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step out. >> when we visited the kentucky state penitentiary we met inmate duane harper who had a longhistory of forcing officers to extract him from his cell. >> i'll fight sometimes, i'll argue with the guards but i'm not violent. i've done a lot of time. i've been doing time since i was 12 years old. >> when we first met harper he was serving his third year in administrative segregation or solitary confinement for having assaulted correctional officers. shortly after lockup arrived to kentucky state penitentiary officers had to extract harper from his cell again. >> threatened us, throwing feces on us, threatened our families. >> a lot of the older ones like lieutenant gill, they know me from when i was a youngster back down here. so we have a different type communication level and understanding. >> every night you work. i know you all. >> harper will serve at least two more years in segregation. >> i made things hard for myself. i've been in segregation three years and i don't blame nobody else. i had opportunity to get out of here. i let my anger and my things get to me that i sho
step out. >> when we visited the kentucky state penitentiary we met inmate duane harper who had a longhistory of forcing officers to extract him from his cell. >> i'll fight sometimes, i'll argue with the guards but i'm not violent. i've done a lot of time. i've been doing time since i was 12 years old. >> when we first met harper he was serving his third year in administrative segregation or solitary confinement for having assaulted correctional officers. shortly after lockup...
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>> i came from state anamosa penitentiary. due to an inmate causing some problems.of throwing -- >> hang on. hang on. >> as our cameras roll, fickling's new neighbors continually attempt to disrupt the interview. >> i'm scared to death where i'm at because i don't know what's going to happen. you know. supposedly they say this is the worst penitentiary in iowa. >> but as we learned later, fickling's new neighbors have equal 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 inmate 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
>> i came from state anamosa penitentiary. due to an inmate causing some problems.of throwing -- >> hang on. hang on. >> as our cameras roll, fickling's new neighbors continually attempt to disrupt the interview. >> i'm scared to death where i'm at because i don't know what's going to happen. you know. supposedly they say this is the worst penitentiary in iowa. >> but as we learned later, fickling's new neighbors have equal cause to be wary of him. >> the...
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a deal's a deal. >> back at kentucky state penitentiary, randy haight made it clear he's not as eager to face death as holton. but he's ready for it nonetheless. >> i'm extremely sad for what i've done, and it hurts me knowing that i went to the level that i went. and if there was any way possible for me to be healed or corrected, believe me, it would be done. it's an impossible situation not only for me but for everybody involved, you know. and i'm not saying that there to get out of an execution because like i said, i'm ready. if you want to kill me, let's go. i'm ready to go. but i think that i have something i can offer somebody and i don't really think it's time for me to die. save your coffee from the artificial stuff. ♪ switch to truvia. great tasting, zero-calorie sweetness... ...from the stevia leaf. you know, the salesmanwhen comes over...r, and tells you, "okay, this is the price," and you're like. you know, you don't know if you're getting a good deal or not. that's what led up to us looking at truecar.com. and it shows you all the information... you need about what price
a deal's a deal. >> back at kentucky state penitentiary, randy haight made it clear he's not as eager to face death as holton. but he's ready for it nonetheless. >> i'm extremely sad for what i've done, and it hurts me knowing that i went to the level that i went. and if there was any way possible for me to be healed or corrected, believe me, it would be done. it's an impossible situation not only for me but for everybody involved, you know. and i'm not saying that there to get out...
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. >> this is the electric chair, which is maintained by the kentucky state penitentiary in order to complete executions by electrocution. it was originally built somewhere in the 1900s. >> it's just leather and wood and metal like any other chair, but there's this unmistakable feeling. you know people died there. >> some of kentucky's death row inmates can choose between the electric chair and lethal injection. that's also the case in the neighboring state of tennessee. when we visited there, we met a death row inmate who soon would face that decision. and as far as darrell holton was concerned, the sooner the better. >> convicted of four counts of first degree murder. my children. >> throughout the entire interview, holton spoke in a calm, coherent manner about what led to his nightmarish actions. >> got out of the army.
. >> this is the electric chair, which is maintained by the kentucky state penitentiary in order to complete executions by electrocution. it was originally built somewhere in the 1900s. >> it's just leather and wood and metal like any other chair, but there's this unmistakable feeling. you know people died there. >> some of kentucky's death row inmates can choose between the electric chair and lethal injection. that's also the case in the neighboring state of tennessee. when...
