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Mean to you as a mother to have your daughter someday leave and not know where she is. >> part of what i do as a defense lawyer in these cases is trying to elicit testimony that a parent sitting in the background can hear and maybe influence and change how steadfast they are to their decision that the child should not come home. >> there you go. >> with an average daily population of 70 boys and girls, its impossible for staff at lcjc to give kids the one-on-one attention so many crave. in some ...

Fire. it is drifting on emergency backup power now as tugboats prepare to tow the ship to the port. im veronica de la cruz. now back to "lockup." > ♪ by law juveniles who are arrested can spend a maximum of 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 li...

I think it was my dad went to prison. and i was real close to my dad. and losing him for a couple years just kind of set me off. >> all this anger is building up in me and i just cant figure out a way to let it out. >> and then my mom having her boyfriends and stuff like, that i didnt want him around because it wasnt my dad. >> what about your little 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 ...

Sink and yall aint going to do nothing about it. >> kevin is being transferred to the high-security wing of lcjc, where staff can hopefully calm him down and keep closer tabs on his behavior. >> im still going to kill myself. so it dont matter. >> kevins threats of suicide mean he will be placed on round-the-clock watch, and ware only a paper blanket for his own safety. >> he said hes going to kill himself. just leave him cuffed and shackled. well put one person at the door. let him be till he c...

Its just all an act. i was just trying to get attention. >> after his safety was secured, jamie spoke with kevin to get to the root of his distress and anger. and despite his rebellious behavior the day before, jamie makes good on her promise of a phone call. >> 9 times out of 10 when theyre angry like that its not the issue at hand. its something else. he was pending placement. he was upset. he was scared. you know. so what does he do? he goes off and starts tearing up my room and everything el...

Im going to give you your mat. okay? im taking you at your word, kevin. >> this battery charge, i didnt know it was going to be this severe. i got put under advisement, and advisement means that whenever the judge feels hes ready to come up with a decision to send me somewhere then hell do it. but till then ive got to sit and wait and im just another number. >> in jail theres nobody here to help you. being here some days not having my mom, not having anybody to talk to it drives me crazy. >> bei...

>> kevin definitely has potential. 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 do. >> while kevin is excited to go to placement, for kymata, 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 --

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 issues prevent her from seeing her son. now kevin is at the breaking point. >> ill kill myself. >> whoa. >> ill be there and jump off the sink. >> all right. >> kevin is being transferred to the high security wing of lcjc where staff can hopefully calm him down and keep closer tabs on his behav...

>> its our responsibility to keep our kids safe. were going to do whatever we got to do to keep the child safe. and we do that with maximum numbers. >> come on! >> give it to me. >> he got it. get up. need clothes? >> we got him. stand up. stand up, kevin. stand up. >> he just had this bolt. hes been threatening he is going to hurt the first staff that comes into the room or the other residents that may come after him. hes been here for a while. and that starts to get to them, too. if you know t...

Theres kevin, a repeat offender who has been incarcerated for nearly four months pending a final judgment from his last hearing that will ultimately decide his fate. and then kymata, a teenage mother and former run away. shes charged with running again but continues to plead her innocence. will the court agree that she is reformed or will her mistakes separate her from her baby? >> were dealing with two children, not just one. so the question is would you be willing to take your daughter home? [...