now i am at the same ising penitentiary so i have had of varied life. married, five children, my wife runs the and some film festival here. so relive a fun life and it is constantly changing 57 we will talk about your new book "a viennese waltz down wall street" but teaching at sing sing? >> it is part of mercy college in. privately funded education for the four year college degree program for the hard-core inmates better in their for murder or worse and they can get a college degree so when they get out if they will have some kind of skill. the biggest problem is recidivism did not have the skills so they end up going back to what they know is drug dealing or theft then they end up 60% back in prison. with this program, it is so successful i think the recidivism is zero because they all get decent jobs. i teach economics and finance my wife teaches english literature and by sun has a film about that hbo made coming out next year called sing sing university. you can see on hbo that whole story. >> host: your most recent book mark skousen "a viennese walt

. >> this is the penitentiary. are you serious?ople [ bleep ] kill for that, for real, for real. >> surveillance video from the unit shows another inmate standing outside wright's cell. he then enters the cell and then seconds later exits with wright's television. the inmate then places the tv inside another cell. >> someone stole my tv while i was gone, so, you know, when i came back and [ bleep ] things got ugly. >> from what i heard, he approached several offenders, kind of called them out, wanting to know if they had taken his tv. >> i started going from cell to cell, searching my [ bleep ]. i'm going to search everybody's [ bleep ] until i find what i'm looking for. >> wright's aggressive behavior soon created problems with other inmates. >> i'm not looking for trouble, but at the same time, i'm definitely not ducking them either. you feel me? you know, this is the penitentiary. you've got to stand tall, ten toes down? you know what i mean? you can't take no losses? you know what i mean? it's the wrong place to be a bitch? you

kamikaze is a penitentiary mcguyver. he's good at cooking his celly is really good at cooking. a nacho slam and make a cake. we say it's a celebration. i say it's to realize we wasted another month in here. it's something to look forward to. >> who makes the cake? >> my buddy kamikaze makes the cake. >> he is no ordinary cook. among wabash inmates he's a culinary genius, turning snack food into something special. but doing a prior prison term he learned to be a difficult sort of cook. >> i went around to other people who were in prison for cooking meth and got a recipe from this guy and this guy and figured that was going to be my new thing. stealing cars wasn't working. the last two times that i got out of prison that was all that i -- my intent was to cook meth. i love to smoke it too. but you know, i like to make it. making something that people really like and getting the reaction from it, you know, that was another thing that i liked about it. i tried to make the best stuff. >> thank you. >> for their monthly slam, the four men pool the snacks they purchase from the prison

supposedly they say this is the worst penitentiary in iowa. >> but as we learned later, fickling's newual cause to be wary of him. >> the reason i'm mainly in lockup is because i got in a fight. that was my original thing while i was in ft. dodge. i assaulted an officer with urine and feces. >> i don't want to sound ignorant. how do you use your bodily fluids and throw it on somebody? >> i mean -- i used a cup. i mean, there's crazier inmates. they'll put [ bleep ] in their hand and throw it at you. i mean, you got inmates that will smear it on the walls and write graffiti. it just depends on what your mind frame is. that's not me. you know. i don't do that kind of thing, because, i mean, that shows like a little kid, you know, a little kid playing in the toilet or something. it's not a grown man thing, you know? but obviously i couldn't get to him, and he kept disrespecting me on the range. so i just dumped in my toilet. there was some pissy water in there and i winged it on him. water, whatever was in my toilet at the time that i done it. >> as we concluded our interview, cell house

this is my -- the penitentiary. this is my home. this is where i live. when you stop caring -- one day i was looking through my photo album, and his pictures of you and echo. i flipped through there and flipped through there. and you got older and older and you was almost teenagers. i just realized that -- how much i'd let you down. and i mean, i spent all this time in here trying to be -- look out for other people and look out for mine, look out for -- you know, fit in here -- penitentiary, penitentiary, penitentiary. you know, it was -- you know, i realize that it was you guys that needed me the most. i let you down. you know, man, i'm a dumb ass. and i've learned through the years that -- the years that we wasted apart that there is a light no matter how dim it may seem. it's hard to watch through the tunnel and go for the light. it's easier to not give a [ bleep ]. i'm going to tell you this now, i know you. and i can see the water in your eyes even when you're smiling, and i know how much pain and how much anguish you're going through now. i don't w

at iowa state penitentiary, we found that the most brutal violence is sometimes against oneself. >> openine lab he was running exploded. when we interviewed etter, he was also serving time for both sexual assault and for attacking a peace officer. >> i push everything to the limit, because as you can tell, i think i'm unstoppable. i think nothing will stop me. nothing will ever kill me. i thought i was god. reality check, i'm not. >> in spite of his calm demeanor, a few hours after this interview, etter got into a verbal confrontation with a female correctional officer that quickly escalated. c.e.r.t., the correctional emergency response team, was called in to extract him from his cell. >> he's been banging his head on the door, spitting at the glass, refusing to move or comply with any orders. we have permission to use force to extract him from his cell. >> for security reasons, the prison videotapes all extractions. >> you ready to move? >> put your hand out. other one. >> a mask is placed over etter's head to prevent him from spitting. >> let's go. >> initially he seems to be complian