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you know, it really didn't start hitting until i arrived in the penitentiary.s when the bitterness, the anger, the rage and everything else set in to where, you know, i can't do a life sentence for something i didn't do. so i mean it tormented me every day. >> but somehow he managed to avoid trouble in prison and dug deep to find an attitude to help him survive. >> the damage is already done. the fact of the matter is the joy that god gave me through the years, i'm joyful every day. i still walk the yard, smile, talk to people and stuff like that. >> what's going on, pickle? >> body's record in prison has allowed him to hold one of the most trusted jobs available to inmates. he's a custodian in the administration building. >> i, you know, clean carpets, vacuum, empty trash. i would rather be working on the other side of the fence. >> and he soon might be. body's case was recently reviewed and problems with the original evidence prompted the court to offer him a new plea agreement, one that would drastically reduce his sentence. >> they gave me 28 years with tim
you know, it really didn't start hitting until i arrived in the penitentiary.s when the bitterness, the anger, the rage and everything else set in to where, you know, i can't do a life sentence for something i didn't do. so i mean it tormented me every day. >> but somehow he managed to avoid trouble in prison and dug deep to find an attitude to help him survive. >> the damage is already done. the fact of the matter is the joy that god gave me through the years, i'm joyful every day....
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my uncle worked for new folsom or something to do with the folsom 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 is getting 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
my uncle worked for new folsom or something to do with the folsom 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 is getting 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...
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this is the penitentiary, this is not a minimum facility, this is the penitentiary here.this is where the [ bleep ] is. this is where the serious stuff is. a couple years ago, this is the place where stabbings and things happened weekly. i mean, this is a very serious environment here. and this is a very big wake-up call for somebody like me. this is something that will change your direction in life. >> and it did. burzee has been scheduled to transfer for another prison. and both cherry and royanna are left with some uncomfortable feelings. >> you think you know someone and then, you know, you really don't know him. because the way stuff went down it was really uncalled for. he stole a pair of clippers. i don't know what type of a story he told you. >> for sure, he did? >> they were an inmate's. yeah. and so that was wrong. you know what i mean? and then he lied about it. it was kind of sad. he should have known better, you know what i mean? it's just retarded. >> you think you know a person and something like that happens, it kind of makes you, wow, i really didn't know
this is the penitentiary, this is not a minimum facility, this is the penitentiary here.this is where the [ bleep ] is. this is where the serious stuff is. a couple years ago, this is the place where stabbings and things happened weekly. i mean, this is a very serious environment here. and this is a very big wake-up call for somebody like me. this is something that will change your direction in life. >> and it did. burzee has been scheduled to transfer for another prison. and both cherry...
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at the penitentiary of new mexico.you know, about 13 years ago. >> an inmate who was former law enforcement is going to always be perceived as the enemy as far as the other inmates go. so, it's usually a precarious situation. given his circumstances, i thought daniel was pretty secure. going from being a former c.o. to an inmate in the same prison where he once worked, i would have expected him to be a little more nervous, uptight, what have you. but he acclimated quite well. >> the officers, some of them treated me the same. some of them treated me different. for the most part, though, i've always gone along with people. i came into prison. and i ain't here to prove a point. i'm just here to do my time. >> was it weird at first dealing with officers? did you run into people you knew? >> yeah. i mean, i ran into a few people. they said, hey, rapatz. they call me by my last name, what happened, how did you end up here in the joint? what happened? i tell them, i ended up wrong place, wrong time. i was out drinking and us
at the penitentiary of new mexico.you know, about 13 years ago. >> an inmate who was former law enforcement is going to always be perceived as the enemy as far as the other inmates go. so, it's usually a precarious situation. given his circumstances, i thought daniel was pretty secure. going from being a former c.o. to an inmate in the same prison where he once worked, i would have expected him to be a little more nervous, uptight, what have you. but he acclimated quite well. >> the...
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we first met roy in the original "lockup" episode at colorado state penitentiary in 2000. at the time he had been through five gruelling cell extractions. >> i got some criminal tendencies, okay? you know what i mean. i robbed, i assaulted a guy in here. it ain't like i'm in here for nothing, you know? >> roy slagle was paroled in the fall of 2008. but his twin brother, ray, is incarcerated here at limon, serving 15 years for assault. >> how is your brother, where is he at now? >> he's at home. >> is he at home? when did he get out? >> about two months ago. >> he would act out, though. he would get up to that point where he would act out. and once he calmed back down, he was reasonable. but he would get worked up. >> point of no return. >> several years prior to becoming the warden at limon, travis tranney was a lieutenant at colorado state. and had been involved in several of roy's cell extractions. >> the last four cell extractions that was ever done with him when he got sprayed, i was the one that sprayed. that was the last straw. he said he didn't want to play anymore.
we first met roy in the original "lockup" episode at colorado state penitentiary in 2000. at the time he had been through five gruelling cell extractions. >> i got some criminal tendencies, okay? you know what i mean. i robbed, i assaulted a guy in here. it ain't like i'm in here for nothing, you know? >> roy slagle was paroled in the fall of 2008. but his twin brother, ray, is incarcerated here at limon, serving 15 years for assault. >> how is your brother, where is...
