. >> two ways out. 90 miles from new orleans up the mississippi river lies louisiana state penitentiary. commonly referred to as angola, at 18,000 acres, it is the largest prison in america. started as a slave plantation in the 1700s, converted to a prison plantation at the end of the civil war, and taken over by the state in 1901, this storied land has seen more than its share of pain. it was once considered the bloodiest prison in america. and its current population of 5,148 men served sentences so long it's estimated 98% of them will die here. things have changed and much credit goes to warden kane. >> if we can save one person from being a victim of violent crime, it's worth everything we do. and that's really what our mission is, it's not to torment and torture, but it's to correct bad behavior and do that any way you can. and the root way toot that is morality. moral people obviously don't rape, pilfer and steal. >> right here in the midst of angola, they see -- >> warden cane's approached morality works on two level. one, spiritual and religious. the other, engaging employment op

you for inviting me speak about my 15 years in solitary confinement on death row at the louisiana state penitentiary at angola. i am here because in september of 2011 came the 11,241st death row exonerate says the u.s. supreme court reinstated capital punishment. solitary confinement for 23 hours a day for 15 years between the ages of 23 and 38. this is cool -- in my written statement that described the physical and mental torture that inmates suffered. the end kolar often unbearable and normal physical and mental activity coming human contact and access to health care severely limited. as harmful as these conditions of life in solitary is made all the worse because it is often a hopeless existence. things can survive without food and water. they can survive without fleas, but they cannot survive without hope. years on end in solitary, particularly on death row can drain help from anyone but is a solitary there is nothing to live for. i know what had to sell lost my help. after realizing of my existence of billing for years on end. i was on the verge of committing will was basically suicide by state