and in turn, we trust them somewhat. one of the gang leaders the officers cultivated a relationship with was tommy holloman. these guys, they know everything. there s a lot of rats at this place. these cops know everything that goes on pretty much. we ve been hearing about tommy holloman for a while while we were at limon as the shot caller of the white supremacist gang. when we first encountered him, i was a little taken aback. i was expecting this mean, tough, hardcore guy. instead it was this tommy that we came to know who seemed shy, a little timid. a little withdrawn. i have a pretty good heart. my mom, she s always had foster kids. and she s worked in a group home. so i mean, i ve always wanted to do what she did. i always wanted to help somebody. and i really think i can. during our shoot at limon, holloman was brought in for questioning when another inmate accused him of extortion. watching lieutenant fox deal
one of the gang leaders the officers cultivated a relationship with was tommy holloman. these guys, they know everything. there s a lot of rats at this place. these cops know everything that goes on pretty much. we ve been hearing about tommy holloman for a while while we were at limon as the shot caller of the white supremacist gang. when we first encountered him, i was a little taken aback. i was expecting this mean, tough, hardcore guy. instead it was this tommy that we came to know who seemed shy, a little timid. a little withdrawn. i have a pretty good heart. my mom, she s always had foster kids. and she s worked in a group home. so, i mean, i ve always wanted to do what she did. i always wanted to help somebody. and i really think i can. during our shoot at limon, holloman was brought in for questioning when another inmate accused him of. watching lieutenant fox deal with tommy was very interesting.
personal and likeable guy. i m kind of a momma s boy. on the other hand, i probably wouldn t want to cross him. i m a pretty big guy. and nobody s going to call me out. i m part of a pretty intimidating group. when we re on the yard, we re 20, 30 deep. pretty big white boys. nobody really challenges that. so, it wasn t as hard as i thought it would be. holloman made it to the top of his prison gang. but then the unexpected happened. he caught a break in his case. a reclassification hearing on his 30-year sentence was influenced by an unlikely source. so, the day before my hearing this guy that i stabbed wrote a letter to the judge saying that i deserved a second chance. and that i was given a long time and it s not fair because of my mistake that my family had to suffer and lose a son, you know? you know, it was pretty amazing. i mean, i had a lot of people, they spoke at the hearing. the judge cut holloman s
sorts. just like tony soprano he was a personal and likeable guy. i m kind of a momma s boy. on the other hand, i probably wouldn t want to cross him. i m a pretty big guy. and nobody s going to call me out. i m part of a pretty intimidating group. when we re on the yard, we re 20, 30 deep. pretty big white boys. nobody really challenges that. so it wasn t as hard as i thought it would be. holloman made it to the top of his prison gang. but then the unexpected happened. he caught a break in his case. a reclassification hearing on his 30-year sentence was influenced by an unlikely source. so the day before my hearing, this guy that i stabbed wrote a letter to the judge saying that i deserved a second chance. and that i was given a long time and it s not fair because of my mistake that my family had to suffer and lose a son, you know? you know, it was pretty amazing. i mean, i had a lot of people, they spoke at the hearing.
professional rapport. come on in. have a seat. so, you want to give me your story? to be honest, i don t really have one. i mean, i feel like this dude is trying to get out of trouble. he knows who i am. i go under the bus every time. they seemed to know what each other s boundaries were. they talked in a very amicable way. and fox was giving tommy advice on how to stay out of trouble. if you re doing anything, quit. i m not. go over there and lay low. you know they have a target on you. yep. the good thing about fox and piper, they don t ask questions they know they shouldn t. they re not going to ask me straight out what happened and why. they re going to ask if i know anything about it. they don t push me if i say no. all right. appreciate it. the extortion investigation eventually led fox and piper to conclude that the inmate who had made the accusation was actually angling for a transfer to another prison. and holloman was cleared. but holloman has had his sh