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. >> reporter: his conversion came on death row at the penitentiary of new many exco. >> i am in for four counts of murder and currently serving 33 live sentences. >> reporter: today, frye is a regular at a prison bible study t. inmates, all death row and maximum security are confined to their cells. >> i apologize about this filming, this is about me, showing about prison fellowship in christ is doing for us. >> reporter: frye's crimes were both numerous and gruesome. >> i was very angry, very confused. >> reporter: frye received a death sentence for bludgeoning and stabbing to death a 36-year-old mother of five in 2000. >> you best show yourf lor god by the way you show your love for your fellow man. >> reporter: he has three other murder kwon 56s as well. frye beat one man with a shovel and threw him off a cliff. another victim was nearly beheaded. but when he sat down with us, frye told our producer he was confident of one thing. >> i believe i'm going to be with my lord. when i die, i go to my maker with a clear conscience because i have send him as my savior and i have asked fo
. >> reporter: his conversion came on death row at the penitentiary of new many exco. >> i am in for four counts of murder and currently serving 33 live sentences. >> reporter: today, frye is a regular at a prison bible study t. inmates, all death row and maximum security are confined to their cells. >> i apologize about this filming, this is about me, showing about prison fellowship in christ is doing for us. >> reporter: frye's crimes were both numerous and...
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the former penitentiary has housed some of america's most infamous criminals.he question is, are there any spirits in the rock's dark past doing time? this woman thinks the shadow we figure could be the ghost visiting the prisoner here. we were taken to the visitation area where the shot was taken. >> the only place a woman would have been was inside the visitor visitor's space which was inside this window. >> reporter: two women have died in alcatraz. in 1870 a girl perished in an accident. and in 1890, there was a murder suicide. by while my guide says she doesn't have an opinion of the ghostly image, she raised the possibility that the woman could be that of another visitor. >> it is hard to get photos without other people in your photos at alcatraz. >> reporter: while stories abound, she's never heard any from her coworkers. >> we've had rangers on the island for a long time, more than 20 years, and they've never had ghost stories of their own. >> reporter: a former guard says he nerve had any par normal experiences here -- never had any paranormal experien
the former penitentiary has housed some of america's most infamous criminals.he question is, are there any spirits in the rock's dark past doing time? this woman thinks the shadow we figure could be the ghost visiting the prisoner here. we were taken to the visitation area where the shot was taken. >> the only place a woman would have been was inside the visitor visitor's space which was inside this window. >> reporter: two women have died in alcatraz. in 1870 a girl perished in an...
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>> kenneth morgan, also known as peaches, was one of the more memorable inmates we met at the penitentiaryexico. his life in prison is marked by a clear duality. >> hi, boys! >> he was an open, if not flamboyantly gay inmate living in general population. but when it came to adhering to the inmates code of conduct, he made it clear that he was no different than anyone else. during our shoot he had received one of his rare disciplinary write-ups for helping cover up a bloody fight between two other inmates. >> right here, this is peaches. looks like he's got the shirt that was taken from the inmate. looks like he was rubbing the floor right here. so that's one of my biggest issues right there. i want to show you the video. okay? so get over here. who is this? >> that's me? >> and what does it appear that you're doing right there? >> kicking the shirt. >> not cleaning up blood. or nothing like that? >> i just kicked it up. that's all i did. >> why would you do that? >> because i was actually way over here by my cubicle and i kicked it all the way around giving it to them, telling them to deal
>> kenneth morgan, also known as peaches, was one of the more memorable inmates we met at the penitentiaryexico. his life in prison is marked by a clear duality. >> hi, boys! >> he was an open, if not flamboyantly gay inmate living in general population. but when it came to adhering to the inmates code of conduct, he made it clear that he was no different than anyone else. during our shoot he had received one of his rare disciplinary write-ups for helping cover up a bloody...
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>> it was the same as the penitentiary. >> how so? >> gang banging, people doing their time the way they want to. we weren't learning anything or whatever. same thing. >> donald matthews is 35 years old. he was arrested for arson in 2008, but he said his problems began when he was still in school. >> i had an attitude - i'm add, i can't sit down too long. not paying attention in school, go to school when i want to. different things of that nature, just being rebellious. >> this is what my everyday life is, man. got my bunk. that's where i sleep at. >> like many of the men here, he says never received a real education or one-on-one attention until he came to prison. >> what was the environment like when you went to the alternative school? >> to me it was just prepping individuals just for- it was like just an isolated place, off to where you can be around people of your kind. you know, that we can relate to each other. i'm a disobedient child, you're a disobedient child, you do what you want to do, i do what i want to do, so we get tog
>> it was the same as the penitentiary. >> how so? >> gang banging, people doing their time the way they want to. we weren't learning anything or whatever. same thing. >> donald matthews is 35 years old. he was arrested for arson in 2008, but he said his problems began when he was still in school. >> i had an attitude - i'm add, i can't sit down too long. not paying attention in school, go to school when i want to. different things of that nature, just being...
