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>> but when the counselor looked that up on your records, what all transpired -- >> in the context that it was said, you know, im not going to -- im not stupid enough to threaten anybody or anything like that. >> right. but the thing was, watch what you say. work on your case or your stuff instead of you worrying about other people. lets channel your energy with you. >> i was still in high school -- in my senior year of high school when i got locked up. i was 17 then. i didnt have any gray hair ...

Follow your schedule, okay? if you got a job where you leave at 9:00, be back at 5:00. make sure you follow that schedule, okay? if you dont follow that schedule, its gonna send an alert to us, and were gonna call you and find out where youre at, okay? >> all right. >> so make sure you do not leave your house without permission or without a schedule, okay? >> okay. >> you got any questions? >> mnh-mnh. >> all right. lets get you out of here then. >> im feeling good -- good to be free. you know, ...

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 to you leave. okay. lets go. right? jump in the car, we didnt come back. that was...

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 you sweat and get tired and you still have 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, were the only parents th...

>> friends that have cats, i go down and visit them and pet them and they see that i love animals. im not going to hurt their cat. thats the basic thing. because in here, cats -- like their buddies. you can get in worse trouble hurting somebodys cat than you can hurting an inmate. >> while maymon doesnt have a 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...

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, trying to orient him back into society, slowly. >> its behind me now. a lot of friends there. but nothing else about prison -- other than that, im ready to go. never see me in khaki again. >> get your box. its already been checked. >> i feel like a human bei...

There. a lot of things ive never done at all. >> you should try to better 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 w...

>> search the items, the cat, the food, everything, make sure theres no contraband. then well take them back into the offenders. >> one is a small, gray female destined for aaron brown. >> bring in 85 kittens. the offenders get attached to them. its helped us a lot. some of these guys have never had anything to actually care for in their lives. if he misconforms, the cat can be taken away, sent back to the shelter. so if he gets a new class a or class b, he can lose that cat. >> this would be gi...

>> friends that have cats, i go down and visit them and pet them and they see that i love animals. im not going to hurt their cat. thats the basic thing. because in here, cats -- like their buddies. you can get in worse trouble hurting somebodys cat than you can hurting an inmate. >> while maymon doesnt have a 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...

The two lightning bolts that are the nazi symbol. >> i put a bolt in there. i aint going to lie. 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 liked it. he didnt. >> verlanders latest fight comes while he is still waiting to meet with the disciplinary board, who will most likely sanction him for his earlier fight with inmate dimitric gonzales. >> i love jail. i dont know wh...