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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...

>> 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 the office and well sit down and talk about the status of whats going on. >> anything ba...

A miserable [ bleep ]. >> 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 di...

>> 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. >> komyatti, who helpe...

>> 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 then. im 43 now. ive spent all my adult life in prison. ive never paid a bill out...

>> jack hill finds working out to be the best remedy to the monotony of his life here at the santa rosa correctional institution. >> well walk laps on the track. some guys get into the basketball. me, im mainly, i get into pull-up, push-ups stuff like that. everybodys got their own little way of getting tension and aggravation -- this is your 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 m...

Everybodys got their own little way of getting tension and aggravation -- this is your 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 ...

But a lot of the c.o.s will tell you ive done calmed down a whole lot, so ive been the inmate before with the buck-wild mentality, with the not caring for nothing and not knowing the code. you know what im saying? ive been there, dude. >> 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. >>...

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, get to go home, see my kids, get some money, you know, make l...

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, get to go home, see my kids, get some money, you know, make love. yes! yeah, i mean, its hot as a mother[bleep] out here. you can tell i got locked up in the wintertime. >> narrator...