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Rates scenario. its time to be a man. >> left. >> back into the front. take to the rear. >> back into the front. take two the rear. >> thats how we do it in here. >> one unit! >> to go back in. say good-bye to my old buddies. it will be the last time that i see most of them. 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. ive changed myself. so i mean im out of here. >> what time do you go home today, john? >> 12:00, sir. >> aft...

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 how are you going to convince me that youre renouncing your gang and youre folding your flag? >> i did that before i decided to come over here. and i folded my flag because being in a gang doesnt get you 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...

>> left. >> back into the front. take to the rear. >> back into the front. take two the rear. >> thats how we do it in here. >> one unit! >> to go back in. say good-bye to my old buddies. it will be the last time that i see most of them. aisle i might see some of them again, but im glad to leave. three years is a long time to be locked up. 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 of his teenaged years in de...

>> 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 hurdle for him. >> despite going back to h...

And competition to get into echo-15 is tough. >> i wouldnt say were going to let him on the unit. we have to weigh him out once we go through everyone else. >> hes always followed my orders. hes never questioned me. >> i was a new guy. brand new on his unit and he never gave me an ounce of 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 progr...

>> 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 that? >> im the biggest threat to this mother [ bleep ]. >> okay, so weve established that. so whats goin...

Solution for madden military officers rick johnson, dwayne cooley and john mercer, have their hands full interviewing other offenders who want a shot at being in the future soldier 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 mig...

>> no, sir. >> its a very structured environment. go to bed at the same time. theres no horseplay, absolutely no horseplay. is that going to be a problem? >> no, sir. >> 2100 is lights out, taps. there is no talking. 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 th...

>> 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 wherever. 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 wh...