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Prison began using oc gas. or pepper spray. >> that stuff is really powerful. that will make anyone tap out. i would rather have my ass kicked then get hit by that. its really bad. you cant breathe and it burns like fire. this is really bad stuff. >> and jonathan hall has just gotten his second dose of it in two days. this time, officers extracted him after he flooded his cell and refused orders to comply. our crew shot the extraction on prison security monitors. >> hall eventually complied and ...

Just days after seeing his daughter for the first time in eight years, ray slagle received horrible family news. his twin brother, roy, is back in prison. >> i talked with my mom and my mom told me that roy, he went to the parole office drunk. and ill be honest with you, that kind of made me mad. like why are you slapping it in their face? if youre going to do it, okay, sneak around until you get caught. but, i mean, you could have done that any old time. not the night before you go see your par...

Door and cuff up. >> go [ bleep ]. >> offender hall, if you do not come up, we will introduce chemical agents. are you going to comply? >> introduce oc. >> push it through if theres an opening. >> halls unwillingness to follow the repeated orders results in a short burst of oc gas. >> offender hall, uncover your window. all the way. remove all that stuff in front of your door. can we get the cuff keys, tray slot. >> unable to deal with the burning effects of the oc gas any longer, hall finally c...

My daddy. my daddy. >> im going to see my son for the first time in over a year. so thats really kind of exciting for me right now. even if i cant touch him, its still going to be cool to be able to see him. >> i just hope hes prepared for it, because i know its going to be an emotional issue for him right now. >> orion, who are you going to see today? >> my daddy. >> hey, you. want to say hi to daddy? >> hi. >> say hi. >> how are you? >> yeah, thats your daddy. >> is it really daddy? >> yeah, t...

>> meal loaf, two of the most dreaded words in prison. >> this loaf is used for inmates who abuse food or food service equipment in the process of consuming their meals. for example, if they throw their food tray at somebody or something along those lines. what weve got here is basically all of the food groups. nine ounces of ground beef, we need two ounces, shredded potatoes, shredded cabbage, vegetable oil, tomato puree. by reputation, they dont care for it at all. ive tasted it, as a matter o...

And im looking forward to going to work and just living my life. i got to be cautious on who i associate with. its my real downfall. to be honest with you. i got a big heart and a lot of love for some of the guys. i got to pull back. like i told them before, i love you, but ive got to go. i got to succeed this time. ill die like them guys and i -- look at this. this is a castle to me, you guys. i love it. im so happy. >> and truthfully, roy should have been here with you. how do you feel knowing...

Flattered by it, because i aint no 20-year-old dude no more. im 40 years old, man. and to have a lot of girls and women making comments about how i look and stuff like that, its nice. >> but roys parole serves as a constant reminder that a return to prison is just one mistake away. >> about five, six times a day, this beeper beeps off and i got to call. if this beeper goes off after my curfew and i dont call from this land line here at the house, i can get a felony case for escape. its very seri...

I havent hardly slept in three days. im that tired to where i feel nauseous. im really, really nervous. im afraid im not going to make it, you know what i mean? i see these guys coming in and out, in and out, in and out. and its time for you to get out and you start thinking, and even my own twin brother couldnt handle the pressure. its terrible. you write country songs about this kind of [ bleep ]. the things that hurt me the most are the things that i crave the most, women, booze, drugs. those...

Well just take it as it comes. i wing everything i do any way. what are you doing? what are you doing, rave? how are you doing? man, youre so beautiful. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> dont mention it, bro. >> man, you guys look good. >> oh, man. >> im nervous. >> you probably couldnt sleep last night. >> no, i couldnt. i didnt sleep at all. shes beautiful. my goodness, man. do i like old? >> no. >> yes, i do. >> youre a grandpa.