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Serving six months for a white collar crime, he asked to remain anonymous. >> we are small country. we are not rich country like america or like england. this condition for our country is okay. it could be better, but its okay, this prison experience. im going to be another man. im going to be looking about freedom in another way. to appreciate freedom. to appreciate to walk in the park. to drink coke. to see birds, sky. freedom is freedom. thats all. >> while czs urban setting and concrete surr...

World as far as we know thats completely run and has counselors who are inmates, who are trained inmates. >> its one thing to sit across the desk from somebody in a suit and tie whos not in recovery, whos never been there, that doesnt have -- know the first thing about getting busted, going to a county jail or going through a prison experience. its a whole other thing when youve got a guy sitting across from them, right, thats been there. that can totally relate to what this guys saying.

Its called arc, its addiction recovery counseling. >> its a four-month program which is a state of the art addiction treatment program. its the first one ever in the world as far as we know thats completely run and has counselors who are inmates, who are trained inmates. >> its one thing to sit across the desk from somebody in a suit and tie who is not in recovery, who has never been there, that doesnt have -- know the first thing about getting busted going in a county jail or going through a pr...

Inmate who agreed that the staff does what it can to make life here tolerable. serving six months for a white collar crime, he asked to remain anonymous. >> we are small country. we are not rich country like america or like england. this condition for our country is okay. it could be better, but its okay, this prison experience. im going to be another man. im going to be looking about freedom in another way. to appreciate freedom. to appreciate to walk in the park. to drink coke. to see birds, s...

>> especially bad experiences. >> especially -- well, the bad is relative. right? was my prison experience bad? yep. was it good? yep. i mean, youre here only because i went to prison. i wouldnt have met you otherwise. >> it feels a little bit like youre picking, choosing, which experiences were talking about here in terms of the struggles you went through. it wasnt just about prison. it was about -- >> let me ask you, and i appreciate this question, what determines bad? >> what happened in the ...

Pardon me? >> especially bad experiences. >> especially -- well, the bad is relative. right? was my prison experience bad? yep. was it good? yep. i mean, youre here only because i went to prison. i wouldnt have met you otherwise. >> it feels a little bit like youre picking, choosing, which experiences were talking about here in terms of the struggles you went through. it wasnt just about prison. it was about -- >> let me ask you, and i appreciate this question, what determines bad? >> what happe...

Get because i owe you so much. >> thank you, buddy. that means a lot. >> i love your spin on everything now. >> hi, karen, thank you for coming and appreciate you coming. >> how do you expand awareness? theres only one way. pardon me? >> especially bad experiences. >> well, the bad is relative, right? was my prison experience bad? yep. was it good? yep. i mean, you are here only because i went to prison. >> yeah. >> i wouldnt have met you otherwise. >> it feels a little like you are picking and ...

>> i love your spin on everything now. >> hi, karen, thank you for coming and appreciate you coming. >> how do you expand awareness? theres only one way. pardon me? >> especially bad experiences. >> well, the bad is relative, right? was my prison experience bad? yep. was it good? yep. i mean, you are here only because i went to prison. >> yeah. >> i wouldnt have met you otherwise. >> it feels a little like you are picking and choosing what you are talking about here in terms of the struggles you...

Prison. the name of the project is orient heights. the building i grew up in is 191, fairwood ave. >> everything that i got is a prison tattoo, actually. >> i heard somewhere prison tattoos are like the prison experience. it hurts when youre getting them, its bloody, some scabs and bruises but when its all healed up and its all said and done, theres something left over. >> nice back piece, aint it? get your back piece on camera, baby! huh? showing off your work, son. >> yeah? >> huh? >> theres b...

Someone. >> but mico doesnt see himself as a pimp so much as a protector and guardian angel to lost and wayward souls. >> because im more -- ever since i experienced the prison experience, since ive been out, ive been totally on a spiritual path. >> yeah, i kind of see myself as like the kwai chang caine of the adult entertainment industry. if you know who that is, that was a kung fu master from a series back in the 70s. i try to show those that are lost, i try to guide them back into the light....