hey there, i'm veronica de la cruz. south africa's long good-bye to nelson mandela is going to end where his journey began, his hometown. a funeral service held today in the rural village moments ago. the casket will be taken to the site after a long burial ceremony. the ending to a man who spent 27 years in prison and emerged preaching forgiveness and reconciliation. thousands of people attended the service including family, friends, and foreign dignitaries, including prince charles and oprah winfrey. today's ceremony will mark the end of the ten-day mourning

period for the former president and anti-apartheid leader who died this month at the age of 95. here in the united states, we're keeping a close eye on the weather where a wintry storm is hitting the northeast. up to a fat of snow is expected in part of new england with a mix of freezing rain making roads treacherous for drivers. the storm is causing major travel delays with more than 1,000 flights canceled. i'm veronica de la cruz. now back to the program. ♪ i write very violently. and i write about murder. and i write about killing things. >> an inmate who performs violent-themed rap on stage is in jail for assaulting his girlfriend and is about to return to the streets.

>> how did i become a monster? i became a monster by drugs and alcohol. >> an inmate worker deals with the pressures of creating the jail's most popular dish. >> if you screw up the cakes, obviously they're going who did it. >> the cake is the only part that's good. and a fell inmate pleads guilty to stealing thousands of dollars from her retired parents but says she did it for the love of another inmate. >> he'd had a lot of girls before me, and i just felt insecure. >> do i trust her? about as far as i can throw her. and now -- >> hi, daddy, it's me, your little boy. you seem to have forgotten about me and mommy. >> the incarcerated lovers might have another mouth to feed. >> either she's telling the truth about the kid, or she's completely "ic. -- completely lly psychotic or both. ♪

grand rapids is the second largest city in michigan. its residents describe it in terms of small town charm and stable community. on any given day, about a thousand others face uncertain futures. >> guys, get ready for day room. make sure you shut your doors when you come out. make sure you make up your beds. >> they reside behind the razor wire-topped fences and brick walls at the kent county jail. most of the inmates here are accused of crime and are awaiting trial at the resolution of their cases. >> look at the camera -- >> upon being booked into the jail, they trade street clothes for jail uniform and leave personal possessions including cash and jewelry in sealed bags that will be stored until their release. a minor exception was made for brian. >> the guy at the front when he was doing the pat-downs, we had -- we had a long discussion. he told me, my tongue rings,

that's got to come out. i was like, "it doesn't come out." if they go to cut it, they'll cut my tongue because it's short of a barbell. he said, "never mind. we're going to leave it be." >> he was allowed to leave one more piece embedded unsafe to remove. >> the guard said to keep it up my nose. i do that, shoved it in and leave it be. >> he's serving a sentence for aggravated domestic violence. it's the second time he's been convicted and served time for assaulting his girlfriend. >> i could be doing a hell of a lot longer for what i did. the night that i assaulted my girlfriend, i got so messed up that night. and i mixed pills with my liquor. all i remember, i thought she was choking me. i could have been dreaming for all i knew. i woke up and threw her across the room by her throat. that's all i remember. i don't remember anything else.

she was like, "you gave me an hour-long ass beating." i don't remember this. >> to the outside world, he's a rapper known as crack rock. and violence is a big part of his act. >> i wrote very violently, and i write about murder and about killing thing. i think the reason i write violent lyrics is because i want to act out a lot of the thing that i do, but i know it's a bad idea to. it's kind of an outlet. ♪ then i gag you bind you >> you see me on stage with my face painted and blood dripping off and i look like i'm in pain because i'm pissed, that's crack rock. crack rock is full of pure anger and doesn't give a [ bleep ] who he destroys. he doesn't care. nothing's going to get in his way. that's just who crack rock is. ♪ severed heads i got that body bag ♪ ♪ i got that body bag if you cross my path [ bleep ] i'm going to get with blood

