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Them outside the jail to perform public service, such as painting and landscaping. >> you get out of jail for the day. you go and work a real job. you only get $3 a day, but it's worth it to me because it helps me get through the day when it gets me back into the real world. you know what i mean? >> almost like a stepping stone, to get out of the door. they're working, seeing people, going to work, children with families. different than being in a house with 30 females. they're actually in population. it's a gradual thing. >> yeah, but i don't think they're any smaller. >> today some female in...

Want to control it. creativity, i got you, no problem. >> as one of the prison's more senior residents, robbins also sees himself as a bit of a father figure to some of the new inmates, as austin knight will soon discover. >> knight? >> yeah? >> ready to go? >> after completing the classification process, it's time for knight's transfer to general population. >> got everything? >> i'm going to "d." i wanted to get out of there, intake as soon as possible. be able to get some air now. i'm a little nervous. but other than that, it's more excitement than anything. more relief. i'm glad to be out ...

How to serve time, a problem steven robbins has mastered. >> art is my sanity and my salvation. i mean, that's what keeps me stable. this is all paint. this is not acrylics. you have to let this dry. that's how i do it. i don't try to put too much of a buildup on the paint because i want to control it. creativity, i got you, no problem. >> as one of the prison's more senior residents, robbins also sees himself as a bit of a father figure to some of the new inmates, as austin knight will soon discover. >> knight? >> yeah? >> ready to go? >> after completing the classification process, it's time...

Steven robbins has mastered. >> art is my sanity and my salvation. i mean, that's what keeps me stable. this is oil paint. this is not acrylics. you have to let this dry. that's how i do it. i don't try to put too much of a buildup on the paint because i want to control it. creativity, i got you, no problem. >> as one of the prison's more senior residents, robbins also sees himself as a bit of a father figure to some of the new inmates, as austin knight will soon discover. >> knight? >> yeah? >> ready to go? >> after completing the classification process, it's time for knight's transfer to gen...

>> the classification process to get into the community program is very strict. >> you can't have escape charges or parole violations. fighting while you are in here. >> the program's director heather mcneil has known archer for years. >> cindy archer i've known since 1991 when i first started. she was in here with her mother in '91. we're almost working together, which is kind of scary. >> can we have a cigarette together? >> no, we cannot. >> oh, please. >> i'm kidding. >> it's not worth it. >> i know that. i know. >> take your shovel. i'll get these. >> she has been in and out for so long t...