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Placement. when you have no idea whats going to happen to you, you do start to go crazy. >> you had your chance, kevin. >> its impossible to assess the kids who wind up in juvenile without taking a careful look at their everyday environments. that starts with family and home. >> im from chicago, and its a lot of gang bangers, shooting going on. and you see it up close and personal and stuff. so i had to grow up early and just experience a lot of stuff. so i know how it is. >> i got one more week...

>> shes always had issues. ive always tried to address those issues. through doing and being the best mom i possibly could. unfortunately, for kymyada, she needs more attention than i can give her because me and my husband both work. to the point where we are now, it started with being disrespectful with me. after that we laid down the law. either you abide by our rules or you need to go somewhere else. she chose to go and be with her godmother. thats fine. i know where youre at. youre safe. wel...

The fosters have been taking care of their granddaughter while kymyadas been locked up. but attorney don ruck knows some tough decisions need to be made. >> theres two options really. at 4:00 today kymyadas going to go to a home where obviously theres a lot of structure like you were talking about. or she could go home and be released to you guys today with the list of interventions and services that the court has said. >> were still at odds on that view. so. >> theyre talking about it now. and ...

If he can really search his heart and want to make the changes, i believe he can do so. but its truly up to him. i hope hes successful. thats all i can say. >> while kevin is excited to go to placement, for kymyada being sent to a placement facility means separation from her daughter. but her story does not end here. >> that statement that you said hurt me really bad because --

Trouble. and thats just the pattern. thats been the pattern. so this is the beginning. this is a start. >> you have your clothes and everything? >> good to go. >> you need to just sign out. >> even though kevin will be away from home, this time he wont be away from family. after the courts lengthy search for a facility that can handle his needs, it turns out kevin is going to the same placement that his younger brother has been attending for the past six months. >> okay, kevin. take care. >> you...

Quite some time now. >> 99 days. >> hes quite happy about it, and i hope that its a positive experience and we wont be hearing of kevin anymore. >> its a real good placement. its a campus. ill be on a school all year round there. ill probably end up being there for nine months to a year. and basically, the goal there is to get us on the right path. >> i thought it was going to be forever. feels like forever. >> im sure it does. but its a temporary hurdle. you can get over it. and youll make it t...

Most kids can at least look forward to parental visitations to comfort them during detainment. but kevins mom says her work schedule and transportation issues prevent her from seeing her son. now kevin is at the breaking point. >> let go of me. you think im playing with you? im going to kill myself. i dont give a [ bleep ]. >> whoa. >> ill jump off my [ bleep ] sink and yall aint going to do nothing about it. >> kevin is being transferred to the high-security wing of lcjc, where staff can hopefu...

♪ the detention officers at lake county juvenile are reporting to e-wing after a steel bolt was seized from 16-year-old offender kevin. though officers recovered the weapon, kevin must be transferred to a new wing. for his safety and that of the other juvenile offenders. >> im not playing with you. hell no! >> put your hands on the table against the wall. put your hands against the wall. >> hell, no. >> okay. >> what is your problem? >> what is my problem? thats not mine. >> kevin, dont show...

Shes not going to be there to talk to me about it? >> all right? put the blanket around you. >> im just waiting for that day to get out of here. i just want to leave. >> family involvement from one case to another can vary greatly in the juvenile justice system. while kevin struggles with what lies ahead, kymyada finally has her day in court where shes convinced shell set the record straight with her mom. >> if youre standing to the side of somebody, youre not in line. >> im not nervous at all. ...

>> its our responsibility to keep all kids safe. were going to do whatever weve got to do to keep the child safe. and we do that with maximum numbers, minimal force. >> hold on. >> get him up. >> you need cuffs? >> no, we got them. >> we got them. we got them. >> stand up, man. >> stand up. kevin. stand up. >> he just had this bolt and he was threatening he was going to hurt first staff that come into the room or one of the other residents that try to come after him. hes been here for a while. i...