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in any case that is his card from the atlanta federal penitentiary. view the whole story but he had secret link in his sock so he would bring the matter and it was a very low concentration because the germans had learned. it was less easy to detect but nevertheless they got him also because of mail surveillance and then they could use secret writing for evidence and that is an interesting case but the good news is he only got a couple years, he was very young and the judge -- she got working for the germans and felt bad about putting such a young man in jail for a long time said that had a happy end and he wasn't shot anywhere. we didn't have to our deployment. turning to another colorful spy, victoria cox from world war i, and the women among the men, she was described as a glamorous this or that. she was a very bright woman, a little overweight, wasn't quite the glamorous pictures that they wrote so people have this mythologized view of german spies during world war i, but she was the first american success story in catching a spy and she impregnate
in any case that is his card from the atlanta federal penitentiary. view the whole story but he had secret link in his sock so he would bring the matter and it was a very low concentration because the germans had learned. it was less easy to detect but nevertheless they got him also because of mail surveillance and then they could use secret writing for evidence and that is an interesting case but the good news is he only got a couple years, he was very young and the judge -- she got working...
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defense secretary chuck hagel said the penitentiary penitentiary acted quickly to save bergdahl. >> were that could lead to possible new breakthroughs with the taliban, i don't know. hopefully, it might. but we pursued this effort specifically to get sergeant bergdahl back. >> the deal could signal a softening in the taliban's hard line position and pave the way for talks on the future of afghanistan. we don't know at this stage whether the five taliban leaders will be placed under any restrictions or if they will be allowed to play a future political role. but the prisoner swap has been a crucial demand for the taliban on afghan reconciliation. al jazeera, doha. >> live in washington, d.c. for us, there is a lot of jubilation over bergdahl's release. but there are those who are unhappy with the way the negotiations were conducted with the release of five taliban prisoners. >> right. senior republican officials here in washington are raising questions about that. the obama administration broke the law in releasing detainees from guantbay without alerting congress first, without giving it
defense secretary chuck hagel said the penitentiary penitentiary acted quickly to save bergdahl. >> were that could lead to possible new breakthroughs with the taliban, i don't know. hopefully, it might. but we pursued this effort specifically to get sergeant bergdahl back. >> the deal could signal a softening in the taliban's hard line position and pave the way for talks on the future of afghanistan. we don't know at this stage whether the five taliban leaders will be placed under...
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an inmate at the penitentiary of new mexico proved to be an exception. >> this inmate was every woman's the guy we're all told to fear and to defend ourselves against. >> i'm a serial rapist. i've been convicted in new mexico on three separate occasions for rape. >> he was convicted of three rapes, but he told us he had raped 22 women total. so i knew there were 19 other women out there who he had attacked and terrified. he wanted to remain anonymous, because he was getting out soon and he didn't want any of these victims to see him, because then he'd have to go back into prison. >> when we met him, he was coming up for parole on a 44-year sentence and it wasn't his first time in prison. >> my first rape was in 1975. and i picked up two to ten years on that and i served two. and i was released on parole, i lasted about a week and again was picked up and charged with a rape. i was returned to the santa fe state penitentiary from 1980 to 1986 when i was released again on parole. i lasted on that parole, for about two weeks. and then i began again, serial raping. >> in this rare interview,
an inmate at the penitentiary of new mexico proved to be an exception. >> this inmate was every woman's the guy we're all told to fear and to defend ourselves against. >> i'm a serial rapist. i've been convicted in new mexico on three separate occasions for rape. >> he was convicted of three rapes, but he told us he had raped 22 women total. so i knew there were 19 other women out there who he had attacked and terrified. he wanted to remain anonymous, because he was getting...
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[laughter] anyway, that's his card from the atlanta federal penitentiary.and he hid -- i won't tell you the whole story, but he had secret ink in his socks, so he would wring them out, and it was a very low concentration because the germans had learned, you know? and so it was less easy to detect. but nevertheless, they got him also because of mail surveillance. and then they could use the secret writing for evidence. and that's an interesting case. but the good news on bacon is he only got a couple years. he was very young, and the judge thought, you know, he got duped to working for the germans, and he put bad about put -- felt bad about putting such a young man in jail for a long time. so that had a happy end. he wasn't shot anywhere. turning to another colorful spy, i call her the consumer hand mata hari. i finally found a picture of her too right here, circled, the woman among the men. she was often described as this glamorous blond and this and that. turned out she was a very bright woman. she was a little overweight and a hour teen addict. she wasn't
[laughter] anyway, that's his card from the atlanta federal penitentiary.and he hid -- i won't tell you the whole story, but he had secret ink in his socks, so he would wring them out, and it was a very low concentration because the germans had learned, you know? and so it was less easy to detect. but nevertheless, they got him also because of mail surveillance. and then they could use the secret writing for evidence. and that's an interesting case. but the good news on bacon is he only got a...
