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Half my paycheck will go to the state, but it allows me to go ahead and save some money up for when i get out because, you know, from my experience of talking to other guys that have gotten out, the ones that have the most trouble dont have family to go to or anything. i have family. my mom, but shes locked up herself. so im on my own. i need to do whatever i can because nothing is free anymore. >> once he arrived at the work release facility, he met with sergeant david gowan for an orientation....

They found us both guilty of murder, conspiracy to commit murder. my brother-in-law ended up getting the death penalty. october 16, 85, he was executed. they had to actually fry him five times because i guess the electric chair wasnt functioning properly. moms at the womens prison. shell be 83 years old in about two weeks. shes -- as far as i know, shes the oldest woman prisoner in the state of indiana. >> now after more than 26 years behind bars, komyattis time in prison is nearly over. he will...

And board and victims crime fund so while im here about half my paycheck will go to the state, but it allows me to go ahead and save some money up for when i get out because, you know, from my experience of talking to other guys that have gotten out, the ones that have the most trouble dont have family to go to or anything. i have family. my mom, but shes locked up herself. so im on my own. i need to do whatever i can because nothing is free anymore. >> once he arrived at the work release facili...

Work release center, and he seemed a little bit nervous but more excited than anything else. >> i feel like a human being to finally wear clothes. >> he dressed up in a suit. he was trying to normalize himself so quickly that it was important for him to acclimate. >> one going to south bend work release. >> hopefully i will be able to get a job sometime this week. i mean, you got to pay the room and board and victims crime fund so while im here about half my paycheck will go to the state, but it...

>> once he arrived at the work release facility, he met with sergeant david gowan for an orientation. he soon discovered his new life wouldnt start as quickly as he had hoped. >> right back here in the visiting room. >> the first two weeks you need to calm down, take it easy, okay, get acclimated to the facility, learn whats going on, get used to the schedules, the routines, and things of that nature. after the two weeks, theyre going to go ahead and theyre going to give you a counselor orientat...

Shell be 83 years old in about two weeks. shes -- as far as i know, shes the oldest woman prisoner in the state of indiana. >> now after more than 26 years behind bars, komyattis time in prison is nearly over. he will soon be transferred to a community re-entry and work release facility in nearby south bend, indiana, a major step toward complete freedom. until then, he helps fellow inmates create better memories than his own. >> once she warmed up to him a little bit, it made for the perfect mom...