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Television and stuff when they should be getting a typewriter to where they can construct their motions and to, you know, petition the court. >> and he knows about petitioning the court. he has always maintained he was wrongly convicted of murder and has been fighting to get the charge reversed ever since coming to prison. >> i believe because i was an ex-con anyway and a drug dealer, a neighborhood drug dealer, so to get me off the street, this is their opportunity to get me off the street. the...

>> what i learned from being in prison is theres a better life away from the criminal life. the enjoyment of life, being able to live it and not having to look over your shoulder all the time is great. >> and upon his release, boltjes started off on the right track. >> i got a really good job fixing and flipping houses. i was making roughly $1,000 to $1,500 a week and getting paid bank. living in these big old houses, having a car. people that buy the houses, theyre like, oh, youre the guy that ...

Either way, he is sure of one thing, if he does color them again, it wont be in the prison. >> what i learned from being in prison is theres a better life away from the criminal life. the enjoyment of life, being able to live it and not having to look over your shoulder all the time is great. >> and upon his release, boltjes started off on the right track. >> i got a really good job fixing and flipping houses. i was making roughly $1,000 to $1,500 a week and getting paid bank. living in these bi...

Behind bars. >> keep your communication healthy and positive. when we say something negative to the one we love, it hurts. how many positive comments do you think it takes to counteract one negative? >> a lot. >> 20. >> 20? >> 20. >> its simple advice, but for these couples, it could be invaluable. marriage in which one partner is incarcerated are significantly more likely to end in divorce. >> this is a very dehumanizing place. there are going to be times when we lock the place down. and theref...

Officer and attempted escape. he serves four years and seven months in prison. after the incident, a lot of things changed at the campus police station. >> our booking area became more secure. it was moved to a whole different building. no loose chairs in there. no loose things they could get their hands on and use against us. >> coming up, an ex-con hijacks a lumber truck and gives new meaning to the term hot pursuit. hell on wheels. when "caught on camera: they fought the law" continues. i kno...

U.s. citizen. another story well continue to monitor throughout the day. >> absolutely, ed. thanks so much for that. in a somewhat similar story, the man who allegedly planned a machete attack on new years eve, rebelers in the name of isis will be in court in rochester, new york. prosecutors describe the 25-year-old suspect as an ex-con, muslim convert with mental health issues. his arrest prompted the cancellation of rochesters new years eve fireworks celebrations is a precaution. the mother ...

Thats when mark jones, pristinas boyfriend enters. mr. jones stands 64", weighs in at about 295 pounds. he also happens to be an ex con. meanwhile, joseph scarpino is still on the phone with his wife. >> my wife tells me she is coming in. i say no, stay in the car. >> at that point she pokes me in the face. >> as simms is using all her foul language and acting out of control, you see a number of other men who are also customers. theyre just standing there. everyone seems oblivious. not one of th...

>> our booking area became more secure. it was moved to a whole different building. no loose chairs in there, no things that they could get their hands on and use against us. >> coming up, an ex-con hijacks a lumber truck. and gives new meaning to the term hot pursuit. hell on wheels when "caught on camera: they fought the law" continues. you loved brad. and then you totaled him. you two had been through everything together. two boyfriends, three jobs... youre like nothing can replace brad. then...

Characters like this for protection. >> most people refer to me as either master mico or machete. and i feel somebody thats involved in this business should be able to protect anybody thats down with them. >> meet mitchell braddock, also known as mico. hes a 45-year-old ex-con who did ten years in a michigan state penitentiary for robbery and assault. >> so i feel people that are weak and not in shape and cant protect their girls shouldnt be in this business. >> front side. hes got the money. wh...

Risk could be loss of life. >> given the sometimes deadly nature of the game, its not surprising that some young women might feel the need to turn to characters like this for protection. >> most people refer to me as either master mico or machete. and i feel somebody thats involved in this business should be able to protect anybody thats down with them. >> meet mitchell braddock, also known as mico. hes a 45-year-old ex-con who did ten years in a michigan state penitentiary for robbery and assau...