.  >>> inside the kent county jail, joel leija has had more than two years to find ways to pass time. he pled guilty to second degree murder and will eventually transfer to state prison. >> i want to get home young, hope to get 20, 18 would be nice. i could do that, i have a mindset on that. but i want to know for sure. once i know for sure, i think i'll be more at ease, more at peace. >> leija's sentencing has been delayed while his co-defendant's trial drags on. he does what he can with what little he has. >> i take the little teeth out of these combs. the seasoning package that comes with seasoning for the noodles. i'll take that and make them in two. i take the staple and i make a hole. it's easy to put them in there. and then i could easy put it in my ear, just like that. it makes me feel like sort of free in a way, even though i'm not free. it gives me a better feeling about being here. >> leija says one thing he isn't feeling better about is leaving witnesses behind the night he murdered another man. >> some other gang bangers, man. >> real cool! >> according to prosecutors, l

join the nation. ♪ nationwide is on your side >>> even though joel leija pled guilty to second degreeace, he has been in a state of limbo with kent county jail. his judge cannot issue final sentence and send him to prison until his co-defendant's case is resolved. it's dragged on for more than two years, until now. >> just lost trial yesterday. it was real sad news. i couldn't enjoy the meal when he came back from court, i was eating dinner, told me through the door, it is over, you know. he is just letting me know. he's at peace, you know. it happened. for his part. he wants to follow god. people come to jail and they find god. my faith ain't that strong really, it's not that strong. i am always going to be a mobster and i don't regret it, i don't, because i had a good time. >> leija is now cleared to be sentenced and it is likely to be soon. steven sutherland, who 20 years earlier was a deputy here at the jail, is facing disciplinary action in the jail for allegedly making inappropriate comments to another male inmate in the showers. the sergeant, who worked with sutherland when he