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You got any other sandwiches? me, too, me, too i'd be going to the door sliding them underneath the door. they'd be throwing me their tokens. it was cool. >> his openness about his various hustles made him an intriguing character for us to follow, but we would soon discover another fact about ray that made his story even more interesting. he had a twin brother named roy who had not only been in prison, but had appeared on "lockup" years earlier. >> roy slagle is one of the more well-known characters from "lockup." best known for the amount of cell extractions he's had in prison, and these are ...

It's been a long time since i even had a hug, any kind of contact from anybody. i still got this big heart. always have and always will, you know what i mean. my i.d. okay. people are going to watch this and they're going to see -- they'll see a slagle crying and i don't give a [ bleep ]. i told some of the fellows, so what, you will get to see slagle crying, who gives a [ bleep ]. i'm just joking. what are you doing? how are you doing, rave? how are you doing? >> all right.

>> in a world of hustlers, ray slagle was king. >> the stuff i want i hustle. >> he kept himself well fed by mastering the art of hustling tokens, things inmates use to purchase soda and ice cream from vending machines. >> he had perfected the hustle persona. every time we saw him he was working some deal with other offenders. >> you still owe me two tokens, too, ward. when i work in the kitchen i make 650 tokens every month. i made these sandwiches two tokens a pop. i cut it in half and i make ten tokens. i make 16 of them in a day and that's not counting the cheese and meat i cart out of the...

I'd be going to the door sliding them underneath the door. they'd be throwing me their tokens. it was cool. >> his openness about his various hustles made him an intriguing character for us to follow, but we would soon discover another fact about ray that made his story even more interesting. he had a twin brother named roy who had not only been in prison, but had appeared on "lockup" years earlier. >> roy slagle is one of the more well-known characters from "lockup." best known for the amount of cell extractions he's had in prison, and these are very dramatic cell extractions. so much so that...

>> when i look at the tv and i see the american flag, i know exactly how they're made because i make them. so there is about 12 steps to the flag. 9/11 happened. that's when we made like a whole bunch of these flags and it was kind of special being able to do something for society to help them heal. and we made -- it felt like we made a million of these. you try to grab ahold of something that makes a difference. and doing this makes a difference. >> some inmates see their prison jobs in less patriotic terms. for ray slagle, it's a chance to work one of his hustles.