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>> estrada was 18 when he was arrested for this case. >> watch your step. watch your step. >> the same age as paul abdul wiggins when he first came to jail on an armed robbery charge. that was 31 years ago. and wiggins has been in and out of jail 40 times since then. but he says now he's finally ready to take advantage of the opportunity afforded him to do better. though she had some concerns about his muslim faith being a good fit, inmate advocate dawn bryden was able to place wiggins in a christian-based halfway house where he will receive drug counseling, job training and life skills progra...

>> the same age as paul abdul wiggins when he first came to jail on an armed robbery charge. that was 31 years ago. and wiggins has been in and out of jail 40 times since then. but he says now he's finally ready to take advantage of the opportunity afforded him to do better. though she had some concerns about his muslim faith being a good fit, inmate advocate dawn bryden was able to place wiggins in a christian-based halfway house where he will receive drug counseling, job training and life skills programs. >> today the lieutenant called me down and informed me that i was going into the progra...

I got arrested, i throw away and don't wear it again. >> as it turned out, megan played her cards correctly. the next day in court, her armed robbery charge was lowered to a less serious larceny charge. and even though she was found guilty of that and the drug possession charges, she was released based on the time she had already spent in jail. whether any officers dropped their keys in front of her, we never found out. coming up -- >> all right, no gang affiliation? never have? >> absolutely not. i go to church. if that counts. >> yeah. >> sorting out the new inmates at the orange county ja...

Drug possession charges, as well as being co-defendant on an armed robbery charge. she had pled not guilty to all six charges. >> what kind of book am i looking at right now? >> megan was due in court the next day and was doing everything possible to not tempt fate. in the process, we learned something about jailhouse superstitions. >> i won't start a new book if i know i'm going to court or getting out, without having enough time to finish it. because i feel like if i leave a book unfinished, i'll come back to finish it. i just have superstitions. i don't write my name anywhere in the jail, b...

Courtroom, estrada is summoned to a private meeting with his attorney where he presumably will learn his fate. moments later he has his answer. >> there's no deal today. they want to bring me to trial. i'm fine with that, you know. >> i thought earlier said you weren't. >> i guess i can't do anything about it, i have to accept the fact that i'm going to trial. if i lose, i end up getting probably life. >> estrada was 18 when he was arrested for this case. >> watch your step. watch your step. >> the same age as paul abdul wiggins when he first came to jail on an armed robbery charge. that was 3...