i got the body bag swag ♪ that's what i do on the out. >> that's what you do out there? >> that's what i do. >> his cell mate is risky mccaskill. >> my bunky is a different individual. and he's definitely not someone that i would start kicking it with or hang out with in the world. [ bleep ] bro, but i don't think it's something i could -- i couldn't get geeked off of it and [ bleep ] some girl. he could tell that his intellectual value, i guess. that i'm a pretty smart guy. he all the time asks me what do i think he should do about certain thi certain when he gets out, what i've done before, what i've done. every day he's got different questions. >> let me get this straight,

u.s. treasury, you have like an amount of money that's set aside when your birth certificate is sold to the sghft. >> you got a treasury trust account. when you're born, your birth certificate is worth $630,000 and goes up $100,000 every year that you're alive. >> i'm 30 years old [ bleep ]. i'm rich. >> he might not be the best source for financial advice or on how to stay out of trouble. >> since i was 10-years-old, i've probably been arrested 25 times at least. i have like 18 offenses on my juvenile record, and as an adult i have like six felonies and like 12 misdemeanors. >> he's currently charged with second-degree home invasion to which he has pled not guilty. >> the evidence they have against me is a lot actually. they have a lot of evidence against me. >> at the time of his alleged home invasions, he was not only on parole but required to wear a gps tracking device that informed authorities of his whereabouts 24/7. it placed him at the scenes of

his alleged home invasions. >> so they actually have gps satellites, still photos of where i was at, they say. >> were you at those homes? >> i mean, i -- no. >> as mccaskle await trial, he's learning that celling with abendroth has benefit. >> i got something for the poem. >> want me to start off? >> he's asked abendroth to help compose a love poe thome his girlfriend. >> give me the last two, and i'll -- i'll -- >> so the only true love i have comes from my father. >> with angel wings to make me fly. >> talking about love, bro. >> i am. i got you. in my heart is a place that we call home. >> what you got for "while we lovebirds room?" >> love blossoms like a flower. my sorrow and pain has run dry.

inside of my heart is a place we call home. >> i'm going to send that to my girl tonight. >> you bet. >> this is me fiancee, heather. she's currently upstairs. i miss you, baby. >> we're engaged. pretty much married almost. >> i started having sex at a young age, and i was always drawn toward older women. >> he's going to be 26. so he's a few years younger than me. 15 years younger than me. because the both of us have been in prison and both spent time and we had similar criminal backgrounds, it was like a -- wasn't a sick bond, but a bond where we could relate to each other. >> heather pratt has pled guilty to identity theft and other charge related to credit card fraud and is awaiting sentencing. she has numerous prior convictions for check and credit card fraud and has served two

prison terms as a result. her now-retired parent have been her primary victims. >> over the years of me stealing from my mom and dad, i've probably taken unwards of $1 -- upwards of $100,000. >> she's an addict and enjoyed spending on her young children. >> we spent a couple days at the mall and went crazy. we went to so many different stores and bought shoes and clothes and hats. >> pratt says she also spent money on her boyfriend, ricky mccaskle. >> he's a very good-looking man. very attractive. he'd had a lot of girl before me. and i just felt insecure that he wouldn't love me just for me. he got very, very angry when me when i told him how i was getting money to support him. and he said, "i don't want any part of that." >> heather's been in trouble a few times and been to prison before. and she's been in trouble for

the same thing that she's in trouble for now. and i didn't realize that she was as bad of a person as she is by pretending to -- like lying and cheating. >> coming up, a new development for heather pratt and ricky mccaskle. >> right now i believe that i am pregnant. and -- >> we don't come here because of the food. we all keep saying, "if they don't change the accommodations, we're not coming back." >> an insider's look at the kent county jail's kitchen.

inside the kitchen of the kent county jail, teams of inmate and civilian workers prepare more than 3,000 meals a day. >> it looks like biscuits and stuff like that getting ready to be made for lunch, they're setting it all up. back here we have our big tubs where they cook the massive amounts of food.