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veterans reentry search service to help corrections officials to help our 1200 federal and state penitentiaries. by uploading their lists and running the comparison against our veteran database, they can identify veteran inmates for us. with this information, 44 full-time specialists can connect with soon to be released veterans, connecting them with the services they need to help prevent homelessness and and re-incarceration. those are all examples of effective outreach, wrapping her arms around the problem by getting in touch with veterans, getting in touch with veterans, whether issues such as finding out who needs help and who receives it. it is not primarily a mental health problem as we thought five years ago. substance abuse issues are a major factor, nv a treatment for substance abuse can make a big difference a homeless veterans life -- and v.a. treatment for substance abuse can make a big difference in a homeless veteran's life. three years ago in this forum, i questioned whether we had the courage to ask ourselves if we were contributing to substance use issues by over medicating our
veterans reentry search service to help corrections officials to help our 1200 federal and state penitentiaries. by uploading their lists and running the comparison against our veteran database, they can identify veteran inmates for us. with this information, 44 full-time specialists can connect with soon to be released veterans, connecting them with the services they need to help prevent homelessness and and re-incarceration. those are all examples of effective outreach, wrapping her arms...
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. >> if i get charged with assault i'm going to the penitentiary for 9 1/2 years flat. even though it's an internal charge, they can be jerks and make it an outside charge if dude shows up in court and i go to the penitentiary for nine flat. >> that's a big deal. >> yeah. that's a lot to lose. i feel stupid for doing it. >> what, are you depressed? you look a little out of it. >> i'm really depressed. i'm going to the hole. i have to explain to my wife that i can't have no visitation or nothing because i punched somebody in the face, and get yelled at and my kids will act for the next week and a half till i get on home and put her through hell. it's a lot of unwanted stress that shouldn't have been caused. >> moments later the sergeant enters the holding cell to take coleman's state. coleman must choose the version he thinks is in his best interest. >> coleman, i'm sergeant jim. what's your side of the story? >> we were goofing off and he took off and slid across the floor. which i did it first, i solid across the floor and fell and hit my head. when he did it his tenni
. >> if i get charged with assault i'm going to the penitentiary for 9 1/2 years flat. even though it's an internal charge, they can be jerks and make it an outside charge if dude shows up in court and i go to the penitentiary for nine flat. >> that's a big deal. >> yeah. that's a lot to lose. i feel stupid for doing it. >> what, are you depressed? you look a little out of it. >> i'm really depressed. i'm going to the hole. i have to explain to my wife that i can't...
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still, there are those inmates like alex bennett at the kentucky state penitentiary who don't always agree with or abide by the rules. >> i'm a person that's been in the joint all my life, i've been told i'm pretty hard core. and i need a certain type of environment. >> 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 said convict. alex just embodied that. >> bennett was 54 when we met him. and had spent 33 of those years behind bars for armed robbery, kidnapping, and murder. >> the system today isn't like the system that i came into 36 years ago. the system today has the majority of their inmates programmed to do what they are told when they are told to do it. and so they get to the point where they expect that from everybody. well, there's still a few old dogs around who like to do things their own way. >> bennett as way of doing things has had horrifying results. after adapting to life 18 single person cell here he was transferred to a lower security prison in 1998. he
still, there are those inmates like alex bennett at the kentucky state penitentiary who don't always agree with or abide by the rules. >> i'm a person that's been in the joint all my life, i've been told i'm pretty hard core. and i need a certain type of environment. >> 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 said convict. alex just embodied that. >>...
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to the state penitentiary. >> so this guy takes me back to the jail cell and prison doors slam it has the sound, you thought you would never get out again. >> as soon as they leave and get tired of stirring up trouble, we're going back to the same old way of living that's made our city such a wonderful place in which to live. thank you very much, mr. mayor. >> this attempt to stop the freedom rides only served to fuel the flames of the civil rights movement. >> i would like to see the hands of those of you who will be willing to continue the freedom ride in the near future. show of hands, please. >> freedom ride after freedom ride would come through and get arrest in jackson and go to jail and get moved to partnerman penitentiary. >> during the time they spent in prison, a bond formed and they came out of prison more dedicated than ever. and they began to fan out across the south. >> james h. meredith, so that of a cotton farmer, grandson of a slave, and applicant to the university of michigan university. james, what do you want from the university of mississippi? >> i think every cit
to the state penitentiary. >> so this guy takes me back to the jail cell and prison doors slam it has the sound, you thought you would never get out again. >> as soon as they leave and get tired of stirring up trouble, we're going back to the same old way of living that's made our city such a wonderful place in which to live. thank you very much, mr. mayor. >> this attempt to stop the freedom rides only served to fuel the flames of the civil rights movement. >> i would...
