the pairing did not last long. >> christopher russell came out one night.e had a laundry bag full of all his property. he approached the control booth for the deputy. he said that basically he was in fear for his safety. he thought there would be a fight in the block. >> after reviewing his file, i looked at where he's been housed. he's been up in the fourth floor for over a year and a half with no problems with any other inmates. i wanted to go downstairs and talk to him to see what has changed and is he, in fact, in fear of his safety. >> hey, russell. >> yeah. >> lieutenant. you said you feared your safety. >> no, man. it was all a misunderstanding. you know what i'm saying? there was never know fear. it's documented i'm a skinhead. so when i came out of medical they put me in a cell with a guy who was black. i said something about it. i figure they say i'm going to be reclassed. it was misunderstood as to why i was down here. as long as i'm celled the right way -- >> we don't accommodate the inmates. however, if we can try to put them in a place where h

but for cellmates, russell johnson and christopher reid, for instance, it's hard time. >> it's certains you conduct yourself in here, too, you know what i'm saying? >> let's say for instance someone wanted -- >> somebody wanted to talk to him, you know what i'm saying, we got -- i've got to sit down. you know what i'm saying? >> or i might have to come up like this. or he can just turn to his side right here and walk this way. >> yeah. this is how you do it. you do your back that way. this is the real deal. you know what i'm saying? it really is. >> just how each inmate survives the extraordinary time they spend in these tiny spaces is as individual as the inmate. >> as you see we keep our home neat and clean. cleanliness is next to godliness. >> salen lee is a third termer about to be paroled. lately he's been teaching his cellmate the benefit of his experience, and he'll need it. he's got a 12-year sentence in which to practice. >> this is what i do. take my t-shirt. grab my bar of soap. dip it in the toilet because i keep my toilet fresh and clean. hold my hand here. when the toilet