. >> on parole, falkner had an affair with a woman and her 16-year-old daughter. >> repair the damagerything and moralistically, yes, it was dead wrong. there's no excuse for it. i had no business with a 16-year-old girl. somehow, word got out. i got arrested, and i got charged with second-degree rape. they gave me 20 years running concurrent with the original life sentence. >> now, dale falkner is trying again to rehabilitate himself, starting with a letter to his rape victim of 26 years ago. >> i would give anything to be able to turn back time and remove the harm that i caused in your life. the things that happened the night that i met you were completely my fault. if there is anything that you have felt bad about on your part, please let it go. it was totally on me. >> i think a lot of the guys here have been able to see a way of changing their lifestyles. i have hope one day that they'll get back outside. >> 40% of the criminals who enter state prison in america are former inmates who have violated their parole. meanwhile this statistic may raise doubts as to the effectiveness of