. >> jason burton constantly deals with the destructive nature of drug addiction which affects nearly 80% of the prison population. >> i'll come in here, and seeing all the addicts and seeing all, how screwed up lives get because of the drugs makes me ashamed to even say that i was a drug dealer. really. i was trying to raise money for my latest movie. >> what does it take to make art? >> i made some bad choices. this was going to be my biggest project ever. this was going to be the movie. the full-length feature, 90 minutes. i wanted to shoot on super 16 instead of digital. film cost a little more money so i had to kind of push it. i pushed the envelope. you know, i got a little wrapped up in the money too, you know. when the money started coming, my original purpose got sidetracked a little bit. i was selling drugs. i had like about 58 eight balls, which is about $6,000, $7,000, maybe. i wasn't used to having large amounts of money, you know, that quick. i couldn't -- i mean, i couldn't stop. and then all of a sudden, my whole life crumbled, and i lost the school i was going to and,