so many times before of theft, shoplifting and just being a pain to the members of society in midtown memphis. >> ziggy had grown accustomed to life in river bend's minimum security unit. he has what he calls a cushy prison job, editing the inmate newspaper. >> my punishment is not going to begin until i walk out those front gates, because this is a world i've gotten used to since age 12. but when i get out there, it's an entirely different world. and it's a changed world. and to be honest with you, i'm very, very scared. >> during our shoot ziggy was facing a disciplinary board hearing for altering his urine test. >> let me see the text of the write-up here. >> in his hour of need, ziggy turned to an unlikely ally, fellow inmate and convicted serial rapist mark higgins. higgins prison job is as an inmate adviser, a sort of layman defense lawyer. >> therefore, inmate hall has been charged with dsa, drug screen alter. >> i did this for a reason. it was because i'm coming up for parole here in less than three months. and i guess i needed a way to delay that. to delay getting out. i'm not ready

convicted so many times of theft, shoplifting and just being a pain to the members of society in midtown memphishie hall, nicknamed "ziggy," has spent 35 of his 50 years of life behind bars. most inmates dream of the day they'll leave prison. "ziggy" clearly isn't one of them. he's been known to sabotage his own parole hearing. >> i got a write-up. and i got a copy of it here. >> let me see. >> it's refusing to take a drug test, but it's altering it. when the officer asked me to urinate, i acted like i did and that's when he found altered urine. >> he then gave me a small plastic bag with a string tied to the bag. therefore, inmate hall is charged with dsa, drug screen alterer. >> "ziggy" must go before the riverbend disciplinary board to determine his punishment. he is allowed to use an inmate adviser when facing the board. "ziggy" has chosen fellow unit six inmate mark higgins. >> i did this for a reason. it was because i'm coming up for parole here in less than three months. i'm not ready to get out. i don't have anybody out there to help me find a home. i don't have anybody out there to help