this is wabash, man. they do what they want to do. i'm not like a lot of inmates.he rules here, you know, but sometimes they really want you to be in compliance, you know, like puppets. don't do this, don't do that. do it like this, do it like that. [ bleep ] here, eat here, no, cant talk to that person, get off the door! all this [ bleep ] rules. i'm in jail for not [ bleep ] following the rules. think i'm coming to prison to start following rules? >> wright says his attitude is the result of growing up in a tough new jersey neighborhood. >> either you sink or swim, you know what i mean? and i grew a hard exterior because i didn't want to be the victim, and over the course of time, that became a part of my character. >> and recently wright's character was put to the test. >> he came back from recreation one night and noticed that his tv had been missing, so obviously he knew someone had took it. i think he was pretty upset about that, as anybody would be. >> this is the penitentiary. are you serious? people [ bleep ] kill for that, for real, for real. >> surveilla

but wabash also houses men doing time for far more serious crimes.en like jeremy blanchard. >> i have never been a drug abuser. i've never been a drunk. i knew what i done when i done it. i knew the heinous nature of what i done. i can still to this day remember nearly every blood spot that was in that house. i can remember the wallpaper, the way the bodies were laid. i can remember nearly everything that happened that night. >> blanchard has served a little more than one year of a 195-year sentence, but his facial tattoos will forever commemorate both his crime, triple murder, and the moniker the local media gave him, kokomo slayer. >> it's telling you that's what i've done. that's who i am. that's what i'm about. yes. >> blanchard tracked down his former girlfriend, jessica berg, her mother and her mother's boyfriend when they traveled to kokomo, indiana, to attend a funeral for jessica's grandmother. blanchard broke into the house they were staying in, hid inside until they came home and got ready for bed then stabbed all three to death with a but

. >> the first time i put on a stab vest was in indiana at wabash valley.t was definitely an uneasy feeling knowing i had to wear this to walk on to the unit an that the potential to be stabbed was higher here. it definitely makes you a little more on your toes and a lot more alert of your environment. >> we noticed that these vests said lock down. wile we're here we're going to slowly but surely change every stinkin' one of them. >> if i'm required to wear a stab vest i usually just make light of it. i joke around about how it adds ten pounds to me and the color don't go with my outfit. i make it into a joke. >> and a sense of humor goes a long way in breaking the ice with many of the inmates featured on lockup. >>> "lockup: extended stay" field teams spend weeks at a time in maximum security prisons throughout the nation. we cover stories that range from horrifying to heart breaking. and sometimes the only way to get through it all. >> ryan, think fast. >> is with a sense of humor. especially for our director of photography, brian kelly. >> this was my fo

. >> the first time i put on a stab vest was in indiana at wabash valley.t was definitely an uneasy feeling knowing i had to wear this to walk on to the unit an that the potential to be stabbed was higher here. it definitely makes you a little more on your toes and a lot more alert of your environment. >> we noticed that these vests said lock down. wile we're here we're going to slowly but surely change every stinkin' one of them. >> if i'm required to wear a stab vest i usually just make light of it. i joke around about how it adds ten pounds to me and the color don't go with my outfit. i make it into a joke. >> and a sense of humor goes a long way in breaking the ice with many of the inmates featured on lockup. >> coming up the one lockup crew member inmates love to rib. >> sometimes i'll hear people say stuff through their cell, hey fat boy. i have to look at myself, really? >> and later previously unseen clips from one of the more memorable inmates we ever met. david. what's going on? oh hey! ♪ that's it? yeah. ♪ everybody two seconds! ♪ "dear sebastian

but shortly after we met jones, his time at wabash was up. >> the day william jones jr.eleased i was responsible for meeting the family at the front of the prison and driving with them to the back of the prison where william would be released. >> middle arm will go up. >> thanks, guys. >> i was riding in the car with casey, who was william's brother and casey's girlfriend, and then their kids. they were really excited. i mean, the energy level was really high. >> me and my brother are pretty close. i'm just glad i get to pick him up and not have to leave him here. i've been up here like eight different times and had to leave him here. it was hard. >> meanwhile, "lockup" director of photography, brian kelly, is covering jones as he processed out of the prison. >> there you go. take your i.d. with you. have a good one. >> appreciate it. >> good luck. stay out of here. >> it was very typical of what we do on a release. the paperwork, the processing, making sure they get their money, changing out the clothes. and very interesting stuff. but one of the more enjoyable elements

character and her assimilation into white i society and how everything affected her on her travels on the wabash and the river to southern ohio. it's very interesting book. i recommend it highly. >> what you do down and brian texas? where you hit by harvey et al. >> we were with 24 inches of rain and we survived that without any flooding to the south of us they are in pretty bad shape. prayers are needed. >> thank you for calling in. >> a couple more facebook comments we want to share, jamie morris, a war of necessity, war of choice who is head of the council on foreign relations, former bush administration state department official, and lucille is reading two books that we covered two days at the national book festival.ishep david mccullough's the american spirit. both authors who use our, and by the way everything we've covered today we will re- airel the entire day beginning at midnight eastern which is 9:00 p.m. on the west coast.

it to be unfair and wabash federal agencies are working with local partners to help them get back onir feet as soon as possible texas florida and louisiana are doing great in the recovery process that is happening very quickly i will be going down to puerto rico to see all of the great first responders that is a lot of people that are affected. and we will be there every step of the way. [applause] and massive amounts of food and water and supplies are being delivered it is something nobody has ever seen before. with all those that have worked so hard did feel the -- fema actually most of the police officers have lost their homes and it has been tough. before we go on to discuss our country's history and want to give a brief update on gramm cassidy but with the rules of reconciliation with the deadline of friday friday, but today's and with that yes' votes we have a great senator who was home recovering and rissole many with that block grant with the health care plan will do something excellent to be better managed. having local health care is better than health care message from was

assimilation into white society and how everything affected her or her travels from tippecanoe on the wabash and the tippecanoe river to southern ohio. a very interesting book, recommend it highly. >> host: what do you do down in bryant texas and we have hit by harvey at all? >> caller: we were with 24 inches of rain can we survive that without any flooding to the south of us. they are in pretty bad shape. prayers are needed. a couple more facebook economist we want to share. jamie, war of necessity, war of choice by richard haass was of course head of the council on foreign relations. former bush administration comes state department official. and lucille is reading two books that we cover today here at the national book festival.ad "hillbilly elegy" and justllbill finished up david mccullough, the american spirit. both authors are usada and by the way we will repair this entire day beginning at midnight which is 9 p.m. at on the west coast. it's all repairing plus sinces it's a three to hold a we can bookpeople be on three days. we will repair entire festival 8:30 a.m. on monday labor day.

assimilation into white society and how everything affected her or her travels from tippecanoe on the wabash and the tippecanoe river to southern ohio. a very interesting book, recommend it highly. >> host: what do you do down in bryant texas and we have hit by harvey at all? >> caller: we were with 24 inches of rain can we survive that without any flooding to the south of us. they are in pretty bad shape. prayers are needed. >> host: thank you for calling in. a couple more facebook comments we want to share. jamie morris war of necessity, war of choice by richard haas who is the head of the council council -- council of foreign relations former push of administration state department official and lucio is reading two books that we covered today cured the national book festival hillbilly elegy by j.d. fans and just finished up david mccullough's the american spirit. both authors use on privately everything we covered today we are going to re-air the entire day beginning at made night eastern time which is 9:00 p.m. on the west coast so with all re-airing plus since it's a three-day holiday w