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>> well, mainly wrists were scratched up. my feet were bleeding. my wrist, yes, actually there was some blood drawn on my wrist but not as bad as my legs. just like abrasion bleeding. and bleeding on the back of my ankle. >> and is that from the ankle cuffs and the handcuffs? is that why it was bleeding? >> >> i'm sorry, the guards are trying to speak with me again. >> why were your ankles bleeding? >> they were bleeding because the cuffs on them were tied way too tied as a form of punishment. >> i was going to say that

Was punishment. >> yes, it was punishment, yes. >> how do you know it was punishment and not negligence or callus disregard? >> >> well, they were mad. they were angry with me. and everything they did to me was out of anger. and it was just another thing they did to kind of say hey, screw you, buddy, you know. >> when your ankles were bleeding or when the ankle cuffs were so tight, did you ask them to loosen them up and, if so, what was the response? >> >> i didn't even bother asking. because i know it would have been know. i had to ask for other things like water and and for -- to call my fam...

The reality. belly chains, ankle cuffs, a locked cell. >> susan roski is a public defender for the girls here. is it hard for you to see them come out with belly chaps like they are real prisoners? >> it is so hard. i can't imagine being the parent of one of these girls. society looks at them like they are whores, just prostitutes, not seeing them as children that are being manipulated and abused. >> it is pretty crazy if you think about it. in counties all across america, the only place to put these victims is detention centers to lock them up to keep them from roaming back on to the streets ...

That's the law, but for thousands of american girls who get arrested every year on prostitution charges, this is the reality. belly chains, ankle cuffs, a locked cell? >> three inch mattress. cement. they don't have any pictures on the walls. no tv. nasty looking toilets. they're locked in here at night. just like a prisoner. nobody thinks that these kids should be locked up, but nobody wants to risk turning them loose. >> this is a good example of one. >> reporter: this judge keeps an old case on his desk to remind him why these girls need to be safe. >> she was released on february th and sh...

Prostitution in the united states. amber lions shows us where these girls often end up. >> reporter: federal law says that if you're under 18 and you're being sold for sex, you're a victim, not a criminal. that's the law. but for thousands of american girls who get arrested every year on prostitution charges, this is the reality. belly chains, ankle cuffs, a locked cell? >> three-inch mattress, cement. they don't have any pictures on the walls, no tv, nasty looking toilet. they're locked in here at night. just like a prisoner. nobody thinks that these kids should be locked up, but nobody wants...