i understand your despair, tell them i was in prison, i was being rebuilt ♪ i was in a state of repair ♪ >> peppe's friend william allen, has another six months to serve on a year and a half sentence for assault and battery and aggravated assault. his work detail helps him earn time off his sentence. >> i had the pleasure of serving on two details in the segregation unit which is the hole, and i do the tower detail, which is collecting uniforms, trash and mopping. >> allen had recently applied for early release to a halfway house but was denied by the classification director. >> all right. >> jail officials are not convinced he has sufficiently come to terms with the violent charges that brought him to jail. >> there are some major issues in his criminal history that he needs to address and be accountable for. >> allen has asked to speak to his caseworker for advice on how to make the classification