation was not to last. the day ended in bitter disappointment. >> and then an hour later, he got in a fight in the yard and got busted and got sent back to the shu. so it just shows how fast things can fall apart even when things are going good. prison can take it...

Something good of this. it's not going to do me no good to sit here and ignore this, throw all this to crazy or not get anything out of it. i'm not that 15-year-old kid anymore. i'm 41 years old now. >> as he walked across the yard, first time in years with other inmates, we had no idea what to expect. >> we missed you. >> one time. one time only. >> go ahead. >> hey, i'm not good at this. i'll tell you right now. are you good? >> not really. >> not really? >> hit a ringer. >> i'll try. >> i think it astounded him to be out on the yard and working out with somebody else, being in contact with ...

Keep moving. >> following the meal, brushy mountain inmates get to spend one hour in the prison yard. with such limited freedom, inmates spend their time in a variety of ways. india mcdowell spends his time braiding other men's hair. >> i do this for a living. sometime i might do it for cheap. usually about five hours. sometimes i might do it. >> how much does it cost? >> usually about $5. >> how about him? >> he got a discount. i'm a christian. i like to help other people out. >> i let him do the style he wants to do. stylist's choice. >> right now i'm on a different schedule. i just got to d...

Luck. peter harrell -- he remains a mystery. >> nathan: harrell could have gone anywhere from brazil, right? he could have gotten back into the u.s. he could have fathered a son that turned out to be a lying, greedy son of a bitch just like him. >> levi: you of all people should understand, maxie. your mother chose frisco jones over you. she abandoned you and your sister to go and chase after that bastard!: fine, my mom hasm >> maxie: fine, my mom has made some mistakes. but she's not with frisco anymore. she chose mac. >> levi: as if mac's the only guy she ever screwed over. >> maxie: okay, w...

Occasionally fight to the death. but "lockup" crews have found that on some yards, even at dangerous maximum-security institutions, inmates have found something to fill their hearts with love and nurturing. just not for each other. >> this is bayne. this is my buddy. >> nobody's family home cat is -- i can see could be happier than these cats in here. >> one of the first things i noticed in kentucky was something that i never thought that i'd see in a million years on a prison yard. and that's all of the cats. they were all over the place. >> nobody remembers exactly when dozens of stray cats ...