>> if somebody who commits premeditated first-degree murder tells you they have remorse, they are a liar. how are you going to be remorseful about something you intended to do? >> i lived my whole life as a criminal. i just finished a 12-year sentence in the northeast. i wasn't out a month and got new charges. >> i escaped from a secure compound, northeast correctional. i packed myself up in some boxes and shipped myself out. >> i got nothing to lose. they would rather die trying to escape than stay here. from. >> best thing to do, keep your eyes open. all facilities working at all times. because anything can happen at any time. >> if we see anything whatsoever funny, that inmate's not going out. we don't want what happened to one of the best officers here to happen to somebody else. >> the brushy mountain correctional complex in eastern tennessee serves a unique purpose in the state's prison system. for first-time inmates, it's often just a point of entry. for the most violent prisoners, it's the last stop. as a result, brushy mountain has an unusual population, young men facing the harsh reality of life without freedom and hardened