is marking down each and every day he has left. from 1350 to 1325. and then pulled chains and went to the penitentiary. and how many people have been here just bored to tears. how many people have been here not knowing what's coming next. not knowing where their life is going. here's days in the county jail, days? seg. days upon days in the crappy jail. past this, there's no end, just a gray, concrete prison. we don't mark the days on the wall, we mark sets of pushups and things like that. because the days are ridiculous. you don't mark down days, you mark off years at a time. >> maxwell had marked off half of his 25 year sentence. his escape will add more years back. but now, as he awaits it, his time is made even more painful by the years another inmate may be facing. his son is in a cell just down the hall, and his future looks dim. >> my son is brandon maxwell. he's 19. >> i'm charged with second degree murder. theft of motor vehicles and leaving the scene of a fatality. i never meant to hurt anybody in my life. i'm more of the type of person to help them before i hurt them. >> though brandon maxwel

. >> that man is 74 and 2 at the granite boxing ring. of the penitentiary.ehind the fence. 74-2 his record. >> maxwell, who spent most of his adult life behind bars did not earn his reputation solely through fighting. >> he's escaped from several facilities in the state of oklahoma. during that time, he got a heck of a reputation of not being able to be held. >> and just 14 hours earlier, maxwell fled an oklahoma state prison 60 miles outside tulsa. he was apprehended on the outskirts of town and suffered a black eye and shoulder injury in the process. >> due to him being an escape risk, we will use handcuffs, leg irons and a chain around his belly with a box and a padlock. >> we're going to have to black boxed. what this is is a system, it was actually invented by inmates in prison who have learned how to compromise the handcuffs. what it does is covers the key holes. that good for you? want me to give you slack? >> a little bit more. >> he might be a high escape risk, that's no problem. he's not going to get out of our facility. there's no way he's going a

here is the camera, the old penitentiary now a popular spot. the first ship was packed and last at 9:15. it was off limits during the shut down. visitors and employees were happy to see things return to normal. >> nonrefundable tickets and i want to make the most of it. we are glad it is bad open. >> the national park service is much more into welcoming people to the circumstantial parks rather than keeping them out. we are very help. some tourists were happy to have the island re-open today because it is their last day in town. >> visitors are also welcome again at yosemite national park. it opened last night when the news came out. campgrounds are open today. >> the government research facilities in the bay area including lawrence livermore laboratory and nasa arrest re-opening today. lawrence live more laboratory stopped all research projects on tuesday and told 6,000 employees they were furloughed as of monday, but now the furloughs should not be necessary. >> the great california shakeout drill takes place the 24th anniversary of the deadl

is light at the end of the tunnel it's so so so small. they make prison their world and their home. i did that. you get caught into living in the penitentiaryring. one day, i was looking through my photo album. i had photos of you and echo. i flipped through and flipped through. as you got older, you were almost teenagers. i just realized how much i let you down. and, i mean i spent all this time in here trying to be look out for other people and look out for mine and look out for -- you know fit in here. penitentiary penitentiary. it was, i realized it was you guys that needed me the most. i let you down. dumb ass. i learned through the years and years that we wasted apart. there is a light, no matter how dim it may seem. it's hard to stay in the tunnel and watch for that light and go for that light. it's easier to not give [ bleep ]. i'm going to tell you this. i know you and i can see the water in your eyes even when you are smiling and i know how much pain and anguish you are going through now. i don't want your whole life gone. if you get 20 25 whatever i'm going to call it a blessing. if you get lucky, like that then you need to walk

samuels has moved to the reception center and is awaiting transfer to another penitentiary in the comingmonths remaining on his sentence. >> that was on the yard. they were playing basketball. edwards was getting kind of rough with samuels, right, he didn't like the way they were playing, didn't like what was happening to him, so he just swung on him and tried to hit him. from there the fight ensued. he was looking at getting 360 days. loss after behavior credit for this incident, but since it got reduced down to a lesser offense, mutual combat, he received 61 days, which he was satisfied with. >> after working out in the yard, inmate samuels meets with counselor woodford to review his case and plans for the future. >> go on in. >> there was a concern about giving you that break because you were right there on the wall. >> yeah, i know. >> it could have gone either way. >> i know. >> and the only reason you got that break is because the lieutenant said, i believe this kid can turn it around. don't disappointment me. you change your own destiny. >> yeah. >> so you've got to stay out of tr

