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Those who go to prison are far more likely to break the law again which is why 40% of former federal prisoners and 60% of state prisoners are rearrested or sent back within three years. these massive recidivism rates suggest prison is failing in helping to create crime. how? there are a myriad of ways. spending time in prison diminishes legitimate employment opportunities. when you get out, its hard to find work. it also diminishes your self-worth especially for those brutalized and or raped in ...

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 better tattoo artists in prison tha...

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 sk...

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 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 nother thing when ...

♪ then when we first begun ♪ amen >> were not the best singers. joyful noise. >> whether it sounds like somebody running over a cat with a lawn mower or not. >> since fry has appealed his death penalty sentence, it is not clear when or even if hell ever be executed. >> 15 to 20 years down the road, that will be decided. as with all death penalties, its a controversy. >> im not afraid of death. when i die, i go to my maker with a clear conscience because i have accepted him as my savior and i...

Of pimping. >> technically, i feel im doing a good thing by protecting 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 the series back in the 70s. i ...

But now its okay. >> we met one english speaking 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...

>> -- we met plenty of others who get their tattoos on the inside. >> i got this knocked out in 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? g...

>> 15 to 20 years down the road, that will be decided. as with all death penalties, its a controversy. >> im not afraid of death. when i die, i go to my maker with a clear conscience because i have accepted him as my savior and i have asked forgiveness of my sins. to die is easy. to live is hard. >> robert fry isnt the only inmate whose prison experience has dramatically transformed his life. >> not everybody in the penitentiary system are bad apples. weve made mistakes, but some of us have lear...

Death penalty sentence, it is not clear when or even if hell ever be executed. >> 15 to 20 years down the road, that will be decided. as with all death penalties, its a controversy. >> im not afraid of death. when i die, i go to my maker with a clear conscience because i have accepted him as my savior and i have asked forgiveness of my sins. to die is easy. to live is hard. >> robert fry isnt the only inmate whose prison experience has dramatically transformed his life. >> not everybody in the p...