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You got any other sandwiches? me, too, me, too id be going to the door sliding them underneath the door. theyd be throwing me their tokens. it was cool. >> his openness about his various hustles made him an intriguing character for us to follow, but we would soon discover another fact about ray that made his story even more interesting. he had a twin brother named roy who had not only been in prison, but had appeared on "lockup" years earlier. >> roy slagle is one of the more well-known characte...

Its been a long time since i even had a hug, any kind of contact from anybody. i still got this big heart. always have and always will, you know what i mean. my i.d. okay. people are going to watch this and theyre going to see -- theyll see a slagle crying and i dont give a [ bleep ]. i told some of the fellows, so what, you will get to see slagle crying, who gives a [ bleep ]. im just joking. what are you doing? how are you doing, rave? how are you doing? >> all right.

>> in a world of hustlers, ray slagle was king. >> the stuff i want i hustle. >> he kept himself well fed by mastering the art of hustling tokens, things inmates use to purchase soda and ice cream from vending machines. >> he had perfected the hustle persona. every time we saw him he was working some deal with other offenders. >> you still owe me two tokens, too, ward. when i work in the kitchen i make 650 tokens every month. i made these sandwiches two tokens a pop. i cut it in half and i make ...

Id be going to the door sliding them underneath the door. theyd be throwing me their tokens. it was cool. >> his openness about his various hustles made him an intriguing character for us to follow, but we would soon discover another fact about ray that made his story even more interesting. he had a twin brother named roy who had not only been in prison, but had appeared on "lockup" years earlier. >> roy slagle is one of the more well-known characters from "lockup." best known for the amount of ...

>> when i look at the tv and i see the american flag, i know exactly how theyre made because i make them. so there is about 12 steps to the flag. 9/11 happened. thats when we made like a whole bunch of these flags and it was kind of special being able to do something for society to help them heal. and we made -- it felt like we made a million of these. you try to grab ahold of something that makes a difference. and doing this makes a difference. >> some inmates see their prison jobs in less patr...

But some inmates find more creative ways to raise their standard of living. they hustle. >> i just got these this past week. these sausages, man. theyre so [ bleep ] good. look at them. >> at limon, ray slagle is king of the hustle. >> this is stuff that i want. [ bleep ] stuff that i want is different from any [ bleep ] that i need. you know, the money that my people send me, i use that on stuff i need and phone calls. the stuff that i want i hustle. you know, and thats where these come in. tok...

>> roy slagle is one of the more well-known characters from "lockup." best known for the amount of cell extractions hes had in prison, and these are very dramatic cell extractions. so much so that theyre in the opening title sequence of "lockup." we found out that roy had been released from prison and he was only a couple hours away living with his parents, and roy and ray are very close. so we decided we would go out and visit with roy and talk to him about his brother and about how it is being...

When we met ray at the limon correctional facility he was nearing the end of a 15-year sentence for assault. while he had trouble living on the streets, few inmates we met lived so well inside prison. like your own little 7-eleven down there. >> yeah, it is. >> what is that? >> this is stuff i won. >> in a world of hustlers, ray slagle was king. >> the stuff i want i hustle. >> he kept himself well fed by mastering the art of hustling tokens, things inmates use to purchase soda and ice cream fro...

At the limon correctional facility in colorado, ray slagle became a successful hustler because of his ability to deal with other inmates. >> all right, guys. >> but as a father of a teenager, he wasnt quite as confident of his skills. his daughter raven was 16 years old with a newborn of her own. she and ray had not seen each other in almost ten years, but with his release date only a month away, they arranged for a visit. >> i was really nervous about the visit because ray was so nervous. when ...

Change. >> so what are you anticipating with you and your brother when ray gets out? >> sitting down and going for a nice little walk with him. being able to look at him eyeball to eyeball and talk to him, you know. hes got a little girl. hes a grandpa now. i dont have no kids. but he does. id like to see him be able to be a good father to his daughter and a good grandpa. that would be nice. ill get choked up as soon as i see him, no doubt. >> are you going to make it this time staying out? >> y...