would just say i'm sorry we are not going to deal with a company where the former ceo is headed for the federal penitentiary. so i found a lot of times i couldn't raise equity because the company was still under indictment in several states so this was a guy who personal greed and willingness to cheat and lie to achieve his goals actually destroyed the company and drove it into chapter 11. >> host: i think you are dead right that the way. let me ask you this question. at the end of the book you have the scoring metric system which are called -- where he had things and metrics. talk about that a little so people understand what the metrics are. i don't think people who know you very well would think of you as a metric sol. >> guest: i am not. of course debbie first of all the set of leadership attributes are my own and i don't complain that they are complete. other people might have others but i think i have a fairly comprehensive list. secondly, for the importance or the weighting of those leadership skills i mean to be honest some people might not attach this high of a weeting to integrity. others might at

they would say i'm sorry, we are not going to do with a company where the former ceo is headed for the federal penitentiary. so i found a lot of doors -- i couldn't raise equity because the company was still under indictment on federal state. this was a guy whose personal greed and willingness to cheat and lie to achieve his goals actually destroy the company and drove it into chapter 11. >> host: i think you did right by the way. let me ask you this question. why don't you talk about it and the book you had the scoring metric system for what you call the bean counters they need to have things symmetrix. talk about that of the dough people understand what the metrics are. i don't think people who know you very well with interview with the bean counter or metrics. i think you've got passion. >> guest: i'm not. and of course debbie, first of all this set of leadership attributes are my own and i don't claim that they are complete. other people might have others, but i think i have a fairly comprehensive list. secondly, the importance of the waves of those leadership skills i mean, to be honest i'm as some pe

is everything to me. you know, you don't have freedom when you're in the penitentiary. >> with a family to provide support, frank trusty is one of the lucky ones. frank arrives after a haircut and change of clothes to change his offender status from prisoner to parolee. >> regardless of how well or bad your life is going, you have to report as required. we are going to come to your home. >> okay. >> and if we believe there's a reason to look around, we're going to ask to look around. you can't have weapons. possession of a firearm is a federal offense. because you're a convicted felon. you should always come to the office, ready to give a urine. >> okay. >> frank will face random drug testing as part of his parole. any positive urine test, frank could be sent right back to usp. >> i smoked marijuana. my distribution was for mushrooms. every time i get out, i end up getting high again. i hope this is different. i'm scared, though. >> frank's 30 years old. that's where offenders are usually on the cuffs. where they'll start aging out, they'll slow down and will start making responsible decisions. you'll hea

>> i mean, a lot of my family members graduate to the penitentiary or different things in life. this ishim being the first one to do it. >> i want to get this clear. right now you're snoop dogg. you have recorded an album under snoopzilla. you were snoop lion. and in your book, snoop dog reincarnated as snoop lion. >> just call me snoop. >> snoop will cover it all. >> what happened to doggy dogg. >> the reason i changed it is i was tired of getting done doggy style. >> who was doing this to you? >> my old record label. >> interesting. have you ever been on a safari? >> yes. in africa, we went on one and what was so crazy is when we us on the bus, i'm looking for the gun. i know we got one gun if the lions trip. and the driver all he had is like the perfume to make the lions lay down and start doing all this. i was like you know what? i'm going to get in the middle of the bus because when they start eating they gonna eat all of yawl and then they will be full and i will roll right on out here. >> you were looking around for the gun. >> oh my god. >> you don't bring a gun of your own. do

it turns out the passenger is sidney byrd, a career criminal who escaped prison while out on work release. >> had nothing to lose. he wasn't going back to alabama penitentiary. he wasn't going back to jail. >> backup is now on the scene, the manhunt for byrd is on. >> the county calls the team out there and dog team, and pretty quick, within an hour, an hour 15 minutes, hour and a half tops the smith county deputies have already caught him hidden underneath some leaves in a pasture less than a hundred yards away. >> years after the ordeal, troopers goins and andreesen recall the dramatic events of that fateful night. >> i get that one round off right here. >> we had 30 minutes left of the shift when all this happened. >> i had gotten the camera put in the day before. it was one of those fluky things. three holes in his jacket. >> byrd is found guilty of aggravated assault on a public servant with a deadly weapon and sentenced to life in prison. >> i started that day as a rookie, but i went home that night as a veteran. >>> coming up -- with a gun in each hand, a man opens fire on police. >> we've just been fired at. the car has been hit several times. >> an

