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Know. every kid has issues. theirs might be a little more violent than others or more to deal with, but thats what were 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 attem...

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 a lot going on. so, i want to see from your guys perspective what...

They act like theyre bad boys and so hard and stuff. they want to be safe. they want organization, that type of thing. >> 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. be...

>> coat on. >> are you ready? >> yes, sir. >> military officers dwayne cooley and rick johnson have waited for this day for months. >> how do you feel about getting ready to take the test? >> i dont know. >> i know youve been studying so if youre prepared youll be fine. >> its now time to make the one-hour drive to indianapolis where madden will take his three-hour military test. >> im very proud of him. im real excited, too. im so excited im not even taking the test and so, just real big day. >...

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 circle, id appreciate it. >> camer...

Away. but we didnt do nothing yet. they say we battered somebody but i think they got the wrong people. >> according to internal reports, three offenders snuck into a unit and jumped another student. pendleton staff identified cox and brady as two of the alleged perpetrators. >> i know who got battered, but i didnt know who done it. they said we done it. >> after a while, being bad aint going to get you out, so you just got to be cool. ive been cool. i aint been to seg for a while. i did kind of...

A couple other kids and i looked out my window, and one of the kids that was sitting at the table here, i saw his head look out the door. and i knew he was looking at something. that wasnt normal, and so i yelled at him, "heath, whats going on?" and he went like that. and i knew he was telling me something, so i came to the door, saw the officer and mr. shauntee struggling. at first, i wasnt sure if it was horseplay or something, but it wasnt. it was real. and so i called for a signal ten. i cou...

Tomorrow we start all over. and if youve got some conflict with the teacher, just let that go, because youre there to get your ged, which, in the end, has nothing to do with her, right? >> yeah. >> because thats for down the road. >> she was the reason i got -- >> no. no. you need to take on the accountability. youre here because whatever happened with you. but youre also going to get out of here because of whatever you do. so youve got the control with that. so take her out of equation. does th...

>> 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...

>> well, go try. i dont want -- >> i did try! >> okay. well get you a pair of sweatpants, because that way, you wont be wearing that. >> 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 everyt...