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Its a 50/50 shot. some make it. some dont. the ones that dont make it, they come right back. the ones that do, thats good. theyll be all right. theyll make it eventually. theyll get tired of doing this, get too old. he even said himself, yeah, im tired of coming to prison. okay. well see. >> want to climb up? you want to climb up? i didnt think so. we are in vallejo city park. its nice, sunny day, just taking my goddaughter and her sister to the park and watch them play. much better than me sitt...

Its an all too familiar part of their lives. >> ive been here a few times, quite a few times, but most of the time is convictions, no. but most of the time just been here for just unnecessary violations. some violations have been justifiable, but believe me, not enough to substantiate me coming he as many times as ive come here. >> put your stuff right there. right hand out. >> i can never actually say what my last time is going to be. but i dont plan on coming back to san quentin. you know what...

Your last two, take it inside. mcdaniels, 66. take it in. 2 west 40. chavez, 2 west 71. >> whats this [ bleep ] >> [ bleep ] they gave me 90 days. whats that [ bleep ]? 90 days? yeah. whats that [ bleep ]? [ bleep ] >> im here 35. im reputable in them streets, you know? >> t.j.! >> whats that? [ bleep ] >> you ever been in here? >> not here, not in prison. >> this aint nowhere to be, man. this aint cool.

So basically i can do anything i want to. >> although hymes has reached the end of his sentence, the stakes are higher than ever. >> hymes has two strikes against him right now, and i think he is aware that if he commits another crime and is prosecuted for that, it could very well be a third strike. which he would be looking at 25 to life. >> im too old now, you know. i mean, i figure if i came back to prison again, i would never get out. no matter if it was for a two-year sentence or something....

Our producers first met him seven ars ago inside pelican bay,alifornis toughest maximum security prison. >> i dont care if you the peace officer, if you are the governor, if you are the president, if you do something to me, its on. >> hes bucking right now, hes struggling. >> hymes is a career inmate with 19 of his 37 years spent behind bars. >> turn around. turn around. >> nope. you all use that force on me. >> officers in several california prisons have gotten plenty of opportunities to docume...

But this is t.j. mcdaniels first time inside and possibly his last chance to escape a similar fate. >> the judge told me he wanted me to get a feel how prison is. he said my life is like this. right now. if he send me to prison, he said for a sentence and he feel my life is going to be over with. he said if he give me a chance to demonstrate that im going to be all right and i can succeed and be successful in the community, then im going to be able to get out. now that im here, i have got to fol...

You know, im 37. im still young enough to start a family. i want to be with someone i can be there for them. i want to do it right, be established financially and then have kids. not depend on the state to take care of them. cant nobody take care of your own like you. there you go. >> say thank you. >> thank you. >> youre welcome, honey. >> as a man out here, im going to protect my family, you know, and im going to protect myself. other than that, i dont see myself going back to prison. theres n...

>> okay. >> my recommendation would probably be to the worse, and that would be coming to prison. looks like they suggested already to you that you have got 16 months that they are going to make a recommendation for, which i think is really mild. however, im pretty sure you probably either get a suspended sentence or come to prison. i doubt very sincerely that anybody would put you on probation with your record. >> okay. >> thats just my recommendation. thats, like i said, the judge makes the de...

>> you calm down [ bleep ] im keeping you like this. you can go back there now. >> ow, ow, ow, ow. >> [ bleep ] >> hold it. hold it. >> come on, [ bleep ] >> come on, [ bleep ] >> i can do this 24/7. >> hymes is back, right now, on a parole violation. hes been violated on parole numerous times. with him, i think its entertainment. its a game. he is a master at pushing peoples buttons. he knows what reactions he wants to get and hes very, very good at doing it. >> with scanvinski hymes reaching t...

I was 17 in an adult maximum security prison. one of the first prison i go to john gacy is there, how long ago it was. i go there and other kids played sports. he grew up playing sports and black kids from chicago, sometimes i would get a chance to play with them even a neonatty and sass swastika on m neck. when you play sports with guys you start walking back to your cells and we talk about life because we are 17-year-old kid in adult prison and we take our girlfriends and who had a baby on the...