as we learned when we visited the hollimon correctional facility in alabama. >> you want to be interviewed? put your clothes on. come on. >> steven parker is serving a life sentence for the murder of his stepmother. >> a lot of people, you know, they villainize me for that. i grew up with parents who didn't give a [ bleep ] about me. i'm not trying to excuse my behavior. you know what i mean? i take full responsibility. you know, i pled guilty. >> when we met him, he was serving his time in administrative segregation. because his desire for another tattoo nearly turned deadly. >> about six months ago, i cut a dude's throat down there in population. he was supposed to do some tattoos. i was going to get some swath kas tat tooted on the side of my neck. he didn't want to run it. he just need to give me my money back. and he didn't want to do it. pulled out a box cutter, and i cut the side of his throat. he went running away and tried to run behind an officer. like an officer is going to stop me for [ bleep ]. >> what happened to him? >> they put him on a helicopter. flew him to the hospital.