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Yourself and get out of here. i understand that. i mean, i understand that youre trying to help other people in here. but when it comes to your case, lets stick with your case. >> if you hear anything, let me know. >> all right, young man, you have a good day. >> a delay in his work release program could also postpone another of his life goals, seeing his incarcerated mother before she dies. >> i havent seen her since we were sentenced in december of 1983. but once i make parole in may, i would ...

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Thats pretty much it. >> for some inmates at isp, cats are the closest things they have to families. paul komyatti hasnt seen his family since he first came to prison 26 years ago. hes soon to be transferred to a work release program, a transitional step to freedom. but theres a snag. >> lets go over to the office and well sit down and talk about the status of whats going on. >> anything bad or -- >> no, no, nothing bad. nothing great either. well talk about the status real quick. >> all right. ...

Now back to "lockup." due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >> we were at indiana state prison the day paul took his first step towards freedom since getting locked up for participating in his fathers murder. he was being transferred to a lower security work release program as a precursor to his parole. >> my good-byes are said. its over with. change into this right here, and youll never see me here again in khaki after today. >> paul was incarcerated 26 years. the day he...

Code. you know what im saying? ive been there, dude. >> narrator: now at age 33, voltz says he would like to begin a new chapter. he will soon be eligible for a work-release program, where hell spend his nights in jail, but can spend days in preapproved locations, such as the louisville tattoo studio he owns with a friend. >> whatever i do, im gonna have to do it on my own or with my group, because i aint gonna be able to be accepted in the professional world. >> yeah, thats a question i have fo...

Incensed after discovering verlander had included a hidden image in the drawing. the two lightning bolts that make up the nazi ss symbol. >> i put a bolt in there. i aint going to lie. thats what i do. you see it on everything. ive got lightning bolts on my cub. on the lid of my cup. its a white thing. this is a bad-ass picture. i put a lot of time into that picture. i really liked it. he didnt. >> verlanders latest fight comes while he is still waiting to meet with the disciplinary board, who w...

Inmates. >> you have to sound like thunder, move like lightning. its pretty hard. the beginnings pretty hard. because youre not in shape when you first get here. and sometimes its rough because you sweat and you get tired but you still got to move. theres no giving up in boot camp. >> a lot of these kids have never really had anybody to talk to. youll find that their parents are incarcerated. theyve been arrested. we have children that are coming from foster care. so to some of these cadets, wer...

Stress release right here. >> hill has spent most of the past 35 years in prison. besides a few releases on parole, hes had a couple of others of his own making. not long after his conviction for burglary and assault, he was participating in a work release program and escaped. >> working outside. i met a girl. you know? you get to thinking way wrong head, not thinking like you should. remember, now, youve got a young kid whose never had serious contact like that. she says i love you. i dont want...

Cat of his own, he keeps his cell cat-friendly in case the need for a sitter arrives. >> this is a cat bed. because they love to get up high. people come by and stick their hand in and pet it. thats pretty much it. >> for some inmates at isp, cats are the closest things they have to families. paul komyatti hasnt seen his family since he first came to prison 26 years ago. hes soon to be transferred to a work release program, a transitional step to freedom. but theres a snag. >> lets go over to th...

A major crackdown on contraband, specifically cell phones, has left some indiana state prison inmates in a precarious position. for others, the future looks considerably brighter. after 26 years in prison, today is paul komyattis last day at indiana state. authorities have approved his transfer to a minimum security facility with a work release program in nearby south bend. >> hes going to be going through a nine-month process of getting a job, of getting his drivers license and getting a car, t...