he fills volumes. with time, the old eddie lowery dies and is reborn as prisoner number 37839. he gets big, gets tattooed, and learns to fit in. >> i got me a job in there working as a silk screen printer, printing neighborhood watch signs, you know, stop signs, and yield signs and things like that. >> after serving six years, lowery goes before the parole board, but parole is denied. the board insists parolees admit guilt and take responsibility for the crime. and that's one thing lowery won't do. >> i figured i was going to be in there for life. you know, i just -- i just knew that i was going to be in there for life. i was walking one night. i was angry at god. if there's a god, why am i here? why did this happen to me? i just kind of prayed to myself. you know, god, if you're there,