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Offenders here, and when you look at their files, someone has committed a sex crime on them 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 feel dizzy or anything? >> you have to have a thick skin. you really do. i get called every name under the sun except...

I wasnt out for two months and i got hit with an armed robbery. >> despite their claims of innocence, brandyn cox and nathan brady were found guilty of the battery that landed them 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 coul...

And my mom, she tries to be there for me, but she really doesnt. she was going to try to actually have me come home and stay with 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 ...

In our juvenile system today are here because they have threatened the fabric of public 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 c...

>> of all the offenders behind bars at pendleton juvenile, 19-year-old jacob shauntee is one of the most perplexing for staff. >> every time staff does something, you dont agree with it, this is what you do, you cut or tie or something, dont you? every time. because you just want everything to be fair, right? sorry, buddy. >> get this one right here on top. >> hes done it before, and its shocking. his nail bed is purple. thats pretty bad. like i said, hes done it before. >> just two weeks ago, o...

Behind bars inside pendleton juvenile, some days can be tougher than others. for offenders and staff. when both are pushed to the limit, pendletons care team is called into action. >> the thing about trying to bring down the number of physical forces and its actually brought them down. bringing every day, different people are assigned to. today were both on the care team. whatever the situation as you go to where they call you and talk to the kid and kind of deescalate it so it doesnt go into th...

With more than 300 teens behind bars inside pendleton juvenile, some days can be tougher than others. for offenders and staff. when both are pushed to the limit, pendletons care team is called into action. >> the thing about trying to bring down the number of physical forces and its actually brought them down. bringing every day, different people are assigned to. today were both on the care team. whatever the situation as you go to where they call you and talk to the kid and kind of deescalate i...

>> he could be acting just fine while heres in school and then the very next second he could be having an outburst and be hurting someone. and it just comes out of nowhere. you dont ever give up because you never know whats going to work today that didnt work yesterday. >> the challenges are understanding what makes a kid react before he thinks. it can get to the point that when they strike out it can go from one victim to multiple victims over a candy bar. next, on "lockup pendleton juvenile,...

Due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. let me see what youve done. let me see what you did. jacob! >> why did you do that? >> hes a good kid. >> i got bored. >> so you try to lose fingers because you got bored. >> of all the offenders behind bars at pendleton juvenile, 19-year-old jacob shauntee is one of the most perplexing for staff. >> every time staff does something, you dont agree with it, this is what you do, you cut or tie or something, dont you? every time. because...

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 and you cant tell me that the 12 or 13-year-old knows really what theyre doing, and i think thats why i ha...