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For myself and i made the decision on my own. i came here by myself and i wasnt going to leave by myself. >> after hours of interviews and debate the team has narrowed its search but theres no guarantee all three spots will be filled. >> i could see him doing good on this unit. im concerned about a lot of the manipulation thats in his background. >> you look at the pool of recruits that we have, you know general recruiter on the outside, you know they go to high schools and recruit. we go to gen...

♪ >> five to the front, six to the rear. ♪ thats how we do it in here >> one sound. >> one unit. >> im about to go back in. say good-bye to my old buddies that ive made since ive been here. it will be the last time that i see most of them. i might see some of them again. but im glad to leave. three years is a long time to be locked up. i mean, ive changed myself. so i mean im out of here. >> what time do you go home today, john? >> 12:00, sir. >> after spending nearly all his teenage years i...

Has one final step. passing his release interview with the pendleton staff. thats about to get a whole lot harder than he thought. >> is that your uniform? >> yes, sir. >> why arent you wearing your jump boots? >> they are on the unit, sir. >> but that still doesnt answer my question. why arent they on your feet? >> they were in the process of being shined when i got called down here. >> did you get in a fight recently? >> yes, sir. >> tell us about that fight. >> i guess i decided to be a littl...

If we bring you back over here, are you going to batter somebody else on our unit? >> well, you might see me trying to make an excuse, but i dont have any problems with nobody over here. and thats my word. >> okay. >> its a real good group of guys that weve got over there. working on team-building right now and its coming along nice. >> it doesnt matter whether you get on this unit or not, eventually youll have to learn how to handle your anger without fighting. whether its here or in 14, go whe...

>> so you want to work on your ged. if were not going to school to do it and we can look at doing that today, what can we do today to work on the ged here? >> i need to get out of my room. >> so really -- so really its not about the g.e.d. right now, youre getting a little stir crazy. youre stir crazy. need a little space? >> yeah. >> let me talk to some people and if we get you to agree to work on the ged today and chill out in the behavior and maybe work out something different for tomorrow. >...

Trouble. >> as the interviews continue a familiar face walks through the door. >> pick your head up, man. >> im trying, know. >> dont be nervous. you know us all. >> this impulsive teen was kicked out of program once before. >> why do you want to come back to the unit? >> i cant do anything positive because of my actions and just getting mad all of the time. i was never mad over here. i just didnt feel that i was really ready to be over here. >> then why did you get taken off the unit? >> i batt...

Unit. >> why would they not want you to go to school? >> im supposed to be working on my ged. he said if i go to that school they will not -- and then the white student said, bring him in. >> so he was pulling the race card and was wanting her -- he wanted her attention right then and there and she wasnt able to give it to him right then and there and so he was willing to act out. >> so were hungry and feeling some racial tension. >> racism. >> racism and the teacher wont let you get educated. >...

>> recite the pledge. >> i pledge of allegiance -- >> 150 of pendletons 300 inmates have applied for the unit. currently, theres only room for three more. >> its a tight unit. we have to be very careful who we let into the unit. today is the selection interview process. were going to do our best to screen out any people that might be detrimental to good order and discipline in the unit because we have to protect that. >> why are you requesting to join e-15? >> i would like to get away from negat...

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 the whole physical force and stuff like that. >> who do i got? >> okay, whats t...

>> after hours of interviews and debate the team has narrowed its search but theres no guarantee all three spots will be filled. >> i could see him doing good on this unit. im concerned about a lot of the manipulation thats in his background. >> you look at the pool of recruits that we have, you know general recruiter on the outside, you know they go to high schools and recruit. we go to general population and recruit. a lot of guys are coming to e-15 they really want to improve themselves. >> w...