general population i'm as good as dead. >> any prison gang would be happy to get their hands on shawn gaines>> it's kill or be killed for me now so i'll spend my time to protective custody. more than likely slammed down the entire time. >> while his public confession may have put gaines' life in danger, it also generated some welcome attention from the outside world. >> apparently i'm writing my fiancee. >> you have a fiancee? >> yeah. >> is this someone you knew before you were incarcerated. >> no, i met her since i've been in here. the interview i did with southern poverty law center, she read that and dropped me a couple postcards of encouragement commending the changes i made so we've been pen pals for almost two years now and been together for about the last year. she's beautiful. she's -- good heart, smart, funny, loves me to death. takes good care of me. i couldn't ask for more and not to mention she's willing to stand by me and do the time with me so that's -- i feel pretty blessed. >>> coming up -- >> after the 36 hours they take the baby from you and you just have to hand the baby