. >> reginald smith, a convicted robber, was recently released from another maximum security facilityossession of a firearm and conspiracy to escape. he will spend the next 16 months at indiana state. >> sad to say i was out nine months. yeah i was out only nine months. caught a dirty -- know what i mean drugs. found myself back in another maximum security facility again. >> submit is not alone. a large number of inmates who are brought to isp have previously served time. >> i've been in this business 26 years. and i've had offenders tell me boss, i'll never be back. or this is the last time i'm doing time. and unfortunately, they've said it to themselves many times. but when they get out of an institutional setting like the maximum security prison that we're in today, there is a true barrier in front of them. >> to cut down on the number of offenders who end up back behind bars, the state of indiana has mandated an intensive re-entry program. >> re-entry really is about preparing individuals to return to the community. i've had offenders that were the toughest of convicts inside a sy