you're just going to go drink it up with it. >> chris laforce says he has been chronically homeless for. >> and there's a lot of people that drive by and say jesus loves you, chris. it's kind of cool. i like that part. it makes me feel good. just talking to them or having a pretty girl smile at you is better than getting any money, you know. >> laforce is back now for probation violation under his conviction, arson. he hopes sobriety will help him re-connect with his mother who he hasn't seen in 16 years. >> i found out she's in reno. i talked to her a couple of times, but not too much. >> if i knew, i would get on the bus, go see my mom right away, no stops in between anywhere. i'm going to be on the streets for few days before i see my mom. >> you can't be on the streets without drinking? >> not at all. i'm an alcoholic. straight up. full blown, full blooded alcoholic. >> get her done, yeah! >> when laforce first arrived, he nearly got into a fight with his assigned cellmate. >> going to do another lap. >> now he's housed with an old friend from the street who knows all about laforce