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The needle could be handed from inmate to inmate. we did get the evidence instructing how they should properly do this, so that raises some eyebrows in a facility that more than one offender might be doing this. so that will be a concern. >> inman and boltjes are allowed to return to their cell, but the investigation is far from over. coming up, kenneth bode's release hits a roadblock. >> they're refusing to grant my earned time. >> my mouth tends to get me in a wreck whenever i get upset. >> and chris' anger gets him in trouble. >> so i can't win for nothing.

Else set in to where, you know, i can't do a life sentence for something i didn't do. so i mean it tormented me every day. >> but somehow he managed to avoid trouble in prison and dug deep to find an attitude to help him survive. >> the damage is already done. the fact of the matter is the joy that god gave me through the years, i'm joyful every day. i still walk the yard, smile, talk to people and stuff like that. >> what's going on, pickle? >> bode's record in prison has allowed him to hold one of the most trusted jobs available to inmates. he's a custodian in the administration building. >>...

>> but kenneth bode's cell contains the artifacts of his life before prison. >> like this cassette player. this is probably an antique on the streets, but this is something a person would want in here. the only reason i was able to keep this is i managed to stay out of trouble. i was able to keep these alligator shoes. yeah. it's probably outdated. but in here, they're sharp as a tack. something that earlier in the years you could have but you no longer could wear dress shoes in here. so they grandfathered them and you can only wear them when you go to visit. and that's the only time you can w...

>> between them, kenneth bode and billy hankens have endured more than 40 years in prison. >> come down here about three times a week, you know, to stay fit and to release stress. >> it helps you work off pent-up negative energy that you accumulate during the day dealing with [ bleep ]. only the strong survive, i'm sure you've heard that before. it's especially true in this environment. you never know when it's going to pay to be the stronger man. >> with no chance for parole, hankens' survival in prison is a lifelong commitment but his friend is planning a life on the outside. due to new evid...

Agreement, one that would drastically reduce his sentence. >> they gave me 28 years with time credit for 18, so it put me real close in getting out. so i should be getting out pretty soon. >> once the prison calculates time reductions for good behavior, bode could be out on the streets within weeks. >> it takes its toll on you, to be for real. it takes its toll on you, but i mean what can you do about it? and, you know, 19 years of doing time, you learn patience if you don't learn anything. >> as kenneth bode looks forward to the payoff of patient persistence, another longtime inmate has learn...