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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. great prices. i just wish you could guarantee me they wont be beat. oh, actually... then id be like, you rule! and my kids wou...

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? >> at work and in the yard and stuff because of my crimes. >> hes not the only convicted murderer who...

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 steak back in the day. i sharpened it down and i was going to stab the guy with it. before i could stab the guy with it, they had busted ...

>> 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 steak back in the day. i sharpened it down and i was going to stab the guy with it. before i could stab the guy with it, they had busted me with it. they saw it i...

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? >> at work and in the yard and stuff because of my crimes. >> hes not the only convicted murderer who...

>> 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.

Fire was right here. quickly the roost err sounded the alarm. and the hero poodle buddy reacted. >> he started going crazy. barking louder than he ever did. >> family got up, dragged grandpa outside in his hospital bed. >> it was burning above him when we pulled him out. >> fight the flames. >> we tried putting it out with the hose because they werent that big and then it got bigger. >> two minutes later and all engulfed. >> too late to save their belongings but plenty of time to save everybodys...

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 anamosas most notorious criminals. a former street gang member, hes serving a double life sentence for killing...

Its like a -- its like a real bad dream, you know? and youre awake through it the whole time, you know. >> all right. thank you. >> after being photographed, inmates are strip-searched for contraband or weapons. when the procedure is over, they are given an issue of clothing prior to receiving their housing assignment. while prison officials strive to make the experience as humane as possible, the rules and procedures, loss of personal freedom and the fear of the unknown, can be unnerving for an...