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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 been considered a formidable opponent in a cell extraction. >> in and out of correctional facilities since the age of 14, s...

Following a strip search, a defeated slagle will be left in the holding cell until authorities feel they can safely transfer him back to his own cell. >> good job, guys. >> everybody in prison aint the scum of the earth. there are actually real good people in here that would never harm a child. i would like to be in a situation where i could actually get real rehabilitation. this place here, its just about control. >> slagles defiant attitude seemed to change after the prison introduced the use ...

>> 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...

>> yeah, thats your daddy. >> and later, roy slagles cell extractions become an internet phenomena. >> oh, check this out. >> slagle is really a cyborg from the future, so tasing him wont help. havent you seen "terminator?" couldnt get us a micro-loan ♪ ♪ so light it up! ♪ even better than we did before ♪ ♪ yeah prep yourself america were back for more ♪ ♪ our look is slacker chic and our sound is hardcore ♪ ♪ and were here to drop a rhyme about free-credit-score ♪ ♪ im sin...

Hey, rayve. slagles first phone call is to his daughter, rayven. she lives in another part of the state. but thats something slagle hopes to change. >> well, honey, i just want you to know one thing, this is very important to me that you know this, you always have a place with me. always, no matter what, you know what i mean? im out now and i love you very much. youre my daughter and emily is my grand daughter and i would love you guys to live with me. you want her to send a picture of me? all r...

On "lockup: extended stay." >> when youre down like that, naked as a jaybird, put down on the floor, youre at the bottom. it dont get no worse than that. >> roy slagle looks back while his twin brother ray looks forward to a long awaited reunion behind the walls of limon. >> im so anxious. i havent seen my daughter in so long, you know what i mean? i didnt hardly sleep last night.

>> youre not mad at me? >> im mad, i am, but its done with. i cant hold resentment. i dont know. >> really? >> i am who i am today because of it. and i dont think i came out too bad. >> no, no -- >> after jumping the hurdles and going through ups and downs, but -- >> now you bounce back. >> yeah. yeah. >> i know we dont know each other that well. but i know im going to get to know you. im going to make a -- youre going to be a big part of my life, honey, you and emily. >> i just want you to be t...

Youre all right, hall. youre all right. >> hall is permitted to shower off the oc gas and will soon be placed in a stripped down cell until the prison conducts a disciplinary hearing on the events leading to his extraction. extractions provide some of the most dramatic interactions that ever occur between inmates and staff. 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 color...

And along with millions of others, he views his extraction footage on "lockup" clips that appear on msnbc.com. >> when youre down like that, clothes cut off of you, naked as a jaybird, put down on the floor, man, youre at the bottom. it dont get no worse than that. it just dont. i hope when its all said and done, someday when im six feet under, i hope this isnt what defines my life. >> still, the videos have made a definite impression. >> can i get a dollar for every person that views this? im j...

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 cant be getting emotional in here. >> roy slagle was paroled in october of 2008. after spending nearly 20 years in prison, he is now living with his parents. >> if i wouldnt have got out of prison, i wouldnt have had my family support, i wouldnt hav...