obviously today it looks like some kind of soup. what do we have today, guys? >> farmhouse stew. ♪ ♪ i once was lost but now i'm found ♪ ♪ and i'm stirring this stew for free ♪ >> a day of kent county jail meals contains an average of 2,700 calories. as a result, many inmates gain weight during their stays here. one of the most high calorie and popular items are the small cakes served with each meal. >> the cake is the only part that's good. >> why does everyone love the cake so much? >> either i'm so good at it or it's the best thing on the tray. >> jesse, serving a five-month sentence for domestic violence, is one of the bakers responsible for the ten pans of sheet cake baked daily. >> how many cake i've baked?

that's a hard number to come up with. well over -- i don't even know. a few thousand. >> if you get lucky you get a big piece of cake. >> i like when they have brownies. >> as bakers we don't get a lot of complaints about the food. everyone, like i said, it's so routine in here, it's the same thing every day. they expect, you know, not so good of a meal. we don't come here because of the food. no. we all keep saying if they don't change the accommodations we're not even coming back. >> orlow and fellow baker, herby, serving three months on an assault charge are both at the end of their sentences. when they get away with it, they say they take liberties with the recipe. >> i'm only supposed to put 30 bananas in it. last week i think i put 150 bananas in there. everyone was like, "wow, that cake was so good." i go, "i don't know why, you know?" he goes home tomorrow.

i go home next week. and we don't really care anymore, you know? we stopped caring. the next bakers can care. >> while jail food may not be to everyone's liking, officials say the meals are designed to prove a nutritionally sound diet. that's important to heather pratt, because she says she's eating for two now. >> right now i believe i am pregnant. ricky believes we've had a baby together. we've shared that together. >> pratt says she took a home pregnancy test just prior to her arrest a month earlier and believes the father is ricky mckaskle. >> do i know for sure she's telling the truth? no. she could be just saying she's pregnant. she could be using that as a way to try to keep me as being her man, i guess. >> pratt admits she's actually not 100% sure of her condition. >> the test at home said positive. the test here said negative. i'm waiting on a blood test.

it's a possibility because of all the stress that i could have, plus my age, i could have lost the baby. i don't know. >> i'm kind of distraught because of the simple fact i still have love for her in my heart, because i care about her so much. but i don't know, it's not that i don't know what to believe. i know what to believe. i know to believe she's a liar. >> while mckaskle proclaims his love for pratt, right now she's feeling different emotions. >> i'm angry because i have not heard from him. i would expect he would have written me. so this is kind of a letter venting my feelings to him. i said hay -- hey there, remember me? it doesn't feel like it. i cannot believe i fell for someone who can throw me away so easily. two weeks and nothing from you. >> kent county inmates are prohibited from sending letters to each other. >> does out of sight, out of mind make it easier for you to forget about me? all broken promises and lies. >> inmates often get around the rule by writing to friends from the outside and having them

remail their letters to another inmate. >> obviously i don't mean a thing to you. i just don't get why you can't be loyal and faithful to me when you want me to be loyal and faithful to you. >> one person might not be so willing to cooperate. >> i have to send my mail to my mother, which is asking a lot, because i mean, they were the ones i did the crime against and my family doesn't really care for him too much. >> pratt estimates that over the last several years she has stolen about $100,000 from her retired parents. she recently pled guilty to fraudulently using their credit cards again and is now awaiting sentencing. >> did i get a card from my youngest daughter emily who was very, very upset with me to the point she said i disgust her. and i got a card for my birthday from her that said dear mommy, i miss you but you made bad choices and i forgive you for that. i love you. then happy birthday. >> if pratt is struggling with the limitations of incarceration, mckaskle seems to be making the most of them.

