this is jack mcgarey's story. >> my name is jack mcgarey doing 16 years to life for murder.en i came to prison. i'm been in prison longer than i was out there. >> when jack mcgarey was taken he planned the ultimate betrayal, to kill his best friend. >> we hatched this plan to bring luke to the spot and we would kill him. >> we threw him off the embankment and i heard cops. i started running. i killed him, what kind of worthless scum, piece of crap am i? less than a week after the murder, mcgarey was arrested. since that day a prison cell has been the only home he's known. >> this is my cell. i would estimate it's 9 by 12 for two people. this was it right here. this is the scope of my existence. >> but with a parole hearing in less than five months, he has his sights set on freedom. >> tension in the unit. you need to report down to the counselor's office. >> i got to head off to the meeting. got to get over there at 2:00 when the meeting is at. >> to prepare himself for a chance at release, mcgarey has joined a peer therapy group. he's hoping the sessions will reveal what mo

last week, convicted murderer jack mcgarey shared his story with the group.e talked about his traumatic childhood and the road that led to his heinous crime. >> the crimes were not okay because they had a difficult or challenging family life or childhood. this is about understanding where you come from and holding yourself responsible for what you have done. choices you've made. >> today is inmate haro's turn to begin his story. >> so today what we have to do is we had you do your time line of events in your life. everybody good to go on that? okay. who would like to go first? all right, eddie. >> as a native american and a son, the task is difficult for haro. he had planned to be home from prison in time to take care of his ailing father, but time ran out. he died only a few months ago. >> part of our beliefs is when the older people die, your parents die, you kind of let them rest for at least a year before you start -- some people don't want you to say their name or think bad thoughts. but i couldn't leave it blank. they had -- our parents interacted with