no that i'm out of that shu, now that i'm out of that shu, every day is a good day for me now. and i'm not taking it for granted. >> while trotter recently completed a decade in the stark solitary existence that comes with life in the secured confinement unit, demetrius burks has only begun his 15-month stay there. >> another day, another dollar. >> it is the consequence he will pay for assaulting a corrections officer. but it was the murder of an innocent man that brought him to prison. >> when you're out there living that life, you're really not thinking about the consequences until they occur. >> but burks had a regular reminder of the consequences of crime. he grew up in the shadow of indiana state prison, home of the state's death row. >> the neighborhood i'm from is right on the same street as the prison. it's like i always seen it. i don't understand why it couldn't have been like a sign like "don't go here." you know what i mean?