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>> do you know where your anger comes from. >> sometimes i just like to be angry. >> hes not the only one. program directors chris blessinger and eric courtney spend countless hours working with teens in seg. >> talk to me, what was the point of all that? >> i started hating nation. that everybody started fighting. >> where did that get to you? >> right here. >> as we attempted to interview blessinger after her rounds, we got her own feel for the personalities in seg. >> they go through the grou...

A good program. ms. blessinger agreed and they said theyre proud of me that i got my ged on my own free will. i hope everything goes well. >> i think hes a party animal, what do you think? >> oh, definitely. definitely. >> back in the captains office, charles taylors wait for his mother enters its sixth hour. >> okay. well, ill see if i cant get ahold of his mom again, see how far out she is or if shes hung in traffic. okay. bye. >> lets try her again. >> i feel my mama getting close.

Five hours, 18-year-old michael brehm continues his gruelling interview with the committee that will decide his fate. >> i havent been this nervous since court. this pretty much decides my freedom. >> program director chris blessinger cuts to the core of michaels problems. >> you and i have had conversations before. and one of those conversations has been about the seriousness, about the extensive history that you have using substances. >> right. >> if you look back on a lot of your charges, a l...

Well. because he really could. he could do wonderful things. >> while charles taylor makes the best of a wait that has already stretched to more than five hours, 18-year-old michael brehm continues his grueling interview with the committee that will decide his fate. >> i havent been this nervous since court. i dont know. this pretty much decides my freedom. >> program director chris blessinger cuts to the core of the problems. >> you and i have had conversations before. one of the conversations ...

Straightforward the best i could. told her what my plans are when i get out. captain said ive done a good job. miss blessinger agreed. they said theyre proud i got my g.e.d. on my own free will. hope it goes well. >> i think hes a party animal, what do you think? >> definitely. >> back in the captains office, charles taylors wait for his mother enters its sixth hour. >> all right. ill see if i cant get hold of his mother and see how far out she is or if shes hung in traffic. okay, bye. lets try ...

With teens in s.a.g. >> talk to me, what was the point of all that? >> i started hating nation. that everybody started fighting. >> where did that get you? >> right here. >> as we attempted to interview blessinger after her rounds, we got her own feel for the personalities in s.a.g. >> they go through the groups and they learn the skills but then they have to apply those skills. [ inaudible ] >> you have to have a certain kind of a personality and demeanor to be able to work in a place like this...

>> program director chris blessinger cuts to the core of michaels problems. >> you and i have had conversations before. and one of those conversations has been about the seriousness, about the extensive history that you have using substances. >> right. >> if you look back on a lot of your charges, a lot of those charges were when you were high or when you were drunk. so what is going to be different this time when you get out? >> i have a lot more access to things when i get out like groups. im ...

>> my mom, she quit drinking. she quit drinking for me. because i asked her to. i was like, mom, when i go home, i know you like to have your cocktails every now and then. but youre going to have to do me a favor and stop that. she told me she respects that and shell do it for me. >> youre exactly right. because if youre around it, youre going to be tempted. >> okay, michael. im going to have you go over in that room and wait for a second while we have a discussion and then well have you come ba...

>> program director chris blessinger cuts to the core of michaels problems. >> you and i have had conversations before. and one of those conversations has been about the seriousness, about the extensive history that you have using substances. >> right. >> if you look back on a lot of your charges, a lot of those charges were when you were high or when you were drunk. so what is going to be different this time when you get out? >> i have a lot more access to things when i get out like groups. im ...

>> where did that get to you? >> right here. >> as we attempted to interview blessinger after her rounds, we got her own feel for the personalities in seg. >> they go through the groups and they learn the skills but then they have to apply those skills. >> shut up. >> you have to have a certain kind of personality and the demeanor to be able to work in a place like this. theres never a dull moment. always things to do and offenders to help. >> youre facing an adult conviction. youre a danger. i ...