the time has been made easier by the presence of her good friend, valerie minacapeli, but few things ail are permanent. minacapeli was released a few days ago. >> i miss valerie very much. i called her monday night, she said she was doing okay. she answered the phone, collect call from me. i talked to her mom. they were doing good. >> it won't be long before archer can join her friend, and she vows it will be the last she'll see of this suffolk county jail. >> i'm getting released in five days and i'm trying to get to a program. and i'm going to stay clean. i'm not going to come back here. >> archer recently took a small step towards freedom when she was allowed to join the jail's community works program. twice a week, the program sends low-security inmates outside the jail to perform public service, such as painting and landscaping. >> get out of jail for the day, you go and work a real job. you only get $3 a day, but it's worth it to me, because it helps me get through my day and it's getting me back into the real world, you know what i mean? >> it's almost like a stepping stone, be