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Educational books. >> jason served one year for credit card fraud. six months after his release, he was arrested for possession of credit card making materials and must now serve an additional two years because it was a probation violation. he says he's anxious to participate in the program again. >> on the other side of the facility, when you go to ab 109, the classes, it's really good insight on what you want to do with the rest of your life. not this level. most definitely not this level. hopefully, before my time is up, i'll be able to get back to the programs. >> despite class work, he sa...

He went back to manufacturing fraudulent credit cards until an unlucky traffic stop had him right back to jail. >> i was driving a buddy to his house. instead of slowing down for a speed bump, i went around it. that's exactly how i got busted. i liked like a real [expletive] when i got pulled over. >> as an ab 109 inmate, watley can still get back into the programs. but other factors, including this on going affiliation with the kript street gang could get him this way. >> being that this isn't part of my past, it's better for my future. i'm hanging out right now, actually. >> are you saying y...

Was found with credit card making materials and is now back for two more years. >> at that time, i wasn't prepared to come home and change. i never said leaving that program i was going to change and do something better. >> watley has been assigned an inmate job passing out meals. it doesn't pay anything, but it has other benefits. >> i like to do a little work here and there. it makes things easier. tonight, i have to clean showers after everybody is done. other than that, it's pretty chill.

>> we went up there and squashed it all. >> he can be overwhelming, you know, especially for somebody who is having a hard time here. nobody is happy about being here. but being la force, he likes to live it. he likes to enjoy it. there's people who like being here and they're sad and depressed about it and can cause an issue. >> coming up -- >> 1,100 and how many? >> 1,187. >> that's a lot of wrong choices. >> chris la force runs into an old friend with a unique distinction of his own. >> when i was locked up here, i was tired. they didn't have no program for me to go to. >> a former revolvin...

Probation. >> i was trashed, piece of wood. the gasoline and rubbing alcohol, i couldn't drink the rubbing hol so it started catching on fire and it goes boom. >> generally, the judges can sentence them to county jail, can mandate that they take classes, put them into treatment facilities. >> one option for sacramento county judges is called the serial anebriate program. it's specifically aimed at inmates like la force, homeless men and women with an extraordinary number of arrests. la force has left that program several times. >> i was in a rehab and shaking