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Nowhere. and i will prove to you by coming over here, and you wont be seeing me throw up those gang signs that i throw. >> ive been talking to your officers, your school, ive been basically investigating on you to see if you are real serious and not just trying to play me. right now, im going to say yes. >> one of the first things you said when you sat down is that you felt like you were a victim of the system. what we need you to do at all times in this unit is have accountability for yourself ...

Theres no doubt about it. >> one, two. >> one unit. >> unfortunately for madden, though, going straight into the military is no longer an option. superintendent mike dempseys plan to release him directly from pendleton into the navy wasnt as easy as he had hoped. >> for the navy to pursue him, he needs to be out of department of corrections for 30 days. so what we need to do is get him out of here, get him home for 30 days and then he can go in and he can take his physical. so thats the next hur...

>> one time. >> one unit. >> the question is, permission to walk the line, sir. >> walk the line. >> whos house is this? >> our house. >> ohh-wa. >> ohh-wa. >> ill miss you all, man. >> yes, sir. >> as madden gets ready for his final graduation ceremony, just steps away, his mom prepares to see her son for the first time in two years. >> its very hard on your emotions. i hate to say it, but after a while you kind of get used to him being gone, but i could come across a sock that belonged to him ...

>> 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 wherever. examine and once you do that, its not going to matter what unit youre in and youll be where you need to be. >> by midafternoon, the last offender of the day makes his pitch to get into the program. >> and why...

Program. >> cite the pledge. >> i pledge of allegiance -- >> 150 of pendletons 300 inmates applied. 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 negative peers. ...

If you were to be caught talking, the whole room gets up and does pt. >> would you have any problems with that? >> no, sir. >> how are you going to be able to handle taking direction and orders from other guys in your position? >> well, sir, i would think to myself if i listen to them then maybe one day ill be able to get up there and be able to be the one. >> yeah, is great answer. >> even though this offender has all of the right answers, the decision to accept him into the unit is complicated...

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. youre hungry. you 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. >> yeah. >> they are kids. so you know even though...

To be a superstar. theres no doubt about it. >> one sound. >> one unit. >> unfortunately for madden, though, going straight into the military is no longer an option. superintendent mike dempseys plan to release him directly from pendleton into the navy wasnt as easy as he had hoped. >> for the navy to pursue him, he needs to be out of department of corrections for 30 days. so what we need to do is get him out of here, get him home for 30 days and then he can go in and he can take his physical. s...

They couldnt respect that i was trying to do something different 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 ou...

>> 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 wherever. once you do that, its not going to matter what unit youre in. youll be where you need to be. >> by midafternoon, the last offender of the day makes his pitch to get into the program. >> and why are you in juv...