>> i find it easiest to go into meditation by thinking about being on the beach and listening to the waves and trying to be able to smell the water and sand and sunshine and everything. >> mckaskle is also taken up tai chi. >> i don't know everything about tai chi. i've never actually been like consistent with doing it. >> but more than anything else, mckaskle continues finding ways to build up his body, a body he says once earned him a lucrative living. >> i'm a male stripper. most of the spots i stripped at were gay bars and everything and i'm not gay. i would make anywhere between $300 to $500 in a couple hours. >> when he told me he worked at some of the gay bars, i was a

little bit more okay with it because i didn't care if he was dancing for men because i knew he wasn't gay. but i didn't want any other females or women touching him or getting near him. >> what pratt doesn't know yet is that mckaskle's time in jail has brought one other major change to his life. >> i didn't tell her that i've converted to judaism. coming up -- >> the most difficult part of converting to judaism for me so far is eating beans, rice and carrots every single day. other than that, i love it. and -- >> i'm not done yet because i have to talk about your moms. >> a battle rap erupts and one of the combatants is brian "krak rok" abendroth. [ woman 2 ] to carry on traditions. [ woman 3 ] to come together even when we're apart. [ male announcer ] in stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy and more, swanson makes holiday dishes delicious.

life change on a daily basis inside grand at ids-- grand rap' kent county jail. new inmates arrive and others leave, due to being acquitted, bonded out or transferred to state prison. some like brian abendroth is permitted to serve shorter sentences at the jail and his is coming to an end. but his life on the outside will be considerably different. >> i've lost my girlfriend, i've lost my place to live. and it sucks. >> abendroth was sentenced to six months on a charge of aggravated domestic violence after assaulting his girlfriend.

he says he was high on a mixture of drugs and alcohol. >> i could have been dreaming it or it really happened. i don't know. that's how messed up i was. >> during abendroth's stay at ken county, another inmate brutally assaulted a female deputy. she was beaten and choked to the point of unconsciousness. abendroth witnessed part of the attack. >> i see myself inside that person that was causing that woman harm. and i realized that that's not who i want to be. how did i become a monster? i became a monster by drugs and alcohol, making wrong choices and walking down the wrong rode ♪ stuff the body in a bag >> still his life on the outside revolves around his rap group. his music glorifies murder and mayhem. his stage name is krak rok. >> it's k-r-a-k r-o-k. i want it to sound like the drug terminology. that way it intrigues. parents hate it, kids love it.

controversy sells. it always will. >> today a toned down version of krak rok will be allowed to emerge inside the jail. they are about to stage a battle rap. >> i've done see people mess this up every time. you have one where you go in and diss the person to the fullest extent you can. you have ones where you freestyle. whoever has a better freestyle. >> deputy king is assigned to abendroth's housing unit. >> the more you can occupy their time with different activities, the less time they have to think about someone in here that did them wrong. i'd rather have a battle rap than a physical fight any day. >> this man's stage name is ben harper. he says he'll be watching closely. >> i'll joke around with the guys from time to time but they usually know when i mean business. >> right now, a three-round

battle. all freestyle from the top of the dome. anything goes. you know what i mean? first round, whoever wants to take it, can take it. who wants to go first? >> you. >> you can go first. >> go. ♪ you the human body i'm chemo cancer ♪ ♪ before you start to ask questions i'm already giving answers ♪ ♪ [ bleep ] coming out the closet ♪ ♪ i'm gone that get you right. they call me ♪ >> we want to talk about coming out the closet? ♪ hold up dog let's stop for a second ♪ ♪ listen to what rok got to say ♪ ♪ i'm more [ bleep ] up than most of these people have ever seen ♪ ♪ it doesn't matter because i'm so damn sick you can call me gangrene ♪ ♪ i'm creeping through your mind i'll take you out ♪ ♪ i'm doing it silently ♪ put coffee over it to cover up all the funk ♪ >> as the battle rap continues, officers keep a close eye to

