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>> introduce gas. >> roy is now out of prison. but his twin brother, ray, is an inmate at colorados limon correctional facility. the prison gave our crew permission to show ray videotape 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...

Brother get hurt. >> but the prison says extraction teams are only called when inmates do not cooperate with staff. a practice roy gave up when the prison began using oc gas. or pepper spray. >> that stuff is really powerful. that will make anyone tap out. i would rather have my ass kicked then get hit by that. its really bad. you cant breathe and it burns like fire. this is really bad stuff. >> and jonathan hall has just gotten his second dose of it in two days. this time, officers extracted hi...

>> youre a grandpa. >> i know, i know. i wanted to see emily too. >> 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...

That. but, yeah, that was the last 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 hav...

Hey, becky, how are you doing? now i feel more free because im around my family. i want out of here, because they know how i am. 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 bit...

With me with my granddaughter. im really, really looking forward to that. i hope it happens. and im looking forward to going to work and just living my life. i got to be cautious on who i associate with. its my real downfall. to be honest with you. i got a big heart and a lot of love for some of the guys. i got to pull back. like i told them before, i love you, but ive got to go. i got to succeed this time. ill die like them guys and i -- look at this. this is a castle to me, you guys. i love it...

>> man, this is my last day in prison and im so tired. i havent hardly slept in three days. 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 t...

Look at that. this is nice, look at that mirror. 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 romen soups have got to go. to go from a cell to this, and you guys c...

Extraction. extractions provide some of the most dramatic interactions that ever occur between inmates and staff. and few extractions in the state of colorado have provided more drama than the ones involving this man, roy slagle. we first met roy in the original "lockup" episode at colorado state penitentiary in 2000. at the time he had been through five gruelling cell extractions. >> i got some criminal tendencies, okay? you know what i mean. i robbed, i assaulted a guy in here. it aint like im...

Bag on the back and i want to ride. thats what im going to do. >> are you going to make it this time, staying out? >> yeah, i believe im going to make it, no doubt. i do have a problem with authority. sometimes i have authority issues and thats definitely a major bump in the road for me. dealing with my p.o. or people in the parole department. its just hard for me to do it, it just really is. its hard. not that i dont want to be free. i want to be free. i dont want to go back to prison. but some...