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Prison. >> a lot of the religions are a quieting, mellowing, peaceful type of thing. this is something they can do to empower themselves. so much power has been taken away, so for them to pray and to see god answer something is very, very special. its empowering. >> when we really do have the tools in here to have a decent life. theres a lot of things you can do to make your time fulfilling. >> at age 19, travis wolfkill was convicted of stabbing and beating his grandmother to death over a $300 ...

Practice of over a dozen different religions inside the prison. >> a lot of the religions are a quieting, mellowing, peaceful type of thing. this is something they can do to empower themselves. where so much of their power has been taken away from them the ability to do things. so for them to pray and to see god answer something is very, very special and empowering. >> when we really do have the tools in here to have a decent life. theres a lot of things you can do to make your time fulfilling. ...

Penitentiary, we found the prison attempts to provide services for a wide range of religious beliefs. >> a lot of the religions are a quieting, mellowing, peaceful type of thing. for them to pray, to see god answer something is to have something answered is empowering. >> then we met an inmate named travis wolfkill. >> in the name of satan, ruler of the earth, the king of the world, i command the forces of darkness to bestow the infernal power upon me. >> im in a satanic group here. there are on...

Penitentiary, we found the prison attempts to provide services for a wide range of religious beliefs. >> a lot of the religions are aì(lc% quieting, mellowing, peaceful type of thing. for them to pray, to see god answer something is to have something answered is empowering. >> then we met an inmate named travis wolfkill. >> in the name of satan, ruler of the earth, the king of the world, i command the forces of darkness to bestow the infernal power upon me. >> im in a satanic group here. there ...

Better for me. >> the big thing with prison is that the guys are bored. prisoners are bored. life is a routine. many times theyre genuinely seeking different religions. >> delwin vandekrol oversees the practice of over a dozen different religions inside the prison. >> a lot of the religions are a quieting, mellowing, peaceful type of thing. this is something they can do to empower themselves. so much power has been taken away, so for them to pray and to see god answer something is very, very spe...

>> wolfkill devotes much of his time to his religion, satanism. >> im in a satanic group here. only about four of us here. its a small community. >> the thing about satanism, we dont encourage or condone the breaking of laws. one of the biggest misconceptions about satanists is that we worship the devil. we pay homage to lucifer. the truth is, we dont believe in satan, we dont believe in lucifer. hes merely a symbol. who is satan? the original rebel. this actually has all of the teachings in it....

>> does it come into your mind that maybe the interpretation is not quite there and you may be meeting a different kind of maker? >> no, no. its faith. faith brought me to god. faith cleansed me of my sins, and faith will see me through. thats all there is to it. >> when we visited iowa state penitentiary, we found the prison attempts to provide services for a wide range of religious beliefs. >> a lot of the religions are a quieting, mellowing, peaceful type of thing. for them to pray, to see go...

Though? >> that is the case, though. >> but what if it is not? >> it is. >> but what if it is not? >> you can say what if and why about anything in the world, but faith -- >> does it come into your mind that maybe the interpretation is not quite there and you may be meeting a different kind of maker? >> no, no. its faith. faith brought me to god. faith cleansed me of my sins, and faith will see me through. thats all there is to it. >> when we visited iowa state penitentiary, we found the prison ...

Prison. >> a lot of the religions are a quieting, mellowing, peaceful type of thing. this is something they can do to empower themselves. so much power has been taken away, so for them to pray and to see god answer something is very, very special. its empowering. >> when we really do have the tools in here to have a decent life. theres a lot of things you can do to make your time fulfilling. >> at age 19, travis wolfkill was convicted of stabbing and beating his grandmother to death over a $300 ...

Practice of over a dozen different religions inside the prison. >> a lot of the religions are a quieting, mellowing, peaceful type of thing. this is something they can do to empower themselves. so much power has been taken away, so for them to pray and to see god answer something is very, very special. its empowering. >> when we really do have the tools in here to have a decent life. theres a lot of things you can do to make your time fulfilling. >> at age 19, travis wolfkill was convicted of st...