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So when they begin to do something and they get proud of it, then it brings about a change in them. >> during the final phase of the program, the cadets are allowed to go home where they are monitored daily for several months. >> are you going to be all right? >> yes, sir. >> cant wait to go home? >> cant get to get a second chance at life, sir. >> there you go. good job. good job. good job. good job. >> we have drill instructors that are called case managers. and we go out to their home. we go ...

Program. and very few ever return to jail. >> 88% of our cadets do not come back to prison. 88% of them do make a turnaround. 88% of them do go on to be productive citizens of society. >> didnt think i could go as far as the instructors at this program perceive that we can go. >> youre not going to make a difference in everyone. we have platoons that roll in and out of here. 38 cadets to a platoon. youre not going to change 38 people. but you have to rejoice when you change just one. >> boot cam...

Order to qualify to come here. >> age is also a criteria for acceptance into the program. all inmates must be between 14 and 28 years old. >> when you get somebody thats new to the system, somebody that is not familiar with prison life, you can still grab a hold of them before they get too deep. >> officer alvin formally of the u.s. army is one of the drill instructors. >> my primary goal is to turn these youthful offenders hopefully into productive citizens so they can re-enter society. >> left...

Inmates and reduce the recidivism rate, miami-dade has implemented an intensive and rigorous military-type program called boot camp. ♪ why dont you leave me alone why dont you let me go home ♪ ♪ why dont you leave me alone why dont you let me go home ♪ >> started in 1995, boot camp only accepts 38 inmates every 2 months, many of whom have committed nonviolent crimes. ultimately, a judge decides if an inmate is eligible for the program. >> they have boot camp in lieu of sentencing. and th...

Trial on burglary charges. >> we all had a split second to make a choice to do the right thing or the wrong thing and most of us here, we picked the wrong thing. its as simple as that. >> in my neighborhood -- >> right. >> -- moneys basically nil. youve got so much unemployment, and we are not acquiring the funds to meet the demand. so how do we find patience in that -- >> okay. patience right here then, we discuss here every week that you just cant jump out and say youre going to get a job. >> ...

Kicking and screaming, they cant give her medicine, so they have to tie her down. so its working under adverse conditions with extremely ill people. >> dr. mary sue haber is a forensic psychologist and has worked in corrections for 35 years. >> there are less places for women to be treated after they leave here. and even if they are released and go to a hospital in a short-time treatment program, they come back. they sometimes commit crimes, deliberately, to get arrested because they dont have a...

Years on armed robbery and kidnapping. so i decided to come to boot camp instead of facing 15 to 30 years. >> there is a criteria to come here and not all of them may meet that criteria. theres the physical aspect of it and psychological aspect and they must pass these tests in order to qualify to come here. >> age is also a criteria for acceptance into the program. all inmates must be between 14 and 28 years old. >> when you get somebody thats new to the system, somebody that is not familiar wi...

Get your head out of your tail there. >> aye-aye, sir. >> aye-aye, sir. >> aye-aye, sir. >> aye-aye, sir. >> 95% of the inmates enrolled in boot camp graduate from the program. and very few ever return to jail. >> 88% of our cadets do not come back to prison. 88% of them do make a turnaround. 88% of them do go on to be productive citizens of society. >> didnt think i could go as far as the instructors at this program perceive that we can go. >> youre not going to make a difference in everyone. w...

Society. >> left, left. left, right. >> while in the program, participants are no longer considered inmates, they are cadets. >> the biggest shock to the cadets when they arrive is having to do something that somebody else tells them to do. drop your tray. ready, ready, ready. sit. >> on the street, you free to do anything you want to do. in boot camp, you got to ask for permission for any little thing you want to do. >> fix it in the tray. >> all right, sir. >> i say ready, ready, ready, eat! >...

Make the right decisions when you get out of here. >> me personally, i think the programs helped. every time ive come here, the program has helped me. i have seen brothers graduate and get geds here. ive seen brothers go to task programs and work release programs and stay out of trouble. it works. it works. it may not work for everybody, but it does work and my belief is that if it helps 1 or 2 out of 100, then thats still helping society. because that one or two gonna help somebody else thats g...