that happened at the penitentiary of new mexico when he met inmate daniel rapatz during his shift in the prison laundry. >> we do the facility laundry on a daily basis. one day we'll do yellows, one day we'll do whites, one day we'll do blankets. the leg irons are for security reasons. that way we can't run. there's really nowhere we could go anyway. >> rapatz was serving time for manslaughter but we discovered a different story in his past, one that threatened his reputation among staff and inmates alike. >> before i was an inmate, you know, i was a correctional officer here at this facility. at the penitentiary of new mexico. you know, about 13 years ago. >> an inmate who was former law enforcement is going to always be perceived as the enemy as far as the other inmates go. so, it's usually a precarious situation. given his circumstances, i thought daniel was pretty secure. going from being a former c.o. to an inmate in the same prison where he once worked, i would have expected him to be a little more nervous, uptight, what have you. but he acclimated quite well. >> the officers,