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After being locked up for more than two years, michael hopes the six months he spent in pendletons substance abuse program will give him the skills to stay out for good. >> my groups have helped me quite a bit. the substance abuse groups, they helped me think of things that could keep my time occupied, the reasons why i should stay sober. im 18 years old now. time for me to be an adult, to grow up. done doing all my old things. >> even though michael has completed his program, he still has to co...

Around, and so i would say to them, say, i got a nice one, aint i? wow. and it became a defense mechanism, because in prison in this environment especially, if a person makes himself so easy, then those who prey on him dont -- its too easy. its no longer a challenge to them, so they leave him alone. >> the day after that interview, we met ziggy and higgins as they prepared to enter the disciplinary hearing. >> im anxious. im uncertain, but ive got confidence in my inmate adviser to bring out wha...

Butt. well, i decided to turn it around, and so i would say to them, say, i got a nice one, aint i? wow. and it became a defense mechanism, because in prison in this environment especially, if a person makes himself so easy, then those who prey on him dont -- its too easy. its no longer a challenge to them, so they leave him alone. >> the day after that interview, we met ziggy and higgins as they prepared to enter the disciplinary hearing. >> im anxious. im uncertain, but ive got confidence in m...

A guy said -- he owed me money for wine he bought. and i jumped on him. and when i was in confinement, like, my high power, we call god, revealed itself to me and said its time to get your life right. i stayed in that confinement cell for 90 days. then they transferred me to another prison. when i got to the other prison, i started making aa and m.a. meetings. i started going to church. i started reading the bible more, studying. >> jones served 18 years of a 25-year sentence at a florida state ...

>> when you were arrested in february of 08 for burglary and they gave you 90 days, 80 days are stayed and you did a remaining ten days here. and you got released. which means if you get into anymore trouble its really up to your magistrate to decide what theyre going to do with you. if they dont take advantage prior to turning 18, to the services that this court offers, theyre screwed. i know that sounds very cold, but realistically thats the way it is. they will only be a number. the adult sys...

Are stayed and you did a remaining ten days here. and you got released. which means if you get into anymore trouble its really up to your magistrate to decide what theyre going to do with you. if they dont take advantage prior to that to the services this court offers, theyre screwed. i know that sounds very cold, but realistically thats the way it is. they will only be a number. the adult system will not coddle you. you wont be held by your hand to make sure you do your substance abuse program ...

Them hey, i got a nice one, aint i? wow. and it became a defense mechanism, because in prison in this environment especially, if a person makes himself so easy, then those who prey on him dont -- its too easy. its no longer a challenge to them, so they leave him alone. >> the day after that interview, we met ziggy and higgins as they prepared to enter the disciplinary hearing. >> im anxious. im uncertain, but ive got confidence in my inmate adviser to bring out whatever and the best defense that...

Them, say, i got a nice one, aint i? wow. and it became a defense mechanism, because in prison in this environment especially, if a person makes himself so easy, then those who prey on him dont -- its too easy. its no longer a challenge to them, so they leave him alone. >> the day after that interview, we met ziggy and higgins as they prepared to enter the disciplinary hearing. >> im anxious. im uncertain, but ive got confidence in my inmate adviser to bring out whatever and the best defense tha...

For wine he bought. and i jumped on him. and when i was in confinement, like, my high power, we call god, revealed itself to me and said its time to get your life right. i stayed in that confinement cell for 90 days. then they transferred me to another prison. when i got to the other prison, i started making aa and m.a. meetings. i started going to church. i started reading the bible more, studying. >> jones served 18 years of a 25-year sentence at a florida state prison before he was released o...

>> when you were arrested in february of 08 for burglary and they gave you 90 days, 80 days are stayed and you did a remaining ten days here. and you got released. which means if you get into anymore trouble its really up to your magistrate to decide what theyre going to do with you. if they dont take advantage prior to that to the services this court offers, theyre screwed. i know that sounds very cold, but realistically thats the way it is. they will only be a number. the adult system will not...