Inmates in a group setting, discuss their new understanding of how distorted thinking keeps them stuck in addictive and criminal behaviors.

Teaching points include:

--seeing yourself as a victim allows you to victimize others

--distorted thinking leads to manipulative and aggressive behaviors

--feelings of entitlement and criminal pride play into distorted thinking

--in criminal thinking, self is first and everybody else is second

In "THINKING ABOUT YOUR THINKING, PART 2", inmates present a series of eight real-life, everyday prison scenarios that could easily escalate into violent incidents. After each scenario, viewers are asked to analyze the event, identify the feelings and distorted thinking involved, and determine possible replacement thoughts and behaviors.

The situations include:

--an inmate's overreaction to a routine shakedown

--a discussion among three inmates about whether to retaliate for a fight

--a scuffle after an egregious foul on the basketball court

--an inmate's angry phone call to his spouse who refuses to send money

--a quarrel between roommates about how to resolve a conflict

In "CRIMINAL AND ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOR: TACTICS", inmates candidly discuss the tactics they have used to exact power and control over others--in prison and out of prison. They share personal stories about manipulating, intimidating, physically assaulting, and even murdering individuals who got in the way of what they wanted. Raw, real, and tragic, the inmates' stories reveal:

--how distorted thoughts and unresolved feelings fuel criminal behavior

--why using drugs and committing crimes are fundamentally linked

--what it really means to take charge of your life and respect others