i don't do this to think i'm going to get out of the penitentiary because i'm not. but it gives me a sense of understanding. it gives me a sense of responsibility for my own actions. >> good morning, everyone. i want to thank these guys for taking the time out to come up. this today is -- i'm nervous, by the way. >> the day was especially personal for one other inmate as well. >> i've been in for nearly 20 years. my victim's mom and stepdad are here today. vicki and greg. i want to thank them very much for coming. >> mark smith murdered his girlfriend jenny crompton when he was just 18 years old. through the program he was first confronted by his victim's mother and stepfather several years earlier. >> i was a mess. jenny had been gone eight years and i was still barely functioning. and i was full of anger and i was full of pain. and my other children were suffering. >> i had numerous recurring