there are those inmates like alex bennett at the kentucky state penitentiary, who don't always agreeith or abide by the rules. >> i'm a person that's been in the joint all of my life. i've been told i'm pretty hard core. and i need a certain type of environment. >> now, you got something you want to say to me now? we can get it on national tv here. >> everything about alex's mannerisms, his appearance, and the words that he spoke, sai saisaid -- he just embodied that. >> he was 54 years old when we met him and spent 33 years behind bar for armed robbery, kidnapping and murder. >> the system today isn't like the system i came into 36 years ago. the system today has the majority of their inmates programmed into doing what they're told when they're told to do it. they get to the point they expect that of everybody. well, there's still a few old dogs around who like to do things their own way. >> bennett's way of doing things, however, has had horrifying results. after adapting to life in a single person cell here, he was transferred to a lower security prison in 1998. he had more privil