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>> phase two of boot camp is a two month work-release program in which the cadets improve their education or acquire jobs. >> what about schooling? >> sir, this cadet has plans to go to school to become an accountant if possible, sir. >> an accountant. wow. youll be making a lot of money. >> i got to study a lot, sir. >> being in phase one is a lot of pressure from sun up to sun down. in phase two, mostly the pressure is about getting your head straight, getting to school if you want to go to sc...

Services, life classes and vocational programs. >> at the womens detention center, i believe the most effective vocational program we have here is our cosmetology because they have the opportunity to receive a certification and it does not print they received this in jail so then they can present that to a possible employer when they get out. >> hold your ridge, hold your ridge. start to clean out. swing it. thats it. see it closes up the openings? you got it? >> elizabeth valenza is the head 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 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...

Vocational programs. >> at the womens detention center, i believe the most effective vocational program we have here is our cosmetology because they have the opportunity to receive a certification and it does not print they received this in jail so then they can present that to a possible employer when they get out. >> hold your ridge, hold your ridge. start to clean out. swing it. thats it. see it closes up the openings? you got it? >> elizabeth valenza is the head instructor for the cosmetolog...

Services, life classes and vocational programs. >> at the womens detention center, i believe the most effective vocational program we have here is our cosmetology because they have the opportunity to receive a certification and it does not print they received this in jail so then they can present that to a possible employer when they get out. >> hold your ridge, hold your ridge. start to clean out. swing it. thats it. see it closes up the openings? you got it? >> elizabeth valenza is the head in...

>> during the final phase of th 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. ...

>> absolutely. >> this is the opportunity for  you to build up some discipline knowing that youre going to do certain things every day. so youre building a foundation thats going to allow you to  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 brother...

Implemented an intensive and rigorous military-type program called boot camp. >> why dont you leave me alone >> why dont you leave me alone >> why dont you let me go home? >> 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....

>> 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 tha is not familiar with prison  life, you can still grab a hold of them before they get too deep. >> officer alvin formally of th u.s. army is one of the drill instructors. >> my primary goal is to turn  these youthful offenders  hopefully into pr...

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 to their job. we go to their school. wherever it is that they might be. to make sure...