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It edified them. it encouraged them even though they're incarcerated, that to give them a chance for hope and a new life. bless you. >> a weekly religious service, contemplation, reading, these are a few opportunities inmates at stateville have to somehow reach beyond the bars, the guards, and the prison walls. most will not see the outside ever again. or not for a very long time. but a few will. >> hello there. >> this is neil bell's last day in his cell at stateville. despite one stretch in the segregation unit, he's finishing up a two-year sentence for aggravated battery. as the final hours...

>> hello there. >> this is neil bell's last day in his cell at stateville. despite one stretch in the segregation unit, he's finishing up a two-year sentence for aggravated battery. as the final hours wind down, his emotions rachet up. >> i'm pretty anxious. been waiting for a while. the last week's the longest. just ready to go home, be with my family. >> sunrise brings what for everyone else at stateville will just be another day. but for inmate bell it brings him that much closer to freedom. >> did you get any sleep last night? >> i've been up since 2:00. >> kind of figured that. >> that's ...

Of articles. we took that away and put inmates in correctional industry blue pants and t-shirts and made everybody look the same. when you make everyone look the same, it takes away that status. >> the reforms didn't happen overnight. but they did happen. the administration held the key card. if the inmates didn't toe the line, if there was any sign of trouble, the entire prison went under lockdown, a condition where prisoners don't leave their cells, period, except for medical attention or a parole hearing. lockdowns are a common occurrence at stateville. >> you go on lockdown damn near every...

Or not for a very long time. but a few will. >> hello there. >> this is neil bell's last day in his cell at stateville. despite one stretch in the segregation unit, he's finishing up a two-year sentence for aggravated battery. as the final hours wind down, his emotions rachet up. >> i'm pretty anxious. been waiting for a while. the last week's the longest. just ready to go home, be with my family. >> sunrise brings what for everyone else at stateville will just be another day. but for inmate bell it brings him that much closer to freedom. >> did you get any sleep last night? >> i've been up si...

Or not for a very long time. but a few will. >> hello there. >> this is neil bell's last day in his cell at stateville. despite one stretch in the segregation unit, he's finishing up a two-year sentence for aggravated battery. as the final hours wind down, his emotions rachet up. >> i'm pretty anxious. been waiting for a while. the last week's the longest. just ready to go home, be with my family. >> sunrise brings what for everyone else at stateville will just be another day. but for inmate bell it brings him that much closer to freedom. >> did you get any sleep last night? >> i've been up si...