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Television and stuff when they should be getting a typewriter to where they can construct their motions and to, you know, petition the court. >> and he knows about petitioning the court. he has always maintained he was wrongly convicted of murder and has been fighting to get the charge reversed ever since coming to prison. >> i believe because i was an ex-con anyway and a drug dealer, a neighborhood drug dealer, so to get me off the street, this is their opportunity to get me off the street. the jury come back, it caught me by surprise. it was a 40-year to a life sentence with the possibility ...

>> what i learned from being in prison is there's a better life away from the criminal life. the enjoyment of life, being able to live it and not having to look over your shoulder all the time is great. >> and upon his release, boltjes started off on the right track. >> i got a really good job fixing and flipping houses. i was making roughly $1,000 to $1,500 a week and getting paid bank. living in these big old houses, having a car. people that buy the houses, they're like, oh, you're the guy that was on tv or are those tattooed, or what's wrong with your eyes, are those contacts? oh, that's a...

Either way, he is sure of one thing, if he does color them again, it won't be in the prison. >> what i learned from being in prison is there's a better life away from the criminal life. the enjoyment of life, being able to live it and not having to look over your shoulder all the time is great. >> and upon his release, boltjes started off on the right track. >> i got a really good job fixing and flipping houses. i was making roughly $1,000 to $1,500 a week and getting paid bank. living in these big old houses, having a car. people that buy the houses, they're like, oh, you're the guy that was ...

Behind bars. >> keep your communication healthy and positive. when we say something negative to the one we love, it hurts. how many positive comments do you think it takes to counteract one negative? >> a lot. >> 20. >> 20? >> 20. >> it's simple advice, but for these couples, it could be invaluable. marriage in which one partner is incarcerated are significantly more likely to end in divorce. >> this is a very dehumanizing place. there are going to be times when we lock the place down. and therefore he misses that 7:00 phone call. next thing you know intimacy is breaking down, relationship is ...

Officer and attempted escape. he serves four years and seven months in prison. after the incident, a lot of things changed at the campus police station. >> our booking area became more secure. it was moved to a whole different building. no loose chairs in there. no loose things they could get their hands on and use against us. >> coming up, an ex-con hijacks a lumber truck and gives new meaning to the term hot pursuit. hell on wheels. when "caught on camera: they fought the law" continues. i know. can you believe we're getting orders from canada, ireland... this one's going to new zealand. new...