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And few extractions in the state of colorado have provided more drama than the ones involving this man, roy slagle. we first met roy in the original "lockup" episode at colorado state penitentiary in 2000. at the time he had been through five grueling cell extractions. >> i got some criminal tendencies, okay? you know what i mean. i robbed, i assaulted a guy in here. it aint like im in here for nothing, you know? >> roy slagle was paroled in the fall of 2008. but his twin brother, ray, is incarc...

Roy, were briefly in the same prison and were allowed to see each other for the first time in years. >> i hugged him and i couldnt hold back. i dropped a tear. hes like, now, come on, now, get a grip. i wiped it down. i said, i bet you didnt expect that. but, yeah, that was the last time i actually -- i hadnt hugged him in years. >> oh, man, he started getting choked up. he got all teary-eyed and choked up and he had me getting to choked up. i was like, come on, bro, pull yourself together. you ...

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Slagle is really a cyborg from the future. so tasing him wont help. havent you seen "terminator"? are you serious? oh, no, no. i watched this episode last night and became infatuated with this man. he is so sexy. he has an amazing body and a fine face. i wish i knew him. i love big, tall and muscular men. im 40 years old, so ill be honest with you, im a little flattered by it, because i aint no 20-year-old dude no more. im 40 years old, man. and to have a lot of girls and women making comments a...

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>> unable to get slagle and others to uncover their windows, captain cruz summons the emergency response team. >> so we are going to get them out. the first one, because we identified him in numerous cell extractions. he will fight us. he will try to get out of his cell. >> determined to make a stand, slagle mounts a defense with the few meager items he has in his cell. he has jammed his door with a hardened papier-mache-like mixture with wet newspapers and toothpaste. but with the extraction te...

>> slagles first experience with the gas might have been a rude awakening. it was also one of the few times he submitted to an extraction without a prolonged struggle. after determining he is not going to be combative, officers allow slagle to shower off the burning gas. >> one of the really amazing things about the cell extractions is that sometimes afterwards, the inmate and the officers seem to have a camaraderie, almost like pro athletes standing around the locker room at the end of a really...

>> [ bleep ]. [ bleep ]. >> hes on the floor. >> slagle fights off the extraction team for a full minute before they take him to the floor and attempt to cuff him. >> [ bleep ]. >> it takes another four minutes of struggling before slagle is finally subdued. hes placed on a gurney so that the team can move him into a holding cell.

Been out a long time ago. >> im the shift commander. i need to have you uncover your window. are you going to cooperate or do you want us to come and get you out of your cell? slagle? no response. >> in one of his more memorable acts of defiance, slagle served as a ring leader when he and seven other inmates covered up their cell windows, a major infraction of prison security rules. >> well have to come in and get you. is that what you want? no response. >> this is captain cruz. im shift command...

At the time of our shoot, he held a dubious record. he had had more cell extractions than any other inmate at the prison. cell extractions occur when inmates violate rules. and refuse orders to cuff up and vacate their cells. its then up to a specially trained emergency response team to forcibly remove them. and in slagles case, the extractions are always intense. >> [ bleep ]. >> roy slagle is a big, powerful guy. he is intimidating looking. when you meet him, you understand why he would have b...