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Articleson, a felony conviction for which he is still on 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 ...

Why didn't you help me. >> we deal with so many different people that a lot of times, this person might be coming to help you and they're not. it happens. prey on the homeless. >> la force will soon be back at those same streets. >> as he has on prior releases, la force will go home visiting his mother. >> he says he's only spoken to her a few times in the past 16 years and that she lives about a hundred miles away in nevada. it's going to be really emotional to see my mom.

I said take me back to jail! he sat out in front of the door where the officers take you for booking and he was back within three hours. he said i'm back. >> yeah, you are, your bunk is still open. i've known him 15, 20 years. i've run into him on the street a lot. >> gives me shoes when i ain't got shoe, always gives me something to eat. >> yeah, i went shopping for me and my nephew, bought some brand new shoes. he jumped on the road, no shoes, no coat. he's not a bad guy. he needs a little help just like all of us. >> like la force, clayton has also experienced many years of homelessness in ...

>> he has a daughter he hasn't seen in 16 years. >> if i knew, i would get on the bus, go see my mom right away, no stops anywhere. i'll drink a beer. i'm going to be on the streets for few days before i see my mom. i'm a alcoholic. i'm a full blown, full blooded alcoholic. >> he nearly got into a fight with his assigned cell mate. now he's housed with an old friend from the street who knows all about la force and his many arrests. >> 1,187. >> that's a lot of wrong choices, but he's still not a bad dude. >> he only goes by his last

>> 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. >> cis 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 revolving-...