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In the oklahoma country side meth use has derailed a mothers li life. in a basement a group of women trying hard to get back on track. >> john henry lost his first tooth on saturday. he was super excited. >> my light bill, my rent. that feels good today. >> these might not seem like grounds for celebration but to the women here they are major milestones. >> i just moved in last flight. the house is beautiful. it was pretty cool. >> this is a court offered volunteer program for women with childre...

What do they tell you? >> well, we were with law enforcement both in the city and in the rural parts of oklahoma. and im telling you, it was just nonstop. they were working around the clock. and it just really hit this community really hard. and in fact in the rural parts of oklahoma, users are resorting to desperate measures to get their fix. and you will be able to see that tonight on the episode. cattle theft is on the rides and for t -- rise and for the most part cattle is being stolen to su...

Were lands reserved for natives after europeans took the rest of north america, and were like, okay, those we havent killed yet, can live here. originally they were supposed to be independent nations within the u.s. but theyre ultimately under the control of the federal government. not surprisingly, this long history of being screwed over has led to dire conditions. 97% of the people here live below the poverty line, and the average household income is less than 3500 bucks a year. and while not ...

Theyre moved out of this cell and moved on. >> 13 hours earlier, the sobering cell was occupied by the man who has probably spent more time in it than anyone else over the past 20 years. chris laforce was arrested for public intoxication. his latest probation violation on top of dozens of prior violations and convictions related to drugs or challenge. >> hes well over a thousand arrests for our county. every time he gets brought in, he is very vocal, very loud, very intoxicated. he knows most of...

Originally they were supposed to be independent nations within the u.s. but theyre ultimately under the control of the federal government. not surprisingly, this long history of being screwed over has led to dire conditions. 97% of the people here live below the poverty line, and the average household income is less than 3500 bucks a year. and while not all reservations are dry, on pine ridge alcohol is illegal. but even with these restrictions, 75% of adults here still suffer from alcoholism. a...

Those of you who we havent killed yet can live here. originally they were supposed to be independent nations within the u.s. but theyre ultimately under the control of the federal government. not surprisingly, this long history of being screwed over has led to dire conditions. 97% of the people here live below the poverty line, and the average household income is less than 3500 bucks a year. and while not all reservations are dry, on pine ridge alcohol is illegal. but even with these restriction...

Under the control of the federal government. not surprisingly, this long history of being screwed over has led to dire conditions. 97% of the people here live below the poverty line, and the average household income is less than 3500 bucks a year. and while not all reservations are dry, on pineidge r alcohol isil gal. but even with these restrictions, 75% of adults here still suffer from alcoholism. and meth use is higher for natives than any other group in the country. add to that a chronically...

To date on your ethnic cleansing history, reservations were reserved for native americans when the europeans took the rest of north america. those of you who we havent killed yet can live here. originally they were supposed to be independent nations within the u.s. but theyre ultimately under the control of the federal government. not surprisingly, this long history of being screwed over has led to dire conditions. 97% of the people here live below the poverty line, and the average household inc...

Safety. once theyve sobered up enough, theyre moved out of this cell to move on. >> four hours later, the sober cell was occupied by a man who probably spent more time in it than anyone else over the past 20 years. chris la force was arrested for public intoxication. his latest probation violation on top of dozens of prior convictions related to drugs or alcohol. >> hes arrested well over a thousand times. hes very vocal, very loud, very intoxicated. he knows most of us by name. >> he is very co...

Probably spent more time in it than anyone else over the past 20 years. chris la force was arrested for public intoxication. his latest probation violation on top of dozens of prior convictions related to drugs or alcohol. >> hes arrested well over a thousand times. hes very vocal, very loud, very intoxicated. he knows most of us by name. >> he is very comfortedble here. hes been here so much, its like his second home. hes homeless out on the streets so hes almost better here than out. >> hes kn...