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Without a schedule, okay? >> okay. >> you got any questions? >> huh-uh. >> all right. lets get you out of here then. >> im feeling good -- good to be free. you know, get to go home, see my kids, get some money, you know, make love. yes! yeah, i mean, its hot as a mother [bleep] out here. you can tell i got locked up in the wintertime. >> narrator: brian voltz is spending more time outdoors, as well, now that hes qualified for the jails work-release program. >> im back to the streets. i got my sw...

>> narrator: brian voltzs numerous tattoos reflect his beliefs and are a road map through his past. >> its my nickname my first time in penitentiary. self-explanatory. >> narrator: theyre also among his most prized possessions. >> ive always been unique, and when i met tattoos, that was my way to be even more unique. i like to stand out. whats up? i just got self-expression everywhere. >> narrator: but voltz says he treasures more than his ink. "im daddys baby." say it loud in prayer. say, "im d...

>> right there. >> put it right there? >> yeah. >> on the shoulder blade? >> thats where i want it to go. >> it dont go well with the bullet wounds in the front. >> thatll be good on your back. >> youre on the move. lets pack it up. okay, youre going to ccc. >> all right. >> ccc... letting him through. >> love you, brother. >> love you, too, boy. >> reach out. >> for sure. >> im gonna catch up with you, man. all right. [ both laugh ] >> narrator: voltz is transported two miles away to the jails ...

But a lot of the c.o.s will tell you ive done calmed down a whole lot, so ive been the inmate before with the buck-wild mentality, with the not caring for nothing and not knowing the code. you know what im saying? ive been there, dude. >> narrator: now at age 33, voltz says he would like to begin a new chapter. he will soon be eligible for a work-release program, where hell spend his nights in jail, but can spend days in preapproved locations, such as the louisville tattoo studio he owns with a ...

It was a teenage thing. but a lot of the c.o.s will tell you ive done calmed down a whole lot, so ive been the inmate before with the buck-wild mentality, with the not caring for nothing and not knowing the code. you know what im saying? ive been there, dude. >> narrator: now at age 33, voltz says he would like to begin a new chapter. he will soon be eligible for a work-release program, where hell spend his nights in jail, but can spend days in preapproved locations, such as the louisville tatto...

>> youre on the move. lets pack it up. okay, youre going to ccc. >> all right. >> love you, brother. >> love you, too, boy. >> im gonna catch up with you, man. all right. >> narrator: voltz is transported two miles away to the jails community corrections center, or ccc. >> miss me? >> did you miss us? >> hell yeah. >> obviously. you came back. >> i couldnt wait to get back. >> narrator: the facility is not unlike the jail dorm voltz has

My pocket >> narrator: while voltz strives to be a father to his children, he must also reconcile his relationship with deuces mother. >> thank you for sending that money or giving them the money to send. >> check. >> raise it to me. >> i got me some hygiene products. i aint ordered no food yet. tell him i love him. spider-man! all right. i got to go. >> money in his pocket. >> he got money and he aint [bleep] me up. and one day, i heard him singing that. >> money in his pocket. >> trying to be ...

Numerous tattoos reflect his beliefs and are a road map through his past. >> its my nickname my first time in penitentiary. self-explanatory. >> narrator: theyre also among his most prized possessions. >> ive always been unique, and when i met tattoos, that was my way to be even more unique. i like to stand out. whats up? i just got self-expression everywhere. >> narrator: but voltz says he treasures more than his ink. "im daddys baby." say it loud in prayer. say, "im daddys baby." >> narrator: ...

>> 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19 times hes been in jail. you can pretty much say hes grown up inside the facility. >> i started coming in this jail when i was 18, and ive probably been back three times a year, four times a year, sometimes more, sometimes less. >> narrator: voltz, who has also served two terms in state prison for robbery and assault, says the recent car accident that has forced him to walk with a cane hasnt slowed him down. >> what dont kill you makes you stronger. >> can yo...

Less captive, less like an animal. you know what im saying? >> narrator: voltz still spends his nights incarcerated, but is free to leave during the day to go to work at his louisville tattoo studio. this is body tags. this is my heart and soul. >> hey. >> you ready? >> im ready. >> whats up? >> this is what i love doing. i love tattooing. i love the fact that, you know, we got our shop going, and it is what it is. >> tattooings like riding a bike. i mean, it comes back naturally. you know what ...