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So what does he do? he goes off and starts tearing up my room and everything else to get the attention. but when its all said and done, ultimately "can i talk to my mom?" [ phone ringing ] >> her voicemail came on. >> well try tomorrow, kevin. okay? well try tomorrow. listen. dont get all worked up. well keep trying. all right? are you going to be all right? >> i dont know. i just want to talk to my mama. >> i know you do, kevin. >> my mom, she did come to visit me one time and she promised me s...

>> kneel down, kevin. >> get off me. >> code green echo. code green echo. [ alarm ] >> a code green basically is considered a general emergency. >> its a situation where we need backup. we need extra personnel to come down and help out. its for the safety of the kid and for the safety of the staff. >> get off me! >> we asked you to do it the easy way. >> the frustrating thing about a code green is youre running into the situation blind. you have no idea what youre going into. >> are we going to ...

120 days in detention. 16-year-old kevin is close to that limit. >> get off me. >> after months behind bars and just one family visit the depths of kevins despair resulted in a tense situation for everyone involved. >> get the [ bleep ] away from me. >> it was a rush. like it just came like that. and everything just started shaking to me. and i didnt want to give up. >> ill [ bleep ] kill myself. i dont care. [ bleep ]. >> i was just being stupid. i would never kill myself. ive got a lot to live...

Brother? show him the right way. you can do it. you can do it. but youve got to want to do it, kevin. youve got to want to do it. dont end up like your dad. >> are you guys really going to give me a phone call? >> yes, ill give you a phone call, kevin. >> i want to talk to my mom. have her come visit me. >> kids out there, half of us, we could do something with our life. i want to -- i want to do something with my life. ♪ when you need a friend ♪ we all need somebody to lean on ♪ >> is tha...

Attention so many crave. in some cases that hunger leads to desperation. >> get down, kevin. now. >> get away from me. >> dont get up there. do you understand that? >> kevins a very angry young man. he said he was going to kill himself. and once we shut the door he stood up on his sink, implying that he was going to jump off of it head first to harm himself. >> i want to go to placement. i want to get out of here. >> and thats not going to happen the way you do it. >> i didnt even do nothing! >>...

>> i understand that, kevin. i understand that. and i know thats whats really got you worked up. kevin, chill out. behave yourself. ill give you a phone call. all right? will you do that? >> yes. >> nobody wants to have to be physical. you know, you dont want to have to restrain a kid if you dont have to e. are strain them. if i can get to them through communicating with them verbally and just sitting down and talking to them, you know, id much prefer that. >> hold on. im going to give you your ...

>> after months behind bars and just one family visit the depths of kevins despair resulted in a tense situation for everyone involved. >> get the [ bleep ] away from me. >> it was a rush. like it just came like that. and everything just started shaking to me. and i didnt want to give up. >> ill [ bleep ] kill myself. i dont care. [ bleep ]. >> i was just being stupid. i would never kill myself. ive got a lot to live for. its just all an act. i was just trying to get attention. >> after his safe...

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...

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 --

>> 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 through it. >> i had t...