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Finding treatment for a drug addiction nursed while incarcerat incarcerated. "life on parole" a new pbs documentary is a collaboration by front line and "the new york times" and it follows four recently released connecticut prisoners as they navigate their new lives on the outside. joining me now is the director of "life on parole," emmy award winning document aryan matt mcneal. tell us about the documentary and why -- and why you did it and what you hope people will get from it. >> well, we hav...

Inside vegas walker has just been sentenced to 68 months in prison for stabbing a man. she is now escorted with other inmates appearing in court through the long underground corridor that connects the courts building to jail. prior to court, walker was convinced that the judge would empathize with her difficult up bringing and her claim that she stabbed the man in self-defense and release her on probation. >> im pissed. i should have got the chance to go home. everybody knew i was going to priso...

You were obviously transient, essentially homeless as you stated today, using very serious drugs and certainly those did not benefit you in this situation. and while your attorney can argue today that your family is now ready to assist you, we really dont know much about that and whether it would be available regularly in the future is unknown. so, those all work against you being successful on probation. now, ms. walker, the second thing that i consider most today, and i do with any case that i...

I try to help family to get out of the situation and then, of course, they went back and then at that point you realize that its better just to let it take its course and hope eventually that things will workout. >> coming up. jason galliards reaction to judy sa moras change of heart. and. >> and the two options here obviously prison or probation. >> the judge hands down his sentence on vegas walker. imist. more complete allergy relief in a gentle mist you may not even notice. using unique mis...

Going to perjure yourself on the stand? >> no. >> because they will ask you about your statement. >> uh-huh. >> im just curious if you would put yourself in that kind of predicament. >> yeah. >> youll tell the truth? >> uh-huh. >> does he know that? >> i have to. huh-uh, i dont think so. yeah. >> the next time we saw galliard, he refused to speak to us on camera. we also checked in with samora. she said she had spoken to galliard and had shared details with him about her interview with us. galli...

All fairness probably could have been charged as an attempted murder. and this increase in seriousness right now seems to indicate youre a danger to others. to place you on probation puts me in the position of saying, were going to take a risk on you right now to see whether or not youre going to harm someone else or do an even more serious crime. you take a knife and you stab someone and almost kill them, youre making decisions. >> bad ones. >> you are right, bad ones. and theres consequence fo...

I just want another chance at life because im better than this. >> all right, thank you. >> finally, its time for the judge to hand down the sentence. >> ms. walker, your situation is regrettable in a great many ways. i have done what i can to be as informed as i can in looking at whats the appropriate sentence in your case. and the two options here are obviously prison or probation. to place you on probation, i would have to consider the risk you would pose outside of this building. and in cons...

Not appropriate. and she is here today to take responsibility for that. since this has occurred, her family has rallied around her and made the adjustments to where if she was to be released op probation, she could stay with them immediately. probation is going to hold her accountable. shes not going to be living on the streets. she wants to get as farah way from broadway as possible. shes young enough and shes smart enough that if she were given a chance on probation, i think she would succeed,...

Get privileges. >> thats the only way they pay you attention around here, when you ask nicely for people to do stuff. then they look at you like, oh, they ignore you. when you flip out or something, theyre at your door. vegas, ive never had a problem with you. whats going on with you, this, and this and this and that? >> miller knows walker has been anxious about her upcoming sentencing. >> they can give you probation or prison time, right? what did you sign a plea for? >> five years. >> five ye...

In state prison. >> on the record in the state of kansas versus vegas walker, were here this morning for sentencing following a plea of guilty to one count of aggravated battery. >> both the prosecution and defense will make sentencing recommendations. vegass attorney eli brian, argues for probation. >> mr. brian. >> thank you, judge. ms. walker as i detailed in the motion is a young woman who unfortunately has had a lot go wrong for her. she has been bounced around in foster care and at the tim...