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>> stone received jinkster as part of the cat adoption program at indiana state. he had to leave him behind when he was transferred to wabash. for the first several weeks, jinkster lived with another inmate. but then jinkster moved out to the country. he was adopted by stones parents. >> jinkster is something else. hes not used to carpeting. and cloth furniture. everything was claws. i mean, he clawed up carpet, everything else. but, it was worth it because it was jims. >> some people might not ...

Unfortunately if i make the wrong decision here, if i do recommend that hes released and then something happens, then that burden is upon my shoulders. coming up -- james stone reaches out to an old friend. >> do you time with the cat for 15 years and you just miss having them around.

Holding down a job. >> really my biggest concern about being on this side is just getting in trouble. i hope that no one tries testing me, you know. because i used to be a very violent person. im not that person no more. ill never want to revert to that. >> with good behavior, folsom may only have to serve 18 of his 36-year sentence. making his 18th birthday an even more significant milestone. >> a can of pop. a special occasion. you know. sometimes its hard to keep hope. sometimes its easy to f...

>> james stone has been incarcerated for the past 26 years and still has a long haul ahead of him. >> i got another 50 years to do. and i think its more or less an overkill. i mean 26 years, it dont matter if you done the crime or didnt do the crime. guilty or not guilty. none of that matters anymore. 26 years. thats enough time for anyone. ive done did more time than guys are doing for murder, unless theyre on death row. and theres no murder involved in my case. attempted murder. i mean, come o...

Something like that. on the phone calling mommy and daddy so they can get a nickel sack or a crack head ball or whatever theyve got going on around and they want to cry. they say state this, state that. the state aint doing nothing for you. youre here. the state could care less. they done did what they were going to do. ruined your life or what. but youre here. make of it what you can. to the bat cave. >> in a prison where old-school convicts like james stone are a dying breed, josh harrison rep...

Stabbings, there were deaths, but they were legit. they werent over a box of cakes or something like that, you know? guy is a child molester wants to turn state evidence on someone or something. you know, he got knocked. these guys now, for a $2 rolly, hes getting mugged. i mean, come on. >> but stone used to be a bit of a menace himself in his younger days. >> lets just say i hurt a lot of people. it seemed to be the best way to get aggression out. i was taking pills, drinking. because back in ...

With recycled material out of trash. old scrap lumber that was gotten rid of. >> but theres one thing that turns stones life around more than anything else. >> get a little purr machine. before i had a cat, believe me, i wasnt a person that you wanted to know. as a matter of fact, i wasnt a nice person at all. >> at indiana state some inmates are allowed to adopt cats from a local shelter that might otherwise be euthanized. but the program started when stone first helped out a newborn stray more...

>> he knows that hes in prison, and hes going to make the best of every day. he is social. he has friends. he likes his job. >> its a bird, its a plane, no, its the bio bucket man. >> he wakes up knowing he has a purpose, although its not his ideal purpose. he never questions it. >> to the bat cave. >> indiana prison officials allowed us to give certain inmates personal cameras to tell their stories in private. stone used his to tell us about some of his healthier choices. >> as you see, theres ...

About ready to go and do something stupid, i just hold him on my lap, pat him, stroke him a few times, and you look at those big bette davis eyes and you think, hey, this guy depends on me. i got to take care of him. >> stones cats have even eased tensions with old adversaries. >> whats up? >> thought id bring big boy over here for you to see. >> geez, i cant believe how fat he is. look at that guy. hes a cow. whats up, dude? >> just goes to show fruits and vegetables aint necessarily good on a ...

Inmates personal cameras to tell their stories in private. stone used his to tell us about some of his healthier choices. >> as you see, theres plenty of vegetables. i grow gardens here and i try to eat as healthy as i possibly can because we dont get it in the chow hall. down there you see vitamins. i take vitamins every day. just part of my daily routine. i like making stuff out of garbage, recycling. here is clocks and stuff, chests, clocks that i have made with recycled material out of trash...