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He is serving a double life for murdering two police officers in 1981. >> i had a cop killing case. it made me feel like i was big man on campus, you know, because i was getting the respect. but it was only out of fear. it wasn't because they respected me because of who i was. >> he was involved in gang related activity on both sides of the wall since he was a teenager in east st. louis. he earned his nickname t-bone while serving time at another prison. >> because the incident happened out at ft. madison in the '70s, it was hard to get a knife. right? so i had made a knife out of bone, out of...

She left. you know, and i killed this woman's brother. and people don't do that, right? people don't just do that. >> taylor found it hard to shrug off the emotions stirred up by the visit. >> because i was brought up that if you murder, people will get over it, you know? i was a hard and violent person. you know what i'm saying now that i see a whole different side of me, this is how it go, man. people don't forget. people don't forgive all the time. and i'm saying you have to live with this your whole life. coming up -- >> we're not looking for pity. what we're looking for is understanding...

>> taylor found it hard to shrug off the emotions stirred up by the visit. >> because i was brought up if you murder, people will get over it, you know? i was a hard and violent person. now that i see a whole different side of me, this is how i go, man. people don't forget. people don't forgive all the time. i'm saying you have to live with this your whole life. coming up -- >> we're not looking for pity. what we're looking for is understanding that we know we did wrong. >> t-bone's past continues to haunt him.

Man on campus, because i was getting respect. but it was only out of fear. it wasn't because they respected me because of who i was. >> he was involved in gang related activity on both sides of the wall since he was a teenager in east st. louis. he earned his nickname t-bone while serving time at another prison. >> because the incident happened at ft. madison in the '70s, it was hard to get a knife. so i made a knife out of bone, out of a t-bone steak. we used to get steak back in the day. i sharpened it down and i was going to stab the guy with it. before i could stab the guy with it, they ha...

It's like a -- it's like a real bad dream, you know? and you're awake through it the whole time, you know. >> all right. thank you. >> after being photographed, inmates are strip-searched for contraband or weapons. when the procedure is over, they are given an issue of clothing prior to receiving their housing assignment. while prison officials strive to make the experience as humane as possible, the rules and procedures, loss of personal freedom and the fear of the unknown, can be unnerving for any inmate. >> i just got to do the best i can while i'm here. take every day for a day and learn f...