The Most Inmates at Ely State Prison Who Were Considered Too Dangerous for America

Some of the most disturbing stories in American prison history didn't end with the sentence — they continued long after the cell door closed. In this video, we expose 8 of the most dangerous inmates ever housed at Ely State Prison. Damian "Football" Williams became infamous nationwide at nineteen, filmed from a news helicopter during the 1992 LA riots — then, years later, walked into a South Central drug house and was convicted of murder for the killing that followed. Lloyd Avery II played a killer on screen in "Boyz n the Hood," then became one for real — before his own prison cellmate, a self-identified Satanist already serving life for murdering his sister, strangled him to death after Avery tried to convert him. Cary Stayner, brother of famous kidnapping survivor Steven Stayner, spent months answering FBI questions calmly before confessing to four brutal killings near Yosemite National Park. The list also includes Ronald Yandell, an Aryan Brotherhood "commissioner" who ran a murder-for-hire and drug trafficking operation from inside a maximum-security cell using a smuggled phone; Benjamin Wayne Watta, whose 1980 cold-case killing sat unsolved for two decades until a DNA database match finally caught him; and Antonio "Chuco" Guillen, a Nuestra Familia general who helped organize a 30,000-inmate hunger strike without ever leaving solitary confinement. Watch until the end for all 8 names and the complete details. ________________________________________ DISCLAIMER: For educational purposes only. All content is drawn from public court records, official reports, and verified news coverage. Nothing here is intended to glorify violence or any individual responsible for harm. Viewer discretion is advised.