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From philips sonicare and save now. philips sonicare. behind the locked doors of pendleton juvenile correctional facility, theres more than just teen offenders behind bars. >> 33, copy. >> for staff here, this is a world most people never see or understand. no one knows this better than the nurses in pendletons 24/7 medical unit. >> we have a lot of sex offenders here, and when you look at their files, someone has committed a sex crime on them

Here for because its all about correcting their behavior, because, you know, someone didnt do something somewhere, you know, to make sure they are not in here. coming up on "lock-up: pendleton juvenile," a glimpse into the horrific childhood of jacob shauntee. >> i was taken away from my dad. i was put with my mom. my dad went to prison for ten years for child abuse and attempted murder. >> and -- >> she doesnt want to come here. a lot of kids out there wouldnt make it. [ male announcer ] when...

Going to do what i want, when i want. aint nobody going to stop me. >> as he serves his time in pendletons gang unit, boggess says his former ties with the imperial gangsters gave him street cred, but that wasnt his own crutch on the outside. >> when you have a gun on you, it makes you feel a lot safer than it would if you didnt have one. the neighborhood i grew up in, people always shooting, fighting and stuff, and its crazy. it makes you feel powerful, too, like you cant be touched, and i like...

Safety. >> it was a different set of problems that landed 18-year-old adam cameron in pendleton. >> my biggest problem in life is just stealing things, touching things that dont belong to me. grand theft auto. stolen stuff. it started when i met a girl when i was 13. then i started running away, got in a gang, and went on from there. the gang had me do things. >> if you want to actually put your chairs in a circle, id appreciate it. >> cameron never thought his sticky fingers would lead to time ...

>> safety isnt the only concern inside pendleton. education and counseling is also mandatory for release. >> people are having their own problems. this is the time were going to talk about -- >> across the yard, counselor stephanie roberts is letting offenders in unit d-9 vent. >> because i know you all have issues youd like to talk about. trust me. im your counselor, i know. because you always come running to me. this is our time to get them out. a lot of these kids have longer rap sheets than ...

And you cant tell me that the 12 or 13-year-old knows really what theyre doing, and i think thats why i have such a huge heart for these kids as opposed to adults who have committed a sex offense and theyre 50, 60 years old, because they know better. >> are you having any trouble seeing or earring? >> you have to have a thick skin. you really do. i get called every name under the sun except for my real name, but theyre kids. this is their normal, and thats whats so sad to me. this is their norma...

Her, but she doesnt have the money for it. >> out of 12 messages i had today, 7 messages had to do with behavior problems going on in the unit. >> stephanie roberts is a psychiatric social services counselor in pendletons d-9 unit. over the past week, d-9 has had its share of trouble. >> weve had people battering staff, weve had people urinating under doors. weve had a lot going on. so, i want to see from your guys perspective what is going on in this unit that is leading to this negative behavi...

In seg. since then, cox has been released. brady remains at pendleton. as for jacob shauntee, his future remains as troubled as his past. even though hes completed all programs and has earned his release, he cant go home. according to superintendent mike dempsey, jacob has no one or no place to take him in. >> it could be directly related to there being no parent, to there being no guardian, no relative thats willing to take the offender in. it could be that theyve exhausted all of the other com...

>> after two long years and a teenager back at their side, adam and his grandparents finally leave pendleton. >> last but not least, michael jones. >> just a few hours later, michael jones and his family also say their good-byes. but back inside the razor wire fences of pendleton juvenile, justin boggess still faces time behind bars. >> im a strong believer everything happens for a reason, and i feel that, you know, if i wouldnt have got locked up, i dont know where i would be. id either be dead...