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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 shes going to visit m...

>> 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...

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. if you know the outcome of wha...

She chose to go and be with her godmother. thats fine. i know where youre at. youre safe. well work this out. >> and you were okay with that. in fact, you presented her with that as an option. >> exactly. because i trusted that person and i knew she would be safe with that person. >> okay. so she didnt leave the house with your permission, did she? >> today the court is considering two difficult cases. theres kevin, a repeat offender whos been incarcerated for nearly four months, pending a final...

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 that a habit of yours, to take this baby and drop it off at different places? >> i just needed some me time. >> youve got to keep it together. you dont have a choice. to pick up some accessori...

>> this aint the place to be. >> youll be fine. youll go home. just two more days. >> now that im a teen mother, partyings got to stop. ive got to think more. i cant spend time by myself or whatever. but just next time make sure i call someone to check up on them. >> the longer a teen is locked up alone in juvenile, the more desperate he becomes. most kids can at least look forward to parental visitations to comfort them during detainment. but kevins mom says her work schedule and transportation...

>> he just had this bolt and he was dlaenting 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. if you know the outcome of whatevers going to happen to you, theres a sense of peace in that. im either going to get to go home or im going to go to 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 wi...

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 do this? give me your arm. >> its our responsibility to keep all kids safe. were going to do whatever weve got to...

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 shes going to visit me almost every weekend, but she dont come. >> youve got to keep it together, kevin. okay? youve got to keep it together. youve got to. you dont have a choice. >> i just feel like breaking down. my mom, she really wants the best for me. but at the same time how can i get the best out of something if...

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 i know deep inside with my dads help that ill be going home and be placed on house arrest. >> kim, as her mother -- >> whats best for her? >> yeah. >> as kymyadas parents struggle with their decision, jamie pays kevin a second visit since yesterdays incident. but this time she brings good news. >> kevins going to placement finally after being with me for qui...