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Know what the alcohol content is on this. >> ryan abbey has never been caught with alcohol in jail, but it's gotten him into plenty of trouble on the outside. >> i drink and i get aggressive, i guess, and start arguing. you know, it's pitiful. ♪ >> i haven't had a drink in 16 months. so this is the first -- well, actually the second time i've drank in 16 months and this is where it brought me back to. so i did five months here last time i was here last year. i said i wasn't going to drink again. here we are. >> but alcohol is more than just a problem for abbey. it's also the foundation of hi...

He was accepted into a rehab program, and a few weeks into it has written to torres about life outside the orange county jail. >> i received two letters from ryan since he's been gone. he goes, hey, jimmy, what's up, buddy? did some research -- did some research on the mummy bandit thing for me, and he says there's mummy bandits all over the place. it's like a mummy nation. he mentions that sobriety is great. people are good at the house, and he mentioned also that he's going to help me with this project we've got going. we're going to make some t-shirts, free the mummy bandit. itwasntme.com, ...

Thanks. that's the crowd. unfortunately, they're a captured audience. >> torres used to sing in a band on the outside, but he's probably better known for being a prolific bank robber. now he's pursuing a literary career working on his autobiography. >> yeah. it's "the bank robber blues, the tales of the mummy bandit." it's pretty good. i've got a couple guys here. i let them read it, and they are kind of my critics, and they say it's a page-turner. it keeps the reader interested. it doesn't take a genius to figure out how to write when you lay it down. if they can do it, i can do it. i'm worki...

Their charges and criminal sophistication. they are entitled to two hours every day of day room and then three times a week they get an hour in the facility. unless they have outdoor rec time, they are in their cell for 22 hours. >> still, some of the inmates are being pulled out of their cells for a surprise shakedown. >> we search cells to find contraband, weapons, drugs. >> let's go, guys. >> let's go. >> go out to reck and enjoy your time out there, and we'll call you back in. >> a lot of times they will keep fruit and turn that into a jailhouse alcohol called pruno. they will save bread a...

>> torres's cell mate ryan abbey got good news at a recent court hearing, he was accepted in a rehab program, and a few weeks into it, has written to torres about life outside the orange county jail. >> i received two letters from ryan since he was gone. he goes hey jimmy, what's up. did some research on the mummy bandit thing for me, he says there is mummy bandits all over the place. that sobriety is great. people are are good at the house, and he mentioned also that he will help me with this project we have going, make some tee shirts, free the mummy bandit, itwasn'tme daum will be the websi...