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that sentence could be probation, could be to the penitentiary or a combination of both. these collateral consequences can of conviction include such familiar penalties disenfranchisement, deportation, loss of professional licenses, felon registration, eneligibility for certain public welfare benefits even loss of a driver's license and many more. over the last number of years, collateral consequences have been increasing steadily in variety and severity throughout the country. and they have been accumulated with little coordination in state and federal laws making it almost impossible to determine all of the penalties and disabilities applicable to a particular offense. now, some collateral sanctions or consequences do serve an important and legitimate public purpose. as the chairman has already mentioned, keeping firearms out of the hands of persons committed of crimes of violence or barring persons convicted of embezzlement from holding certain public interest jobs or deny diagnose driving privileges to those convicted of vehicular homicide. other sanctions are more di
that sentence could be probation, could be to the penitentiary or a combination of both. these collateral consequences can of conviction include such familiar penalties disenfranchisement, deportation, loss of professional licenses, felon registration, eneligibility for certain public welfare benefits even loss of a driver's license and many more. over the last number of years, collateral consequences have been increasing steadily in variety and severity throughout the country. and they have...
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. >> we saw an example of this firsthand when we met joe sanchez at the penitentiary of new mexico. >i've been doing this since 1981. in and out, in and out, in and out. >> sanchez was nearing his release date after serving five years for burglary but wasn't very optimistic about his chances on the outside. >> nobody ever makes parole. they all come back. come back and discharge and go right back out there again, and we learn nothing because there's no rehabilitation in here, you know? go right back out there and do the same damn thing over and over and over. ♪ oh oh oh >> joe sanchez was the perfect example of an institutionalized inmate. we see that a lot when we're filming in prisons. these guys have become so acclimated to prison life, they're more comfortable there than in the free world, and the first time i met joe, he had been in trouble for some kind of infraction. he was constantly getting in trouble, but he also told me that he was due to be released soon, and without skipping a beat then said he was terrified of getting out. >> and i keep snapping at these cos and picking
. >> we saw an example of this firsthand when we met joe sanchez at the penitentiary of new mexico. >i've been doing this since 1981. in and out, in and out, in and out. >> sanchez was nearing his release date after serving five years for burglary but wasn't very optimistic about his chances on the outside. >> nobody ever makes parole. they all come back. come back and discharge and go right back out there again, and we learn nothing because there's no rehabilitation in...
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larry and claude were each sentenced to 50 years in the federal penitentiary. >> they were the men who oath to protect these people from violent criminal activity, and they're the very people preying upon them. and so we felt that there was a certain amount of culpability that went to those two that didn't go to alvin. >> alvin was sentenced to 15 years. >> and i think it was the shirt that an fbi investigator at the lab was able to identify that this is the exact shirt that was worn in this robbery, and it matches identical to the surveillance film inside the bank. i think that that became the straw that broke the camel's back and broke the case. >>> a young couple went camping in the woods, but only one of them came out alive. the survivor told two different versions of what happened. so it took forensic psychiatry, ballistics, and korean war history to discover what really happened in the deep forests of oregon. the area surrounding majestic mt. hood in oregon is a
larry and claude were each sentenced to 50 years in the federal penitentiary. >> they were the men who oath to protect these people from violent criminal activity, and they're the very people preying upon them. and so we felt that there was a certain amount of culpability that went to those two that didn't go to alvin. >> alvin was sentenced to 15 years. >> and i think it was the shirt that an fbi investigator at the lab was able to identify that this is the exact shirt that...
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. >> he will spend the rest of his life in a state penitentiary.
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prisoners are remotely monitored, california's pelican bay state prison is a maximum security penitentiary, where 500 inmates have been locked in administrative segregation for more than ten years. nearly 200 inmates there have experienced more than 15 years in isolation. and still another 78 have spent two decades confined to an eight by ten cell. a federal judge in oakland is allowed hundreds of prisoners at pelican bay to join a lawsuit, challenging the constitutionality of their solitary confinement. the suit originally brought by the center for constitutional rights on behalf of ten inmates arguing their confinement in the security housing unit is cruel and unusual punishment. a violation of their rights and c.c.r. says experts con skulling in bringing the lawsuit found long term solitaire con finement caused psychiatric morbidity, and disability. the people that inhabit these prisons are not the most sympathetic population. it is the answer i would rather worry about the victims, but right now, across the country, we are beginning to move away from the extremely long sentences that w
prisoners are remotely monitored, california's pelican bay state prison is a maximum security penitentiary, where 500 inmates have been locked in administrative segregation for more than ten years. nearly 200 inmates there have experienced more than 15 years in isolation. and still another 78 have spent two decades confined to an eight by ten cell. a federal judge in oakland is allowed hundreds of prisoners at pelican bay to join a lawsuit, challenging the constitutionality of their solitary...
