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Is mentally ill? >> i dont think its the right place for anyone, let alone somebody thats mentally ill. >> reporter: justin entered the judges program eventually. after he completed it, the judge hired him to work as a program peer counselor. >> i feel great giving back, and what i do is i offer the experience of, ive been there, ive been arrested. i know what its like to not want to take your medication. >> reporter: justin has come a long way. he still takes medication for bipolar disorder, bu...

>> i dont think its the right place for anyone, let alone somebody thats mentally ill. >> reporter: justin entered the judges program eventually. after he completed it, the judge hired him to work as a program peer counselor. >> i feel great giving back, and what i do is i offer the experience of, ive been there, ive been arrested. i know what its like to not want to take your medication. >> reporter: justin has come a long way. he still takes medication for bipolar disorder, but hes now a marri...

>> i dont think its the right place for anyone, let alone somebody thats mentally ill. >> reporter: justin entered the judges program eventually. after he completed it, the judge hired him to work as a program peer counselor. >> i feel great giving back, and what i do is i offer the experience of, ive been there, ive been arrested. i know what its like to not want to take your medication. >> reporter: justin has come a long way. he still takes medication for bipolar disorder, but hes now a marri...

Floor, the very same ninth floor we visited. >> i do remember being completely delusional when i went in there, and things not getting better after i went to the ninth floor. and things got eventually worse. >> reporter: do you think its the right place for someone who is mentally ill? >> i dont think its the right place for anyone, let alone somebody thats mentally ill. >> reporter: justin entered the judges program eventually. after he completed it, the judge hired him to work as a program pee...

Restaurant on south beach. he had a schizophrenic break. he attacked the owner of the restaurant. >> reporter: it was 2007. justin was taken to the ninth floor, the very same ninth floor we visited. >> i do remember being completely delusional when i went in there, and things not getting better after i went to the ninth floor. and things got eventually worse. >> reporter: do you think its the right place for someone who is mentally ill? >> i dont think its the right place for anyone, let alone s...

>> i dont think its the right place for anyone, let alone somebody thats mentally ill. >> reporter: justin entered the judges program eventually. after he completed it, the judge hired him to work as a program peer counselor. >> i feel great giving back, and what i do is i offer the experience of, ive been there, ive been arrested. i know what its like to not want to take your medication. >> reporter: justin has come a long way. he still takes medication for bipolar disorder, but hes now a marri...

The right place for someone who is mentally ill? >> i dont think its the right place for anyone, let alone somebody thats mentally ill. >> reporter: justin entered the judges program eventually. after he completed it, the judge hired him to work as a program peer counselor. >> i feel great giving back, and what i do is i offer the experience of, ive been there, ive been arrested. i know what its like to not want to take your medication. >> reporter: justin has come a long way. he still takes med...

>> i dont think its the right place for anyone, let alone somebody thats mentally ill. >> reporter: justin entered the judges program eventually. after he completed it, the judge hired him to work as a program peer counselor. >> i feel great giving back, and what i do is i offer the experience of, ive been there, ive been arrested. i know what its like to not want to take your medication. >> reporter: justin has come a long way. he still takes medication for bipolar disorder, but hes now a marri...

Floor, the very same ninth floor we visited. >> i do remember being completely delusional when i went in there, and things not getting better after i went to the ninth floor. and things got eventually worse. >> reporter: do you think its the right place for someone who is mentally ill? >> i dont think its the right place for anyone, let alone somebody thats mentally ill. >> reporter: justin entered the judges program eventually. after he completed it, the judge hired him to work as a program pee...