recidivism rate, but we do know that we're giving them the tools to survive without re-offending out in society. >> it is liberating. i mean, it is like a weight off my shoulders. i'm not hiding anymore. i found out that i'm not the only one. >> historically in all prison settings sex offenders are low man on the totem pole, so to speak. inmates can't tolerate sex offenders. they really don't even like living in the same prison with them. >> you hear all the stories about this happens to sex offenders, you know, stabbings, beatings, rape. that's still a very fresh memory also. so i was scared. >> today alex's worries are focused not on his safety in prison, but about his re-entry committee meeting about his release, which is just months away. >> re-entry committee is pretty much where i meet with all the department heads. mental health, security, education. they go over all of the things that -- the classes and programs i have taken while i have been in here.