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I was going to the library to do my homework. it was a little bit of a walk to get to the bus stop. i had to wait in line to use the computer. took a lot of juggling to keep it all together. whats possible when you have high-speed internet at home? the library never closes. it makes it so much better to do homework when youre at home. internet essentials from comcast. helping to bridge the digital divide. roy slagle is probably best known for the frequency and intensity of his cell extractions...

Time i actually -- i hadnt hugged him in years. >> 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 b...

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 prison and ...

>> thats your incentive. you get to see her when you get out. >> it is, i swear. oh, man. >> you wont believe how pretty she is. >> shes got good genetics. yeah. first time i hold her, i dont want it to be in a prison. honestly. the first time i held you was in a prison. i was like, how sad is that? thats sad, rayven, honestly. >> it is. >> it is, it is. thats sad. thats almost pathetic. i want to be there for you until the end of time. thats just how it is. i want to it be a good grandpa to emi...

>> 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 wont help. havent you ...

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 cycle through my mind. you take care...

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 found work. but his parole im...

I dont know how i come across. i dont know how. you know what i mean? >> now is the time to start. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. thank you very much. i appreciate that. that feels good. >> youre welcome. keep your head low and stay out of the max. >> i will, i will. >> all right. >> lifes a bitch, man, thats what you get for being wild. dont be wild. slow your road. be more calm. you miss out on everything thats precious to you if youre wild like me. i aint going to do that no more. that [ bleep ] sucks....

I can see myself good. that is nice. >> ray soon discovers that roy left behind his food stash. >> all the guys back in prison, look at this. my brother gets out of prison and he finds -- >> its like canteen. >> its like prison canteen, i swear. my god, roy, its crazy, dont you think? hes been eating them for 23 years. oh, man. thats crazy. man, i love you, roy, but come on, the ramen soups have got to go. to go from a cell to this, and you guys cant even comprehend how i feel. im really, really...

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. >> i know, i know. i wanted to see emily too.