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>> this whole quad stuck by me when i lost my mom. it was like a family in here. >> although jessica's sentence was relatively short, she believes the experience has been life-changing. >> when i got here i was still nothing but a kid myself. i grew up here in prison. i hadn't went through school. i read third grade level. it's took me eight months to get my ged. normally it takes somebody a month. but i got it. it's good knowing it's going to be the last time i'm going to be locked up. but it's sad knowing i was ever in it. >> like jessica, some of the women at this north carolina prison feel...

The officer observed inmate bobby gilbert repeatedly throw an object against his cell door window, causing the window to crack and shatter. bobby, the punishment for room 69, destroying state property, is 30 days disciplinary seg and refer to "i" and "i." whenever "i" and "i" picks you up, you know i can't control that. do you understand? >> yep. >> do you wish to plead guilty or not guilty? >> guilty as sin. >> bobby, can you read and write and understand what's going on? >> on a third grade level, absolutely. it ain't no drastic change. you know, they take most of your property, put it in th...

Bobby, the punishment for room 69, destroying state property, is 30 days disciplinary seg and refer to "i" and "i." whenever "i" and "i" picks you up, you know i can't control that. do you understand? >> yep. >> do you wish to plead guilty or not guilty? >> guilty as sin. >> bobby, can you read and write and understand what's going on? >> on a third grade level, absolutely. it ain't no drastic change. you know, they take most of your property, put it in the property room. you're just allowed certain things. can't have a radio. that's basically the only thing you lose. >> i can't believe that m...

Environments that are extremely disadvantaged, and they are turned into products. and they are products that are, you know, they're not being developed personally. some universities do a wonderful job of developing these young men. but some universities, people are graduating 10% at unc, graduate not being able to read above a third grade level. that's a problem and that's something that needs to be explored. >> and we should note, to bring this back around, one of the interesting wrinkles here is richard sherman did graduate from stanford, and has a whole bunch of interests beyond football. h...

You know, they're not being developed personally. some universities do a wonderful job of developing these young men. but some universities, people are graduating 10% at unc, graduate not being able to read above a third grade level. that's a problem and that's something that needs to be explored. >> and we should note, to bring this back around, one of the interesting wrinkles here is richard sherman did graduate from stanford, and has a whole bunch of interests beyond football. he's writing a column and he talks about, you know, he had this great quote in the "sports illustrated" profile whe...