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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. >> 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 ...

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...

>> 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: brian voltz is spending more time outdoors, as well, now that hes qualified for the jails work-release program.

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 love. yes! yeah, i mean, its hot as a mother[bleep] out here. you can...

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. >> 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 ...

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. >> 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 gonn...

>> yes, sir. >> phase two of boot camp is a two month work-release program in which the cadets improve their education or acquire jobs. >> what about schooling? >> sir, this cadet has plans to go to school to become an accountant if possible, sir. >> an accountant. wow. youll be making a lot of money. >> i got to study a lot, sir. >> being in phase one is a lot of pressure from sun up to sun down. in phase two, mostly the pressure is about getting your head straight, getting to school if you wan...

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 hope that either -- if not that day, then the following day, i would get to see her. my mom will be 83 thursday of next week. >> all these are in prison? >> yes. indiana womans prison. >> other offenders see their families frequently. in additi...

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 the office and well sit down and talk about the status of wha...

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 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 with a wrong head, you know, not thi...