make sure things don't escalate. >> round three right now, man. come on. ♪ i'm a hard money lover ♪ i stack cash >> during the battle rap i was standing at the desk and observing whether there rap was going to elevate to violence. >> i'm not done yet because i have to talk about your mom. >> i don't take too kind to mother jokes. so i wanted to slaughter him and get the battle over as fast as i could. ♪ welcome to the industry i'm about to end it ♪ ♪ [ bleep ] you should have never been born ♪ ♪ we're just going to pretend it ♪ ♪ this is not a fair fight. ♪ this is a clown like bozo ♪ i hit him with a 20-round extendo ♪ ♪ that will make me reled ♪ ♪ ♪ call that marino ♪ 13 shots in your brand new peacoat ♪ >> i don't wear a peacoat. >> i think we need to have another one.

>> oh, man. no. >> because you're not going to go with no peacoat. [ cheers and applause ] >> hey, hey, hey. it sounds to me -- it sounds like he's taken the win, man. >> some of the lines they had were halfway decent. fell flat a couple times. they did what they could. i can't say it's something i've ever seen before in my career in corrections. it's definitely interesting. coming up -- >> my mom asked me what my job was. i'm a baker. i bake cakes. oh, that sounds fun. >> the cake baking partnership comes to an end. and -- >> hi, daddy, it's me, elijah joe, your little boy. you seem to have forgotten about me and mommy. >> ricky mckaskle gets a letter. now back to our program.

i'm veronica de la cruz, here's what's happening. in south africa, the final procession to the burial site for nelson mandela is now underway. mandela's castro set being escorted by a military honor guard now. burial at the grave site will be private, attended by family members and friends. the anti-apartheid leader is being laid to rest at a family grave site in his hometown on the eastern cape. nearly 5,000 guests attended today's ceremonies. the burial ends ten days of mourning ceremonies. mandela suffered 27 years in apartheid prisons before becoming south africa's first black president and preaching forgiveness and reconciliation. mandela died on december 5th in his johannesburg home at the age of 95. a winter storm has left a blanket of snow from the midwest into new england. the weather is being blamed for four deaths in missouri. the same system has dropped as much as a foot of snow on part of the northeast, canceling nearly 1,200 flight. i'm veronica de la cruz. now back to the program.

due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. nearly every one of the 1,000 or so inmates incarcerated at the kent county jail in grand rapids feels pressure. it could be the pain of being separated from family, the thought of losing a job or being sent to prison. but the pressure jesse orlow feels is unique. >> the thing about baking is you're responsible for all the cakes. if you screw up on the cakes obviously they're going to know who screwed them up. you have to make sure they're done right, because you don't want to have to redo them. >> for the past four months, orlow and his fellow inmate baker have been in charge with the popular cakes served with most meals. >> my mom asked me what my job was.

i said i'm a baker, i bake cakes. she's like, oh, that sounds fun. it's not like baking one cake for thanksgiving. it's a different situation. >> i joked around when i first got here, "maybe i might be on cupcake wars." this might be my start. "cake boss" or whatever, who knows. >> orlow has a new challenge. pavetto has been released, and he has to break in a rookie. >> there's two bakers, me and cody over here. he's my partner. he started today. i'm training him at the same time. i go home next week and someone will have to take my place, too. >> take the paddle off so it doesn't go all over the floor. per bag we get ten. they're not the best, thickest cake but obviously for money's sake. sometimes i come up a little short and i only do nine pans of cake. after the pouring process you

throw them in the oven. do you want to do the honor of throwing them in the oven? >> why not. >> change is an inevitable part of jail. brian abendroth has noticed a significant change in his cell mate, ricky mckaskle. >> ricky is thirsty for a spiritual enlightenment, is what i believe. people will find a lot of different things when they find religion. people, when they found god, their life has changed. other people, he's smacked the crap out of them, knocked them down a few notches. >> mckaskle says he feels he's on the right track with his new-found religion. >> i decided to convert to judaism because i heard jesus was a jew. i heard god was a jew. if they are the chosen ones, i want to be one of them. >> how do you become jewish. >> you start living like the jewish people live and consider yourself a jew.

