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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 just asking. oh, check this ...

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 letting her down, you know? all right. this is it. freedom, baby. freedom.

>> 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 have made it a week and i would have been back in prison. because the system aint goin...

>> slagles first phone call is to his daughter, rayevent. 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 right. d...

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 there. >> im going to be there, you know what i mean? >> life is too short. >> it is....

Lets go now. im ready to roll. i love you, bro. right on, yeah. >> and although roy is back in prison, he did make plans to give ray a parting gift. >> my twin brother sent these clothes up. he want me to dress up in these clothes, you know. if i dont, ill feel bad. so ill bow down, you know what i mean? you know how he is, you guys. ten years down the road hell be bitching about it. now i feel more free. roy was right about that. its a lot better. these clothes, theyre still part of this, you k...

Daughter for the first time in eight years, ray slagle received horrible family news. his twin brother, roy, is back in prison. >> i talked with my mom and my mom told me that roy, he went to the parole office drunk. and ill be honest with you, that kind of made me mad. like why are you slapping it in their face? if youre going to do it, okay, sneak around until you get caught. but, i mean, you could have done that any old time. not the night before you go see your parole officer, bro. honestly,...

>> thats good. >> you for real, man? this is good? >> the only difference is you dont get salt and pepper. >> thats horrible. i dont think a dog would eat that. >> its good. >> while hall is facing at least several days of living in a stripped-down cell with only meal loaf to eat, ray slagle has just received considerably better news. hes earned good time, has been recalculated, moving his release date up by two months, meaning hell be out of prison in another eight weeks. he has one goal that s...

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 theyre 230 pounds right on one leg, boom. you know what i mean? i aint no fool. i know...

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 wont help. havent you seen "terminator"? are you serious? oh, no, no. i watched this ...