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we were at the penitentiary of new mexico when an inmate tried to break away from his escort officer. and tried to stab another inmate with a unique homemade shank. >> he actually fabricated this out of a piece of a pencil sharpener. you can see the rivet right in there. then's tached a paper clip to it and then ran it back, put some plastic cellophane on it, put a rubber band around it to make it more easy to handle specifically when it gets full of blood if you were to slice somebody. he actually admitted he put this on there so he could have some control once he sliced the individual. he's pretty ingenious as far as how he makes weapons. >> the inmate is 30-year-old christopher shiverdecker and his ability to craft ingenious weapons isn't the only thing that makes him memorable. >> the first time i met him, i was quite shocked by his appearance. i had never seen anybody before who had a giant bullet hole in his forehead. >> i got that long, long time ago. it's just a bullet hole. it's like a bullet hole. >> shiverdecker has had plenty of time to amass tattoos and learn the ways of
we were at the penitentiary of new mexico when an inmate tried to break away from his escort officer. and tried to stab another inmate with a unique homemade shank. >> he actually fabricated this out of a piece of a pencil sharpener. you can see the rivet right in there. then's tached a paper clip to it and then ran it back, put some plastic cellophane on it, put a rubber band around it to make it more easy to handle specifically when it gets full of blood if you were to slice somebody....
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at iowa state penitentiary, we found that the most brutal violence is sometimes against ones self. >>pen 11. >> 22-year-old inmate caleb suffered severe burns over two-thirds of his body when the methamphetamine lab he was running exploded. when we interviewed him, he was also serving time for both sexual assault and for attacking a peace officer. >> i pushed everything to the limit because i'm unstoppable. i think nothing can stop me. nothing will ever kill me. i thought i would die. 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. sert the emergency response team was called in to extract him from his cell. >> he's banging his head on the door, banging the glass, refusing to comply with orders. >> for security reasons the prison videotapes all extractions. >> you ready to move? keep your hands down. all the way. >> open b-11. >> a mask is placed over his head to prevent him from spitting. >> let's go. initially he seems to be compliant. but as th
at iowa state penitentiary, we found that the most brutal violence is sometimes against ones self. >>pen 11. >> 22-year-old inmate caleb suffered severe burns over two-thirds of his body when the methamphetamine lab he was running exploded. when we interviewed him, he was also serving time for both sexual assault and for attacking a peace officer. >> i pushed everything to the limit because i'm unstoppable. i think nothing can stop me. nothing will ever kill me. i thought i...
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. >> when we met jesus garcia at the penitentiary of new mexico he had recently been involved in theloody assault of two officers. >> leading up to that day there had been incidents where they messed with me. that was the third time. i said, that was it. that's enough. i broke my tv, made a couple shanks and assaulted them. assaulted one of them. i got him, and then another officer came to his rescue and obviously trying to defend myself, i assaulted him, too. >> they were slashed around the head, neck, came very close to the jugular on one of the officers. >> i remember running into the pod. there was an inmate between both of them and they were both being stabbed. >> aaron bell rushed to aid his fellow officers moments after the assault began. >> i hit the inmate, tried to get him by his arm, and i slipped. and i didn't realize what i slipped on was all blood. >> it took a couple of minutes before we got other officers in there to respond, pull jesus off and get medical attention to the officers. >> i was covered from basically my neck down with blood. it wasn't the inmate's blood,
. >> when we met jesus garcia at the penitentiary of new mexico he had recently been involved in theloody assault of two officers. >> leading up to that day there had been incidents where they messed with me. that was the third time. i said, that was it. that's enough. i broke my tv, made a couple shanks and assaulted them. assaulted one of them. i got him, and then another officer came to his rescue and obviously trying to defend myself, i assaulted him, too. >> they were...
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. >> he is a criminal who needs to be in the penitentiary.nd beyond that i don't think public television let's me say more. >> a hispanic male 5'7" between 20 and 30 never displaying a weapon. this area is quiet and considered one of the safest in the city. >> it is definitely scary to think it really could have happened to any of us. and i guess we just all have to be extremely careful. >> are you always careful anyway >> >> i try to be, yeah. but it is easy to get careless and i guess it is just a reminder that no one really is 100% safe. >> at this hour detectives are gathering video from local businesses and other residents, and enhancing video at this hour showing the suspect riding a bicycle. talking to several possible suspects over the weekend but had to let them go. live in center city. >>> over the scene of this serious crash on the southbound roosevelt boulevard in northeast philadelphia this morning. a car slammed into the back of a pick up truck near grant avenue and ended up in the grassy median. at least one person was taken fr
. >> he is a criminal who needs to be in the penitentiary.nd beyond that i don't think public television let's me say more. >> a hispanic male 5'7" between 20 and 30 never displaying a weapon. this area is quiet and considered one of the safest in the city. >> it is definitely scary to think it really could have happened to any of us. and i guess we just all have to be extremely careful. >> are you always careful anyway >> >> i try to be, yeah. but it is...