i was wondering the same thing, am i actually a jew. one of the main things is you have to be circumcised, i guess. >> do you have that covered? >> i'm definitely circumcised, yes. maybe it was meant for me to be jewish. >> some inmates have been known to convert to judaism on the belief they will eat better on a kosher meal plan. going kosher means going sparse. >> the most difficult part of converting to judaism for me so far is eating beans, rice and carrots and bread for lunch and dinner. every single day. other than that, i love it. >> whoever made this tray should be put in jail.

>> it's all right. i accept it for what it is. it's god's will. i guess that's what i'm supposed to eat. >> though mckaskle has been writing to his girlfriend, heather pratt, who is currently incarcerated in the women's wing of the jail, he hasn't shared his conversion yet. >> i plan on. i don't think she'll have a problem with. there's nothing she'll be really able to say about it other than accept it, you know. i mean, i don't know. maybe she won. who knows. maybe that will push her away from me. that i'm a jew now. never thought of that. >> pratt recently sent mckaskle an angry letter accusing him of not writing to her. since inmates are prohibited from writing to each other and must send their letters through a third party on the outside, mail is often delayed. >> i did write her letters. i sent the letters to the person

she told me would send them to her. and i guess she never got them. either the lady didn't send them to her or heather is getting the letters and she's just like trying to play like a big, you know, mind game. >> just before her arrival at kent county, pratt contacted mckaskle to inform him she was pregnant by him. now, after not hearing from mckaskle, she has written again. this time channeling their unborn son. >> it gives me confirmation either she's telling the truth about the kid or she's completely psychotic. or both. hi, daddy, it's me, elijah joe, your little boy. you seem to have forgotten about me and mommy. why are you hurting mommy so much? why do you not love us anymore? please don't be so mean to mommy.

she cries a lot, especially at night. she wakes up in the middle of the night so sad wondering and waiting for a letter from you. daddies are so special and mommy thinks you threw her away. why would you do that, daddy? is he shed we were going to visit you in prison and become a real family. she was excited about marrying you and spending forever with you. i know you're scared, daddy, mommy is, too but daddies are supposed to be strong for mommies and little guys like me. i want to meet you so bad but you aren't being very strong, daddy. you're making mommy very, very, very sad, scared, lonely and doesn't know why you won't love her anymore. please write soon and make mommy smile again. love you. mommy said she wanted to get a tattoo on the inside of her ring finger with your initials. guess i should tell her not to since you don't want us anymore. and you miss mommy's b-day today. >> i did write her letter. >> and 24 hours later -- >> heather. >> yes.

>> mail for you. >> mckaskle's letters, though delayed, have finally arrived. >> oh, my baby. holy crap. letters from ricky that i've been waiting for forever. poor guy got that one that wasn't nice. i didn't know. he disappeared off the face of the earth. oh, my gosh. heather, hey, beautiful, what's up my lovely lady? i miss you a lot baby and i would give anything right now to be able to see you for one minute or kiss you one time. if you are pregnant, that's wonderful. if not, don't think i wouldn't want to be with you. you're my endless love, sincerely your man. >> while the couple's relationship appears to be intact, their future family is not to be are. pratt has recently found out she's not pregnant.

she's yet to share the news with mckaskle. >> my last pregnancy test came back negative. there's a possibility i did have a miscarriage because i've had some signs of that. >> part of me accepted the fact that i probably did. all things happen for a reason. coming up -- >> awesome day. the countdown to 13 hours and i'm out of this hell hole. >> heather pratt races for a nerve-racking court appearance. >> my parents will be there. it's going to be hard to see my mom and dad today.

