prison he was an admitted thug, who fought frequently. where you going, big buddy? but the james stone we met considered himself a changed man, thanks to indiana state prison s cat adoption program. he s my little buddy. i depend on him. he s more dependable than anything i got in here. i mean, he takes a lot of the anger and temper away. makes it easier to cope in here. stone has been at wabash for a year and a half now. i talk to guys that come in here from all the other prisons that recognize me say, hey, you re the cat man, ain t? i m like, dude, really? best thing i can do is say i m him, meow, see you later. the transfer occurred after a staff member reported stone had threatened him. stone denies the allegation but a much bigger concern was leaving his cat jinkster behind. they don t allow cats down here, so i couldn t bring him with me. and that was a big a big heartbreak separation there, you
this way we get a lot of our information. sometimes they like to hide them in the bible. they will stick them in the middle usually right in here. officials find no other escape paraphernalia in the cell. right now he is pinning a class b conduct report for possession of escape paraphernalia for what was found in his cell last night. without knowing his intentions you just never know if it could be just an arts and crafts issue or in two weeks from now could we be looking for him on the streets with this laying in his bed? coming up if you make the wrong choice, it has consequences. one of the most infamous inmates in indiana tries to start a new life at wabash. and later the investigation takes a surprising turn. you can t never take anything that appears innocent at face value. (burke) at farmers insurance,
but he had to leave him behind when he was transferred to wabash. for the first several weeks, jinkster lived with another inmate. but then jinkster moved out to the country. he was adopted by stone s parents. jinkster is something else. he s not used to carpeting. and cloth furniture. everything was claws. i mean, he clawed up carpet, everything else. but it was worth it because it was jim s. some people might not quite understand it. but my family, we view our pets as family members. so, you know, this was sort of like jim s kid. talk about your daddy. yeah. it s really, really hard for me to talk about jim. i love him so much. when he was a little boy, he loved to go for these walks. and we d go for a long walk. he d give out and i d put him on my shoulders and bring him on
their own stories. hello, everybody! it s me, the stone. and one of them turns out to be a very familiar face. going to stoney land. oh, no! how in the world are you going to deal with the bunch of punks coming up and challenging you? sticks and stones may break my bones, but words should never hurt me. on the western edge of southern indiana is the wabash valley town of carlisle where main street conjures images of a bygone era, and except for the daily passing of the csx freight line, this one-light town might be all but forgotten. just a couple miles down u.s. 41, however, is evidence that
me. and it s not fake. i can always tell when it s fake. i believe, personally, that he will be ready for general population before long. however, there are so many more people above me that will also have the input and have known him so much longer than i have. so i ll have to respect whatever their recommendations will be. i d rather not see him come out. i don t think he s changed. he s going to hurt somebody. lieutenant gary mcmillan has been at wabash for the past 16 years. this is my opinion. he s a pretty violent individual. they ll be sorry if they let him out. they may look at it like everybody s still a potential threat. but am i a threat? no. coming up really my biggest concern about being inside is just getting in trouble. fresh from wabash s youth unit an 18-year-old inmate spends his first day in the big house. i used to be a very violent person. i hope no one tries testing me.