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County jail appears to be coming to an end. he recently went to court, and along with catching a glimpse of his girlfriend, alyssa schlossberg, he was given some good news about his recent probation violations. they were combined with his current sentence and he was given a choice between prison or rehab. >> i was either going downstate for five years or taking a drug program. i got a long-term inpatient, which is six months. still waiting to hear if i got accepted into the one program i did app...

Im not here to deter them or beat them down or tell them this is the end of your life. we have classes to help them learn mechanics, culinary classes and fresh start. we want to help them once they leave here on to whatever theyre going to do once they leave. >> in 2004, the r.i.d.e. program was started to reduce the number of repeat offenders. >> we started a program called r.i.d.e. that stands for rikers island discharge enhancement. under the umbrella of r.i.d.e., we have a lot of components ...

Get high, whenever i push myself away from them and i close them out because i dont want them to see me like that and i feel like theyre going to judge me, and it brings a big space in between us, so i dont get to see my kids. i -- you know, just bad things like that. >> mcbride admits she has difficulty with some of the material. >> lying is not the answer. but number two says -- >> but i dont like -- i dont -- im not lying. i just dont tell him. im not going to sit there and tell him, oh, yeah...

She just recently pled guilty toe burglary and drug pair fa nailal charges and was sentenced to 364 days in jail. shes also required to complete the jails drug rehab program. >> the drug program might help me, but i really dont think it will. i mean, im 21. i want to be young and reckless right now. >> what do you want to do when you get out of jail? >> first i want to get high. ♪ ♪ too fast for you to keep up with ♪ my dream of life is to party like a rock star, make a living with my musi...

Schlossberg, he was given some good news about his recent probation violations. they were combined with his current sentence and he was given a choice between prison or rehab. >> i was either going downstate for five years or taking a drug program. i got a long-term inpatient, which is six months. still waiting to hear if i got accepted into the one program i did apply to. >> schlossberg also had good news from her judge. she pled guilty to her charges of distributing cocaine and was sentenced t...

He recently went to court, and along with catching a glimpse of his girlfriend, alyssa schlossberg, he was given some good news about his recent probation violations. they were combined with his current sentence and he was given a choice between prison or rehab. >> i was either going downstate for five years or taking a drug program. i got a long-term inpatient, which is six months. still waiting to hear if i got accepted into the one program i did apply to. >> schlossberg also had good news fro...

And i miss doing libertys hair and painting her nails and i miss the way, like i cant do anything wrong. the baby just thinks like im just -- i used to cuddle them, and i miss the way they smell. my mom takes good care of them, though. she really does. >> so are you the drug problem? >> yes. >> you ought to try to go through our alpha program. >> okay. thank you. >> its the best in the nation, our drug program. you havent been sentenced? >> no, i havent been sentenced. i havent been -- >> lets g...

Schlossberg, he was given some good news about his recent probation violations. they were combined with his current sentence and he was given a choice between prison or rehab. >> i was either going downstate for five years or taking a drug program. i got a long-term inpatient, which is six months. still waiting to hear if i got accepted into the one program i did apply to. >> shclossberg also had good news from her judge. she pled guilty to her charges of distributing cocaine and was sentenced t...

This thing lives or dies with them being committed to it. >> when we pick this person, we cant afford to fail. there was a lot of effort going into to get this. theres a lot of work on everybodys part to get this thing right. the last thing we can afford right now is for the dog to bomb because we didnt pick the right handler. >> i this i we got it. >> three months into it, decides this isnt really what i -- >> yeah, exactly. >> elmos primary duty is to detect illegal drugs inside the jail. at h...

>> being here -- >> you believe it because you have to believe it. >> i know it, yeah. >> nearing the end of a six-month sentence in the hillsborough county jail in tampa, florida, sheree dean says shes ready to give up her former life of drug use and prostitution. >> im over this. i realize if i keep doing the [ bleep ] that im doing i will keep coming back here. i dont want to be one of those people that keep walking through the doors. oh, didnt you just leave? especially those people who come...