nearly 80% of the inmates housed at kent county jail have at least one prior conviction on their records. brian abendroth is among them. >> you'll see all my mug shots, i had corn rows in my hair, red and black. you'll see my franklin county picture. it looks like a calvin klein model.

you'll see a picture with a red mohawk and [ bleep ]. you'll see my famous coolio pose, which is really funny. >> it's been six months since abendroth was convicted of assaulting his girlfriend. he says he was high and drunk at the time and remembers little, if anything, about what happened. now his sentence is nearly complete. he has another chance to make it on the outside. >> ow! come on, man, that's my nuts. >> it was an awesome day because the countdown to 13 hours and i'm out of this hell hole. i will no longer be in kent county. i will be free like a bird. >> krak rok. you know what i'm saying. i can't make fun of nobody. >> can't smack nobody. >> no more red necks. >> like this ozzy. >> the only thing i'm worried about is if my p.o. wants to try

to drug test me or -- ♪ >> on the streets, abendroth is a rapper known as krak rok. even though he's blamed drugs for his numerous troubles with the law, he says they're part of his job. >> i'm a musician. you know how music and drugs go hand in hand. that's the truth. if i'm nervous i'm going to smoke pot. if i feel too jittery before i get onstage, i'm going to drink. it goes hand in hand. >> don't forget about -- >> the following day, abendroth begins the departure process. >> this is a good day. this is better than being born. i'm thinking i'm about to go out and see my -- see my homies. i'm going to smoke a cigarette. definitely have to see my p.o. today. i think i'm definitely going to

go smoke some weed, for sure. oh, man, i can see outside. it's all sunny. >> i need the sandals back from you guys. >> i'm not going to miss these bob barker classics on my feet. i'm getting the hell out of here. >> what's up, dog? what's good? abendroth is met by friends, leaves behind his cell mate, ricky mckaskle. >> i hope the best for him out there. personally, i don't think he's going to make it that long. he's on probation and he's already talking about smoking and drinking. hopefully he does the right thing. i don't know. >> freedom! free at last! free at last!

>> i'm free. can't [ bleep ], i'm free! can't pull me down i'm free! >> mckaskle has recently begun a journey of his own. >> how is the conversion going? are you still on track? are you jewish yet? >> i'm jewish. i pray every day. i read everything i can that the rabbi brings me. i spoke to him today on the phone. >> have you learned any hebrew. >> i know chabot means saturday and shalom is a personal greeting. yarmulke, the hat the jewish wear. >> mckaskle has even bigger news about his charges. he's just reached a plea deal with prosecutors. >> i went to my conference today and pled guilty to second degree home invasion for a habitual offender. that means for me i'm going back to prison. >> even with a plea deal, mckaskle can face lengthy prison

time during to several prior convictions. his sentence can run anywhere from 4 to 16 years. that will be up to the judge. he will remain in jail until his sentencing but that day has already arrived for mckaskle's girlfriend, heather pratt. >> i'm a barrel of nerves. fear, anxiety, peace, i have a little bit of everything. got the butterflies. >> pratt has pled guilty to identity theft and other charges related to her fraudulent use of credit cards. she has prior convictions for credit card fraud and forging checks as well. and her victims have most often been her elderly parents. >> my parents are going to be there. it breaks my heart. it's going to be hard to see my mom and dad there today. a letter was read to me by my attorney a little while ago that was from my father. and he feels that i have absolutely no remorse, no regret

per se. i just wish there was a way i could express to him how much remorse i truly do have. >> pratt says she committed these latest offenses in order to maintain her relationship with her boyfriend, ricky mckaskle. but she also admits to going on shopping sprees for her children and spending money on her drug addiction. >> my family thought that i was done with the old lifestyle of drugs and using and stealing, which, you know, it had been almost seven years since i had been in any trouble. >> because of prior convictions in which she also financially victimized her parents, pratt could have been eligible for at least 20 years in prison. her guilty plea guarantees she will not receive the maximum. and other inmates have told her her judge might be lenient. >> this is the case of the people of the state of michigan versus heather lynn pratt. i'd like to advise the court

that the victims, betty and dennis pratt, are present in the courtroom. however, they do not have any additional statement at this time. coming up -- >> taking your parents at their word, this is the fourth time you've victimized them financially? >> yes. >> heather pratt's past plays out in the courtroom. getting your vegetables every day? when i can. [ bop ] [ male announcer ] could've had a v8. two full servings of vegetables for only 50 delicious calories.

