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>> all right. good luck to you. >> the parole hearing for robert was interesting in that, robert believed every time he might have a chance. he felt very hopeful. he'd been turned down many times before, so he obviously carried that realism with him. but i think that there was a piece of him that thought maybe this could be the time i get set free. so what are your thoughts, feelings about the whole thing? >> well, the way he was talking, he may give a good report. so things may go my way this time. >> what's your main goal, robert? >> going back on the street. getting back to work. letting my...

>> after what i know about the state of alabama, i don't know. >> i got to the point where i don't trust people. i don't trust the law. i don't trust anybody. >> i'll probably never live to get out of here. i don't know. i'm just going to go in there and hand them the paper and answer his questions and just kind of like playing florida lottery, you just pick a number and wait. >> prior to parole hearings the board sends a representative to conduct a preinterview in order to prepare a recommendation on whether or not the inmate should be paroled. >> come on in, robert. please have a seat. okay....

These walls because there are a lot of talented guys. >> "lockup" producers only had to walk to the other side of keith mason's dorm at the holman correctional facility in alabama to learn how right he was. >> that's all i plays is blues, country, no rock 'n' roll. i don't mess with the hard rock stuff. >> while robert tedder passes time playing music, that's not what amazed our crew. it's that he builds his own guitars out of one of the few recreational resources allowed inmates, model boat kits. >> this is 2 1/2 boat kits makes this one. all of these are stood up together, glued together to ...

>> tedder always includes one other element on his guitars. it's for his muse. >> everything i do i dedicate to my wife. the blue heart is because we have been separated for 23 years now. she is still with me. she is sticking with me through this. i always put a blue heart on every letter i mail to her, every card i send to her. i put a blue heart on the case and the guitar. it's just our symbol, being separated so long. ♪ >> while music helps tedder cope with life at holman, we met another inmate who finds his aggressive tendencies are soothed in the prison hobby shop at the spring creek co...

A life behind bars can lead some inmates to further destruction, even death. but others use the time to create something meaningful. >> you know you need to do a segment on the talent inside these walls. because there are a lot of talented guys. >> "lockup" producers only had to walk to the other side of keith mason's dorm at the holman correctional facility in alabama to learn how right he was. >> i play blues, country, no rock 'n' roll. i don't mess with the hard rock stuff. >> while robert tedder passes time playing music, that's not what amazed our crew. it's that he builds his own guitars...