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But it was only out of fear. it wasnt because they respected me because of who i was. >> he was involved in gang related activity on both sides of the wall since he was a teenager in east st. louis. he earned his nickname t-bone while serving time at another prison. >> because the incident happened at ft. madison in the 70s, it ç was hard to get a knife. so i made a knife out of bone, out of a t-bone steak. we used to get steak back in the day. i sharpened it down and i was going to stab the gu...

>> because i was brought up if you murder, people will get over it, you know? i was a hard and violent person. now that i see a whole different side of me, this is how i go, man. people dont forget. people dont forgive all the time. im saying you have to live with this your whole life. coming up -- >> were not looking for pity. what were looking for is understanding that we know we did wrong. >> t-bones past continues to haunt him.

And some will have a second chance at life on the outside. but for many of the inmates serving life sentences, death is the only way out. >> this all i got. this is my life. you know, im going to die here and thats the reality. theyre going to take my body, because there aint nobody going to take it. >> james "t-bone" taylor was once considered one of anamosas most notorious criminals. a former street gang member, hes serving a double life sentence for killing two police officers. >> i hate that...

>> taylor found it hard to shrug off the emotions stirred up by the visit. >> because i was brought up if you murder, people will get over it, you know? i was a hard and violent person. now that i see a whole different side of me, this is how i go, man. people dont forget. people dont forgive all the time. im saying you have to live with this your whole life. coming up -- >> were not looking for pity. what were looking for is understanding that we know we did wrong. >> t-bones past continues t...

It made me feel like i was big man on campus, because i was getting respect. but it was only out of fear. it wasnt because they respected me because of who i was. >> he was involved in gang related activity on both sides of the wall since he was a teenager in east st. louis. he earned his nickname t-bone while serving time at another prison. >> because the incident happened at ft. madison in the 70s, it was hard to get a knife. so i made a knife out of bone, out of a t-bone steak. we used to get...

Into my own hands. and thats what i did. i shot two employees in the head, then i also shot two in the leg. >> rieflands symptoms have been treated with medication for several years. he now works in another factory, the metal shop on prison grounds. >> here you are back in a work environment. your fellow workers, did they know what your crime was? i was curious how that played out. >> i imagine some of them were a little leery, a little scared. i got a lot of respect, it seems like. >> where? >>...

This, you know. >> when these inmates are finally ready to be integrated into the prison population, they attend a program that prison officials have allowed james "t-bone" taylor to facilitate. >> when theres a dude in his cell, man, trying to kill himself, it aint going to be me, man, pop my door, to save joe blow. it aint going to be me. i aint going to save you. im not here to save you. youve got to save yourself. >> part orientation and part shock therapy, it prepares new arrivals for the h...

Their friends are and want to be buried here. >> for most of the inmates at anamosa, death is a long way off. the average age of these men is 36. and some will have a second chance at life on the outside. but for many of the inmates serving life sentences, death is the only way out. >> this all i got. this is my life. you know, im going to die here and thats the reality. theyre going to take my body, because there aint nobody going to take it. >> james "t-bone" taylor was once considered one of ...

hour. the dude. this is "piers morgan tonight." good evening. is it possible to have a 40-year career in hollywood, makeover, 60 movies, and still have a reputation as mr. nice guy? well, apparently it is if youre jeff bridges. and he joins me now for me to test his theory. everybody tells me in the business and out youre the nicest guy in show business. how do you plead? >> im going for guilty. what the hey? >> have you always been easy to work with? because the running theme of all y...

good evening. is it possible to have a 40-year career in hollywood, makeover, 60 movies and still have a reputation as mr. nice guy? well apparently it is if youre jeff bridges. he joins me now to test this theory. everybody tells me in the business and out youre the nicest guy in show business. how do you plead? >> im going for guilty. what the hey. >> have you always been easy to work with? because the running theme of all your co-workers has always been, youre just the nicest guy to...