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most of them within the stone ramparts of kentucky state penitentiary. >> this was like a gladiator down here. you come down here, you won't even fight. are you going to be somebody's punk? it's just that simple. so, to survive here in here, i am fighting. and so we fought. and i whooped their ass all around this prison. >> johnson recalls the legacy of violence he unleashed on officers during his time in kentucky's three cell house, the hole. >> when they come up to my cell, said back up, handcuff, i said [ bleep ] you. you come on in here and get me. let's do it. when they come and fight me, they don't play. i like being shackled to the bed no telling how many times, maced. i was maced so much they said don't even mace him because it don't even faze him. he's immune to him. they're take and shoot me with a taser gun, whatever. because it's going to take more than that to calm me down, you know. and when they come up with something new, they come to me, and try it on me. see if it works. >> i definitely have the sense that fleece loved to have an audience. he was' great storyteller. and
most of them within the stone ramparts of kentucky state penitentiary. >> this was like a gladiator down here. you come down here, you won't even fight. are you going to be somebody's punk? it's just that simple. so, to survive here in here, i am fighting. and so we fought. and i whooped their ass all around this prison. >> johnson recalls the legacy of violence he unleashed on officers during his time in kentucky's three cell house, the hole. >> when they come up to my cell,...
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chuck hagel said the penitentiary penitentia clear p goodeon acted quickly to save bergdahl. >> whetherhat could lead to possible new breakthroughs with the taliban, i don't know. hopefully, it might. but we pursued this effort specifically to get sergeant bergdahl back. >> the deal could signal a softening in the taliban's hard line position and pave the way for talks on the future of afghanistan. >> we don't know at this stage whether the five taliban leaders will be placed under any restrictions or allowed to play a future political role but the prisoner swap has been a crucial demand for the taliban to launch talks on afghan reconciliation. al jazeera, doha. >> while some hope the release of the taliban prisoners might help ignite talks between the taliban and the afghan government, there are fears their freedom will do the exact opposite. >> while there is a possibility that the release of these five people may help the future peace process and that they may become elements as a go between in the peace process but at the same time, probably a greater risk is that they may join the
chuck hagel said the penitentiary penitentia clear p goodeon acted quickly to save bergdahl. >> whetherhat could lead to possible new breakthroughs with the taliban, i don't know. hopefully, it might. but we pursued this effort specifically to get sergeant bergdahl back. >> the deal could signal a softening in the taliban's hard line position and pave the way for talks on the future of afghanistan. >> we don't know at this stage whether the five taliban leaders will be placed...
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. >> he's a criminal is what he is and he needs to be in a penitentia penitentiary. beyond that i don't think public television would allow me to say what i really feel about him. >> ramsay says they are doing everything they can to find the person responsible. he also advises women traveling late at night to have a companion with them. >>> well, a busy morning on kelly drive in philadelphia as people take advantage of the sunshine and low humidity to get out and exercise. people enjoying a long weekend at the shore having just a great beach day. taking a live look now at cape may. "nbc 10" first alert chief meteorologist glen hurricane schwartz is here with our forecast. glen. >> renee, it is a spectacular start to the week. we have a lot of sunshine at the shore. a few more clouds in the poconos than elsewhere in the area but there are generally fair weather clouds and just a slight chance of a shower. we're seeing a lot more sunshine in the philadelphia area and also at the shore. hardly any clouds. you see a few of them in the poconos but nothing on the radar unt
. >> he's a criminal is what he is and he needs to be in a penitentia penitentiary. beyond that i don't think public television would allow me to say what i really feel about him. >> ramsay says they are doing everything they can to find the person responsible. he also advises women traveling late at night to have a companion with them. >>> well, a busy morning on kelly drive in philadelphia as people take advantage of the sunshine and low humidity to get out and exercise....
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ride would come through and get arrest in jackson and go to jail and get moved to the penitentiar penitentiaryhey spent in prison, a bond formed and they came out of prison more dedicated than ever and began to fan out across the south. >> james h. meredith, grandson of a slave and applicant for administration tiad admission to the university of mississippi. what do you want from the university of mississippi? >> i think every citizen should have the opportunity to receive an education in his state. you should have an opportunity to receive the best possible education. >> mississippi air force veteran james meredith insists on being admitted to the university of mississippi and ross barnett, the government of the state he's not going to let this happen. >> we here by deny you admission to the university of mississippi. >> and it becomes a crisis. >> ross arnett with drew local police and allowed the campus to become a war zone. >> please, teaching order. >> how can i remove him governor when there is a riot in the street and step out of the building and something happen to him? we got to get s
ride would come through and get arrest in jackson and go to jail and get moved to the penitentiar penitentiaryhey spent in prison, a bond formed and they came out of prison more dedicated than ever and began to fan out across the south. >> james h. meredith, grandson of a slave and applicant for administration tiad admission to the university of mississippi. what do you want from the university of mississippi? >> i think every citizen should have the opportunity to receive an...