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The temptation of readily available pain medication was too much to overcome. >> i got carried away with my pain pills. what can i say? you know, i just -- i gobbled them up, and then i don't have none, and the doctor's not going to give me none. then the come-down is so terrible. you know, you're going to the streets. it got out of hand, you know, because of the pain. >> a positive drug test eventually led to ray violating his parole and like his brother roy, he was sent back to prison. he served a total of 90 days, but when he got out, things got even darker. >> i even tried to hang myself, ...

And cuff up. >> our first slagle encounter was in 2000 when we met roy at colorado state penitentiary, and he made a big impression. at the time, roy was serving a 12-year sentence for robbery and had a notorious reputation for forcing the prison to perform cell extractions on him because of his frequent refusals to obey orders. nine years later, during our shoot at the lyman correctional facility in eastern colorado, we met an inmate named ray slagle who wasted no time reminding us of his sibling. >> come in here. look at this. here's my twin brother right here. you already did a clip on him ...

And it starts off for me with my wife and us eating off nice china. >> while roy proudly displays his china, his reminders from prison, photos, letters, and cards are all contained in a cardboard box. >> what do you think of that when you look at that? >> not too happy. i made bad decisions in my youth and my karmic debt that i had to wise up and be thankful for what i've had, don't try to live outside my means. i went to prison for robbery. you know, i got excited and thought things are going to be all right. things are going to be all right no matter what. but you've got to do it the right w...

Right now, i can hear the wind blowing in to the trees behind us. ain't no trees in no prison yards i've ever been in. life is great. >> i'm really excited. >> roy's brother ray was just as hopeful when he left prison. during our extended stay shoot at the lyman correctional facility we followed him to the small trailer home where he was going to restart his life. >> yeah, this is nice. >> i love it. >> come on in. all right. this is a castle to me. >> ray's release from prison did not go as he had hoped. we met him again a year and a half later. >> went home and moved into that trailer, and i...

Job? >> the trust that the company gives me, it's great, you know. i never thought a guy could get out of prison and get treated this good in a company. that's the best part of my job right there. >> roy's awesome. i actually worked with him half a dozen times. anytime i need a hand, he's there. if i need a muscle, he's there. he's a great guy. i wish we had more. i never seen him on "lockup" until after he started working here. seeing him in there compared to here, aggressive. he's still aggressive now but just in a great way. aggressive toward what he does. anytime you get someone who wants ...