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Our first slagle encounter was in 2000 when we met roy in state colorado 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 reminded us of his cell mate. >> come here, look at this. this is my twin brother right here. you already did a clip on him on msnbc. he was ...

It was a massive break. i was in the hospital for over a month. it was a drag. >> during his recovery, ray's past drug addiction problems came back to haunt him. the temptation of readily available pain medication was too much to overcome. >> i got carried away with my pain pills. what can i say? i gobbled them up, and then i don't have none. and the doctor is not going to give you none. then the come down is so terrible. you go into the streets. i mean, it got out of hand, you know. because the pain. >> a positive drug test eventually led to ray violating his parole, and like his brother, roy...

Destiny type love, you know, that people talk about. i'm like how did this happen, you know? a guy like me. guy that's been to hell and back and here i got this dallas cheerleader almost. i'm like you're like a dallas cheerleader. so i had to pinch myself a couple times. like is this happening? she's helping with structure. that's something i needed. i needed structure. >> happily ever after. huh? >> uh-huh. >>. >> during roy's long and well-documented time in prison, he earned a reputation for being like a bull in a china shop. nowadays, he and his wife collect china. >> this is the royal dou...

Our first slagle encounter was in 2000 when we met roy in 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 of who wasted no time reminding us of his sibling. >> come here, look at this. this is my twin brother right here. you already did a clip on him on msnbc. he was ...

Up every morning because life is great, and everything around me seems bright and clear, lots of color, and just full of life. it starts out for me with my wife and us eating off nice china. >> while roy proudly displays his china, his reminders of 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 believe in karma. i believe that i had to wise up and be thankful for what i have and don't try to live outside my means. i went to prison for robbery. i thought i'd do this and things would be all right. t...