john ault was warden at anamosa state penitentiary at the time we shot there. any time you can have inmates participate in some type of meaningful activity it makes their time easier and staff s time much easier. i would much rather have them participate in something positive than talking about how to do a better armed robbery or plotting against us or fellow staff members. during our shoot at indiana state prison, authorities even allowed for a weightlifting competition. lions now lifting at 495. other penitentiaries get their weight up. this is how they are doing. get your weight up. that s 25. 25. on deck. go! go! good lift. good lift.
i think the important thing for inmates is to keep them occupied. that s what we try to do here at the institution. john ault was warden at anamosa state penitentiary at the time we shot there. any time you can have inmates participate in some type of meaningful activity it makes their time easier and staff s time much easier. i would much rather have them participate in something positive than talking about how to do a better armed robbery or plotting against us or fellow staff members. during our shoot at indiana state prison, authorities even allowed for a weightlifting competition. lions now lifting at 495. other penitentiaries get their weight up. this is how they are doing. get your weight up. that s 25. 25. on deck. go! go!
some prison authorities see all this added muscle as a potential security threat, but others see benefits to having weights on the yard. i think the important thing for inmates is to keep them occupied. that s what we try to do here at the institution. john ault was warden at anamosa state penitentiary at the time we shot there. any time you can have inmates participate in some type of meaningful activity it makes their time easier and staff s time much easier. i would much rather have them participate in something positive than talking about how to do a better armed robbery or plotting against us or fellow staff members. during our shoot at indiana state prison, authorities even allowed for a weightlifting competition. lions now lifting at 495. other penitentiaries get
a lot of the inmates will fill bags full of water for weightlifting. and that kind of creativity is important because some prisons have permanently removed weights from the yard. so that s why we re out here trying to improvise and stuff. you know, lifting gash an chance and stuff like that. took a good wholesome thing from us, you know. it s something that was filling people s time and taking away negative energy. took those out. some prison authorities see all this added muscle as a potential security threat, but others see benefits to having weights on the yard. i think the important thing for inmates is to keep them occupied. that s what we try to do here at the institution. john ault was warden at anamosa state penitentiary at the time we shot there. any time you can have inmates participate in some type of meaningful activity it makes their time easier and staff s
we even met a pair of brothers who wouldn t hesitate to extend the convict code to their own father. my father was in here for i don t know the exact charge, but he was in here for messing with kids. and you know, i ain t cool with that. brad and michael love are serving time for murder at anamosa state penitentiary in iowa. i was never incarcerated with him. when i found out he was getting incarcerated, what he did time for, what he s charged for, they asked if there are any problems if we re in the same prison, i said yeah, i probably would end up killing him. i cannot condone that. lockup has profiled many inmates who spew hatred to sex offenders. but we ve also introduced viewers to those on the receiving end. thomas headley is serving a 15-year sentence at utah state prison. and like many sex offenders says his punishment is unjust and his crime misunderstood. i was charged with kidnapping