reggie matias, felt he was ready to do something few predators are capable of -- changing their ways. >> we wanted to try to figure out a different way to do his time in prison. and so he talked with me when he was up on the segregation unit and he said, you know, i really want a chance at the rtu unit, i want to start making changes in my life. you know, we're pretty particular about who we take in. the bottom line on this unit is that there can be no violence. >> i think this unit is the vehicle that i've been waiting for. i think that i'm ready for it because now that my system is beginning to settle, this will be the best time to capitalize at this moment. >> remember, you're trying to change your past. you've been going down a certain road for many years and you're trying to walk a different road. all right. do your time a little differently than you have in the what, last eight or nine years? you're going to be one of our stars. >> that's right. >> i know that. i know that. okay? >> i can come up here and i can get my stuff together. so i won't have to relapse back into a condit