. >> this lays the foundation not just for frederick christian but for up to 65 inmates. >> narrator: first to be released wasn't joe donovan or anthony rolon, but a man named frederick christian. >> i didn't want to die in prison. >> frederick christian has been in jail since 1994... >> narrator: like rolon and donovan, christian was also 17 at the time of his crime and the district attorney in the case didn't think christian was fit for release either. >> a convicted, cold-blooded killer, christian shows only remorse now when he has his freedom to gain. i testified against his release. i was incredibly disappointed with that decision. >> ...a senseless crime, i'm asking you to deny his petition... i'm all for second chances. i'm all for helping the kids that we can help. but i'm also understanding that there are some kids we really can't help-- not to the detriment of the rest of society. >> it's kind of a specious argument that these people might commit another crime. we have decades of data on people getting out of prison having committed murder and their recidivism rates are very