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>> prior to parole hearings the board sends a representative to conduct a pre-interview in order to prepare a recommendation on whether or not the inmate should be paroled. >> come on in, robert. please have a seat. okay. this morning im going to be interviewing robert teter for a parole hearing he has set in august. any time you have an inmate that comes up for parole thats a sex offender, you know, red flags go up everywhere. when someone gets on parole, everyone has guidelines. of course, in ...

>> after 20 years of incarceration, 17 served at holman, teter has developed an appreciation for simple routines. >> cup of coffee. first thing. cup of coffee and a cigarette. thats it. thats every morning. then, you know, comb your hair, get dressed, go outside. there is no such thing as a holiday here. theres no christmas. theres no tree. every day is the same. when you get up, its the same people, the same thing, the same rat race, and theres no relaxation. >> at the time of our shoot he stil...

Entyvio. relief and remission within reach. its often said prisons are like cities behind walls. if that metaphor were applied to alabamas holman correctional facility, inmate robert would be about six feet long by three feet wide. >> this is home. bed to bed. right here. each one of these beds is like having a house in a subdivision out there on the street, only no walls, no doors, no privacy, so you just kind of ignore whats going on next door to you.

Well, what are your thoughts, feelings about the whole thing? >> well, the way he was talking, he may give a good report. so things may go my way this time. >> whats your main goal right now, robert? >> getting back on the street. going back to work. let my wife sit back for a while. >> im hoping this time it will go through. because things are going a little bit different than it has in the past times. i done got everything prepared where we can have a little time together and everything. whene...

>> every time ive come here before, it was, whats your home plan and your job plan, and that was it. i gave them that and that was it. >> i do mine a little bit differently. >> thats good. >> as far as his chances of making parole, thats difficult to say because the parole board has the final decision. any time you have a case thats a sex case, sex offender thats dealing with children, i i wouldnt even speculate what his chances are. i know whats stacked up against him. all right, robert, good l...