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He made a big impression. at the time, roy was serving a 12-year sentence for robbery and had a notorious reputation for forcing the prison to perform cell extractions on him because of his frequent refusals to obey orders. nine years later, during our shoot at the lyman correctional facility in eastern colorado, we met an inmate named ray slagle who wasted no time reminding us of our sibling. >> come here, look at this. this is my twin brother right here. you already did a clip on him on msnbc....

It was i was in so much pain i couldnt take it no more, you know? when youre in pain like i am, it hinders life. on top of it, youve got these bills you cant pay and youre not working no more. you cant hardly even work. you know what i mean? it makes you feel like, man, i dont even feel like a man. im above water, but im getting tired. and i do feel like im drowning. just barely, barely above water. im getting tired. you know, i feel like im going under. i keep pulling myself up, and i keep feel...

Roy and ray slagle have seen their lives change several times, both in and out of prison. but one thing that has remained constant for both men is the bond they share as brothers. >> what was it like the first time you saw him after? >> man, i had to hold him down. i wanted to cry. i just held it in, you know? hes my brother. i aint seen him forever. you know? >> if someone came and said one of you got to die, either you or you, i would go ahead and take the bullet. i would say, hey, man, no. i ...

It had become a drag. >> but things picked up for ray when he got a job with an industrial paint company. >> i was bringing home about $840 a week. i was doing good, you know, no doubt about that. >> what are you doing now? what are you bringing in now? >> $200 a month. >> after only a few months out of prison, one wrong step would dramatically change ray slagles life on the outside. >> i was showing a guy how to dry a skylight because he didnt know how. i was making sure -- it was my girlfriend...

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>> $200 a month. >> after only a few months out of prison, one wrong step would dramatically change ray slagles life on the outside. >> i was showing a guy how to dry a skylight because he didnt know how. i was making sure -- it was my girlfriends roof. i was making sure he dried it in right. went to the edge of the roof and started arguing with her and ended up falling off. >> ray fell 25 feet to the hard ground below. >> turned out i had a broken back. i was in icu for nine days before theyd f...

Roy and ray slagle have seen their lives change several times, both in and out of prison. but one thing that has remained constant for both men is the bond they share as brothers. >> what was it like the first time you saw him after? >> man, i had to hold him down. i wanted to cry. i just held it in, you know? hes my brother. i aint seen him forever. you know? >> if someone came and said one of you got to die, either you or you, i would go ahead and take the bullet. i would say, hey, man, no. i ...

Roy and ray slagle have seen their lives change several times, both in and out of prison.

Couldnt take it no more, you know? when youre in pain like i am, it hinders life. on top of it, youve got these bills you cant pay and youre not working no more. you cant hardly even work. you know what i mean? it makes you feel like, man, i dont even feel like a man. im above water, but im getting tired. and i do feel like im drowning. just barely, barely above water. im getting tired. you know, i feel like im going under. i keep pulling myself up, and i keep feeling myself go down. i dont know...

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