penitentiary. my biological father worked at tracy at one time, and now works at a women's prison in chowchilla. my mom right now currently isetting ready to retire from tracy prison. she's not a cop, she's an accountant. she works for the corrections department. >> when kirkpatrick left his gang, he asked his family to take him back. >> all these letters i have all over my bed right here, 90% of those are from my mom. >> but there are complications. kirkpatrick's past makes it impossible for him to even keep pictures of his relatives, including his mother. >> oh, i don't want one. my mom don't like the way she looks in pictures. i said, it doesn't matter, i'm your son, it's not like i'm going to go around showing it. she's like but what you don't understand is i work for cdc. i don't want my picture going through and people might recognize me or know who i am. i was like all right, i understand. and that's [ bleep ] up because that shows that she's ashamed of me. you know what i'm saying? that's the way i see it. >> leaving his gang also left kirkpatrick struggling for a sense of identity. >> it was like okay, i went to pri

is ready to do things for the american people. we want to protect this country from the hardened criminals in the federal penitentiary. st: the bill that is going to be on the house floor today, what is the timeframe? will the president sign it? yesterday i believe strongly that the president will sign it. believe there is strong support in the senate and that that legislation will go through. the real issue is we want to get our members back servicing the american public. we want to go to work. host: on the issue of back pay, we had a caller asked a question about it. loadorkers who are forward -- furloughed, why should they get back pay when the shutdown and? victims.ey were the they were the hostages. they want to be servicing the american people. no fault.t they would have gladly gotten up and went to work every day and done other jobs. shutdownst government , both parties in both chambers of congress have acknowledged that federal employees where the hostage and the situation. stats according to the new york times about who is going to work and who is staying home according -- regarding federal employees. the perc

found anywhere under the flag he is a shame to the american nation and no one has helped to send him to the senate who did not know that his proper place was the penitentiary with a chain and ball on his legs. well william a clarke may have died back in one nine hundred twenty five his willingness his eagerness to corrupt the american democracy and political process is alive and well today just as the koch brothers charles and david worth a combined estimated sixty eight billion dollars among the driving forces behind the corruption of our democracy according to koch brothers exposed dot com between one nine hundred ninety eight and two thousand and eight koch brother controlled foundations gave more than one hundred ninety six million dollars to organizations that favor policies that would further pad the wallets of these two guys this is a big step up from past out thousand dollar bills in the back of the room in that same time period koch industries owned by these two brothers spent fifty million dollars on lobbying and handed out eight million dollars in pac contributions the koch's are also behind groups like americans for prosperity and freedom works

is housed in the men's segregation unit. >> legally, i think we are common law married because we said we were married when i was in the penitentiaryt sure. i know we're engaged. i know that. i mean, i proposed to that girl like five or six or seven times, i -- yes. >> did you give her a ring? >> yes, i have, more than one. i made her a ring one time. yeah. >> that is my soul. like, that's my heart and soul. as a matter of fact, baby, i love you. i love you so much. no one's even catching this, that's the great part about it. got to put it back away. oh, my gosh. i feel like a little school girl. there we go. >> i owe it to her and to her mother to marry her. i do at that. and i know that sounds odd and crazy but that's i mean, i do love her. >> while marriage might cement the couple as a family, the fact is, they already have one. their 6-year-old son lives with lopez's mother in florida and their 4-year-old son lives with west's parents in oklahoma. >> these are temporary facts. even with this case that we're on right now, she is going to get out. she is going to have a chance, no matter what the situation, no matter what it take

when a gang is centered around the prison system, can you understand why they would be angry if you are moving some of their leaders into federal penitentiarys it harder to communicate and the organization to operate. >> so many world events coming to brazil over the next couple of years. anybody who has ever been to woorld cup match knows it's one heck of a party. the violence in rio and beyond is frightening. >> this is what is happening. their government is putting $14 billion into building all these amazing stadiums, the infrom infrastructure. people don't have healthcare and making lower minimum wage. you have got protesters last night in rio de janeiro really teachers thatted high salaries. what happened? you had people jump on those protests the small set of activists that are extreme got into them and antigovernment protest. the protests we have seen in the last year, shep, aren't anti-world cup. they are anti-corrupt government. they are anti-really the establishment. in june we saw a million people head to the streets in the cities in brazil. this isn't necessarily about the world cup. this is about using the world cup as a spring

performing his duties at the united states penitentiary in northeastern pennsylvania, my home area and i was able to meet his parents briefly at his viewing. that is real life for the williams family, but, unfortunately, that was not the only family represented at the event yesterday. there were several other families that had lost loved ones in that -- in that way. and i'm not sure i had a full appreciation for this before i was elected to the united states senate. we have corrections officers in pennsylvania and our state system and i had some exposure to their work, but it wasn't until i spent a lot time talking to corrections officers at the federal level that i learned the gravity of this problem. it is a problem with -- with multiple elements to it. one, of course, is just an erosion of support for corrections officers over time. so that over time, the ratio of one corrections officer to inmate has grown to -- to -- to say they have grown to dangerous proportions is an understatement. one of the reasons officer williams lost his life is often these officers are in situations where they are outnumbered, sometimes by hundreds of inmates and th