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heather pratt admits to having victimized her elderly parents out of tens of thousands of dollars through credit card fraud and check forgery. though we've requested we not show their faces they are in court today. pratt must not only face them but the judge who has to sentence her. >> first and foremost, i take full responsibility for my actions. i want to apologize to my family for destroying their life for the things i've done. i can't change those things but

all i can do is work harder to try to find out what is going on in me and heal. >> pratt spends the next 20 minutes finishing her statement and answering questions from the judge. >> and taking your parents at their word, apparently this is the fourth time that you've victimized them financially? >> yes. >> i'm assuming at this point while you've been incarcerated, they've been taking care of your children? >> yes, sir. >> finally, the judge is ready to hand down sentence. >> miss pratt, i know you are able to maintain periods of sobriety and i don't doubt that there are programs locally that can help you. but, again, you have multiple felonies. you've victimized your parents yet another time. so on identity theft it's the

sentence of this court that you be committed to the michigan department of corrections for a sentence of not less than 23 months and no more than 5 years. on the financial transaction device offense, a sentence of not less than 17 months, and no more than 4 years. on the first case with identity theft and financial transaction offense, restitution will be ordered as a condition of parole. that's in the $40,000 to $50,000 range. i'll advise you, miss pratt, each one of these is a final sentence or judgment of the court. you are entitled to file an application for leave to appeal in each one of these cases. >> thank you. >> pratt is sentenced to between 23 months and 5 years in state prison, more than she was expecting. >> he went completely opposite of what every single person that told me about this judge. i felt like i was going to collapse. i felt like i was going to throw up.

i wanted to scream. >> one week later, pratt receives an ominous message over the intercom in her cell. >> start packing up. you'll be riding out today. >> will tell you me what that was? >> what that was? >> them telling me i'm leaving today. i'm going to need some time. i have to brush my teeth. i have to get a bag. oh, this sucks. >> for security reasons, inmates are never told when their transfer to prison will occur until the transport van is ready to take them. for pratt, that time is now. >> i'm packing up things that i'm having sent to me. i'm going to put them in my property, and my mom will pick them up, pick them up and she'll mail them to

me. paperwork, letters, numbers, pictures. that picture is definitely coming with me. >> miss pratt, you all set? >> yes. >> nervous? >> yes and no. the journey started. just wasn't ready this quick. >> prior to her sentencing hearing, she wrote yet another letter to ricky mckaskle. he just received it. >> i found out through a letter she had a miscarriage. i found out through a letter she sent me. here it goes -- i lost our sweet baby elijah joe. it was probably not a viable pregnancy. plus with my age and so many other factors, can't pinpoint to specific cause. at least now you know the truth so you can hate me if you want. you're an amazing man and will be an amazing daddy someday.

if it's true, it's kind of devastating, you know what i'm saying? i kind of feel like it's a lie. you know what i'm saying? she was probably using it as a crutch to try to keep me from leaving her like she said in the letter, please don't leave me. >> do you trust her? >> about as far as i can throw her. >> mckaskle facing the possibility of even more time in prison than pratt. the letter goes on to suggest one way, they could have a baby sooner than later. >> send home some sperm in plastic i'll implant inside me. the inmates in prison, in different states, have done that, and it worked. would love to try it when i get out. what do you think? i love you. always and forever your girl, heather, xoxo.

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