Moments in prison. Its just that all that no notty is broken up with moments of sheer terror. Theres a lot of bottled up negative energy in prison, and as our lockup crews have found out many times, you never know when things can explode. I have a bad impulse problem. [ bleep ]. The assault was a cup a urine thrown in an officers face yesterday. [ bleep ]. They thrive on chaos. Thats all they know is chaos. They lock us in here like an animal, throw us in a cage. The day we arrived at Colorado State penitentiary, a Supermax Prison at the base of the rocky mountains, we found a sterile, austere environment. Steel doors in which inmates are locked up 23 hours a day. Despite his surroundings, inmate sean shields was in high spirits when he sat down with us, he was eager to help our producer get the interview under way. Quiet on the set, you boneheads. Its prison, you know . All right. Lets roll the tape. Then he calmly told us how he got 16 years added to his original sentence of 12 for r
I didnt have the technical difficulties with that. I have seen child molesters get stabbed. I hit the inmate. Tried to get him by his arm. I slipped. I didnt realize when i slipped. It was all blood. A world that lockup producers and camera crews explore on a regular basis. When we walk into prison with our camera crews, inevitably we attract attention. But sometimes its not the kind of attention you want to attract. [ bleep ] yall. We dont need yall around here no more. Shooting in prison is very controlled for the most part until all hell breaks loose. A world where even the most heinous violations are common place. Squeeze a water bottle and shot urine into my eye and mouth area. Been advised by house staff that he has prepared feesous and urine for us. When our producers traveled to alaska, they quickly realized they were about to enter a prison unlike any other. I would argue, Spring Creek Correctional Center is probably the most beautiful prison in the united states. Were located
You see my point . We filmed in dozens of maximumsecurity prisons across the country, interviewing some of americas most dangerous and deadly inmates. And it isnt until you really step back to kind of get a sense of where theyre coming from and what they did, that you realize kind of the evil that exists across the table. Nestled at the base of majestic glaciers, the small coastal town of seward, alaska, is known for more than just breathtaking, natural beauty. Its also home to the spring creek correctional facility. Alaskas only maximum security prison. Its here that we encountered carl abuhl, one of the most memorable killers ever profiled on lockup. It didnt take long for him to make clear his opinions of some of his fellow inmates. All these inmates can say whatever they want to say. Theyre punks. And the people that are in control know theyre punks. Abuhl first came to spring creek in 2003 after he was convicted of murdering a coworker. I caved his head in. I caved his head in tot
You have to keep your eyes open in the back of your head. The hairs are constantly up on the back of your neck. Because theyre violent places, and violence can and does break out at any time. [ bleep ]. Our cameras have been there to capture these dramatic lifeanddeath conflicts. Now we take an even closer look at them through the experiences of our field crews and their raw encounters with violence behind bars. California state prison, corcoran, home to hundreds of the states most violent and infamous offenders. Hosted lockup crews in both 2000 and 2005. Right before i walked in, i had to sign a document that kind of really made me think twice. And it basically said that in an event that there is a hostage situation inside the prison walls, they will not negotiate for your life because you know the risk that you are taking when you walk in. While at corcoran, you constantly hear these alarms going off. Youre never sure whats going to happen in this place. But then when you hear those