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>> well, the way he was talking, he may give a good report. so things may go my way this time. >> whats your main goal right now, robert? >> getting back on the street. going back to work. let my wife sit back for a while. >> im hoping this time it will go through. because things are going a little bit different than it has in the past times. i done got everything prepared where we can have a little time together and everything. weve got a lot of time to make up for. >> the wait would continue. ...

>> ever since his 1984 conviction teter said his charges were trumped up in order to run him out of town. >> i found out a bunch of people here in alabama needed a good contractor so i moved up to alabama. five years later i got a warning to get out of town and stop contracting or were going to stop you. i laughed at them because i was licensed for everything. plumbing, electrical, everything. they stopped me. they pulled the rug out from under my feet, laid fake charges on me and took me to cou...

Without my wife. its like shes -- shes everything. shes the bubble i live in. >> im here to visit my husband robert teter. >> ava teter lives just a few miles from holman and visits regularly. >> thank you. >> you ready? >> yes. >> all right. come on. >> you visit every two weeks and you can stay from 8:00 until about 1:20. for a long time it was real stressful, but then you sort of get used to it. it sort of gets like a daily routine and everything. just like everyday life. >> love you. >> love...

Walls, no doors, no privacy, so you just kind of ignore whats going on next door to you. >> after 20 years of incarceration, 17 served at holman, teter has developed an appreciation for simple routines. >> cup of coffee. first thing. cup of coffee and a cigarette. thats it. thats every morning. then, you know, comb your hair, get dressed, go outside. there is no such thing as a holiday here. theres no christmas. theres no tree. every day is the same. when you get up, its the same people, the sam...

The time i get set free. well, what are your thoughts, feelings about the whole thing? >> well, the way he was talking, he may give a good report. so things may go my way this time. >> whats your main goal right now, robert? >> getting back on the street. going back to work. let my wife sit back for a while. >> im hoping this time it will go through. because things are going a little bit different than it has in the past times. i done got everything prepared where we can have a little time toget...

Its kind of like playing florida lottery. you just pick a number and wait. >> prior to parole hearings the board sends a representative to conduct a preinterview to repair a recommendation on whether or not the inmate should be paroled. >> come on in, robert. please have a seat. okay. this morning im going to be interviewing robert teter for a parole hearing he has set in august. any time you have an inmate that comes up for parole thats a sex offender, you know, red flags go up everywhere. when...

>> robert was one of those inmates who was adamant he was falsely accused, falsely convicted. >> ever since his 1984 conviction teter said his charges were trumped up in order to run him out of town. >> i found out a bunch of people here in alabama needed a good contractor so i moved up to alabama. five years later i got a warning to get out of town and stop contracting or were going to stop you. i laughed at them because i was licensed for everything. plumbing, electrical, everything. they stop...

>> well, the way he was talking, he may give a good report. so things may go my way this time. >> whats your main goal right now, robert? >> getting back on the street. going back to work. let my wife sit back for a while. >> im hoping this time it will go through. because things are going a little bit different than it has in the past times. i done got everything prepared where we can have a little time together and everything. weve got a lot of time to make up for. >> the wait would continue. ...

A recommendation on whether or not the inmate should be paroled. >> come on in, robert. please have a seat. okay. this morning im going to be interviewing robert teter for a parole hearing he has set in august. any time you have an inmate that comes up for parole thats a sex offender, you know, red flags go up everywhere. when someone gets on parole, everyone has guidelines. of course, in your situation the guidelines are a little narrower because of the case. thats just something youll have to ...

Conviction teter said his charges were trumped up in order to run him out of town. >> i found out a bunch of people here in alabama needed a good contractor so i moved up to alabama. five years later i got a warning to get out of town and stop contracting or were going to stop you. i laughed at them because i was licensed for everything. plumbing, electrical, everything. they stopped me. they pulled the rug out from under my feet, laid fake charges on me and took me to court. i have been here si...