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>> do you think that is going to happen when you get there? >> probably. i do think it is going to happen at some point. >> you guys listen up for one minute. im going to call you up one by one. when i call you up, bring all your property up here to me. >> i got a whole bunch of mail. i got a whole bunch of old clothes and stuff from the ged program. >>on up, partner. all right. this stuff -- all right. >> when you get up there they are going to go through everything again. >> okay. >> when you ...

To real life one day. >> a lot of people will come out of the prison a worse person. and some people can come out a better person. you know, ive set my mind on being a better person. and i dont care what i have to go through to become a better person. >> you cant divide these. >> a step towards that goal for stein has been to volunteer as the tutor for the jails ged program. >> even though there is a decimal place there you can tell -- >> at first it was something to do and passed the time. but ...

>> probably. i do think it is going to happen at some point. >> you guys listen up for one minute. im going to call you up one by one. when i call you up, bring all your property up here to me. >> i got a whole bunch of mail. i got a whole bunch of old clothes and stuff from the ged program. >> mr. stein, come on up, partner. all right. this stuff -- all right. >> when you get up there they are going to go through everything again. >> okay. >> when you get upstairs, let them do their thing. all ...

Louisville metro department of corrections jail inmate thomas "bam bam" lewis has been many things. a tattoo artist. a boxer. an arm wrestler. and a high school dropout. most recently hes shown a talent for disposing of old phone books. one thing he thought hed never be is a math tutor. >> all right. lets start by finishing up doing -- >> the ones we missed? >> doing the ones you missed. >> lewis says the one thing about jail hes grateful for is the ged program, which he has just completed. and ...

Louisville metro department of corrections jail inmate thomas "bam bam" lewis has been many things. a tattoo artist. a boxer. an arm wrestler. and a high school dropout. most recently hes shown a talent for disposing of old phone books. one thing he thought hed never be is a math tutor. >> all right. lets start by finishing up doing -- >> the ones we missed? >> doing the ones you missed. >> lewis says the one thing about jail hes grateful for is the ged program, which he has just completed. and ...

Of corrections jail inmate thomas "bam bam" lewis has been many things. a tattoo artist. a boxer. an arm wrestler. and a high school dropout. most recently hes shown a talent for disposing of old phone books. one thing he thought hed never be is a math tutor. >> all right. lets start by finishing up doing -- >> the ones we missed? >> doing the ones you missed. >> lewis says the one thing about jail hes grateful for is the ged program, which he has just completed. and now he wants to pay it forwa...

Louisville metro department of corrections jail inmate thomas "bam bam" lewis has been many things. a tattoo artist. a boxer. an arm wrestler. and a high school dropout. most recently hes shown a talent for disposing of old phone books. one thing he thought hed never be is a math tutor. >> all right. lets start by finishing up doing -- >> the ones we missed? >> doing the ones you missed. >> lewis says the one thing about jail hes grateful for is the ged program, which he has just completed. and ...

Louisville metro department of corrections jail inmate thomas "bam bam" lewis has been many things. a tattoo artist. a boxer. an arm wrestler. and a high school dropout. most recently hes shown a talent for disposing of old phone books. one thing he thought hed never be is a math tutor. >> all right. lets start by finishing up doing -- >> the ones we missed? >> doing the ones you missed. >> lewis says the one thing about jail hes grateful for is the ged program, which he has just completed. and ...

Old and not having a clue. and then i thought to myself, what would happen if id grown up in east harlem? what would happen, if i had come from a family that had a lot of problems? i always say, there, but for the grace of god, go any one of us. >> it has reducinged the recidivism rate and have been successful. 80% of those graduating from the program never go back to jail. he attributes that to providing hope to young men, giving them the chance to discover their talent, abilities and dreams. >...

An arm wrestler. and a high school dropout. most recently hes shown a talent for disposing of old phone books. one thing he thought hed never be is a math tutor. >> all right. lets start by finishing up doing -- >> the ones we missed? >> doing the ones you missed. >> lewis says the one thing about jail hes grateful for is the ged program, which he has just completed. and now he wants to pay it forward. >> im helping the gentlemen get ready for their ged test. its just something i volunteer to do...