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♪ 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...

Interest. 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...

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...

>> hell, no, man. >> 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. >...

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! >>...

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. because it was just a misunder...

>> 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. im not doing nothing else. nothing. never coming back. >> ive been doing so good. i use...

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 too. >> best of luck to you. >> my little brothers been ther...

>> 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 ...

>> were going to take them as is. well wrap him up and go. >> typically if theres a code, nine times out of ten you know its coming. youre not a mind reader but you know its coming. this kids angry, hes been snapping off on everybody. so when you hear the code, youre like oh, i bet its so and so. >> what youre doing on the card tables. >> i try to establish a pretty good rapport with our problematic kids so that hopefully upon my arrival im able to talk to them. >> step back. step back, kevin. >...