. >> a member of the navajo tribe, tex joey travels regularly from his reservation to aid in the ceremonyative american brothers that are incarcerated, they're coming from the outside, you know, they addicted themselves to certain things, and i guess you could say that they're mad at the world, things like that. >> inmate marty begay came here 11 years ago after he was convicted of murder during an attempted robbery. >> i barely started getting into my roots when i came into prison around six years ago. and i was approved to have my medicine bag and my herbs. they say you lose yourself in here and get caught up in all the negative stuff that prison has to offer, so when you come in here, you know, you forget all that stuff, you know. >> this sweat box ceremony is really to purify their system, their physical self, emotional, mental, spiritual, like that. this is really what it's for, to cleanse, you know. >> before i used to come to the sweat lodge, you know, i was quick to get angry at the staff members and stuff like that. but now, you know, if a staff member gets me angry, you know, i