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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 know, you're going to the streets. >> 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...

I went to the parole office after drinking. i wasn't drunk, but i drunk the night before. i had to do a breathalyzer test and it came up hot. and here i am, trying again. the mistake i made last time was to drink. even when i get off parole, i'm not going to drink because it can become an issue. i don't want it to be an issue in my life. >> roy's pet cat isn't the only thing he has to keep his mind off alcohol, he also loves his job. >> day to day, i get up and go to work every day. i cut iron and weld sometimes. and it's great. it couldn't be any better. karma train is a ride for me, you know...

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 know, you're going to the streets. >> 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 tried to hang myself. the only reason i did...

>> i would rather have it on my face. it definitely looks better on my face than it does in this baggie. >> coming up, paul komyatti goes back to prison, but this time to visit his mother. but first -- the incredible saga of twin brothers from colorado. >> i was in icu for, like, nine days.

>> many of the stories we cover on "lockup" involve not only the lives of inmates but their families. and sometimes we're there when new families are being formed. such was the case with ronnie tye, who was nearing the end of an 11-year sentence for burglary when we met him and his fiance jody horman. >> i want to get married october 7. >> that will work. >> ronnie had been out of jail for more than a year now. >> the last day of prison, i was anxious and redready to get out of there. >> he said it took a while to get used to being out of lockup.