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Correctional facility. the prison gave our crew permission to show ray videotape of his brothers cell extractions. its the first time he is seeing them. >> a lot of things going on your face watching that. >> you know, honestly, i wanted to jump in there and help him, you know what i mean? thats my first instinct is just to help him. thats the first time i seen a couple of those clips. to be honest with you, it makes me mad right away. i see the [ bleep ] cops dropping all their weight and theyr...

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 have made it a week and i would have been back in prison. because the system aint going to help you out. thats not going to happen. >> roy is fortunate to have f...

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 just asking. oh, check this out. slagle is really a cyborg from the future. so tasing him w...

Not a white supremacist, are you? i wrote her back, no, im not a white supremacist, sweetheart. im proud of who i am, but im not better than nobody, you know? poor thing. made me feel bad. come on, sweetie, im not a hard man. im just not. you know? >> slagle hasnt seen his daughter in eight years. but after learning of his new release date, he was permitted to call her. >> what are you doing, rayven? >> hey. >> i just found out theyre going to let me out april 23rd. >> oh, i cant wait. >> are yo...

I havent hardly slept in three days. im that tired to where i feel nauseous. im really, really nervous. im afraid im not going to make it, you know what i mean? i see these guys coming in and out, in and out, in and out. and its time for you to get out and you start thinking, and even my own twin brother couldnt handle the pressure. its terrible. you write country songs about this kind of [ bleep ]. the things that hurt me the most are the things that i crave the most, women, booze, drugs. those...

Well just take it as it comes. i wing everything i do any way. what are you doing? what are you doing, rave? how are you doing? man, youre so beautiful. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> dont mention it, bro. >> man, you guys look good. >> oh, man. >> im nervous. >> you probably couldnt sleep last night. >> no, i couldnt. i didnt sleep at all. shes beautiful. my goodness, man. do i like old? >> no. >> yes, i do. >> youre a grandpa.

Thats good. cooking is my hobby. on the streets, i love to cook. i like to make people happy. ill make something at work and ill go to the jobsite and give to him, hey, bro, try this. thats what i like to do. >> by purchasing food from the canteen and occasionally hustling vegetables or meat from kitchen workers, ray slagle gets to practice his hobby right in his cell. but the only time he shed a tear from something other than onions is when he and his twin brother, roy, were briefly in the same...

Stay free. but thats not the case. >> are you going to make it? >> yeah, im going to make it. as a matter of fact, i promise im going to make it. you guys can always take updates and look on the internet and see slagle is free, im doing well. im going to make a hell of a grandfather and im going to get to know my daughter. boy, shes got that coming. you know what, little girls need their dads. i dont care if shes 20, 30 years old, she still needs my love, man. shes going to have it. im not letti...

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. liberty mutual customizes your car insurance, so you only pay for what you need. nice! but uh, whats up with your partner? oh! we just spend all day telling everyone how we customize car insurance because no two people are alike, so... li...

Phenomena. >> oh, check this out. >> slagle is really a cyborg from the future, so tasing him wont help. havent you seen "terminator?" oh! theres one. manatees in novelty ts? surprising. whats "come at me bro?" its something you say to a friend. whats not surprising? how much money matt saved by switching to geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more.