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Warrant. what did you do? didn t go to court. what you have to go to court for? probation. how long have you been on probation? i ve been on probation for, like, five years. i m not really too worried about these court dates. i don t know. now that i m 18, legally they can t hold me no more than 120 days. as soon as i get this legal trouble out of the way, i know i m going to have a good life. i have all the essential tools and capabilities to carry me anywhere i want to go. but it s just me finding a way to use them. monday morning means court is back in session. those detained downstairs in the detention center are shackled for their own safety and the safety of those bringing them to ....
the probation officer has weighed in. and has indicated to the court that he feels that both boys should be detained as a danger to the community because of the repeated acts of delinquency. what i m going to do today is order that they remain detained pending their next hearing. any questions? no, judge. all right. then these hearings are adjourned. these are two boys, certainly the younger brother, who is following in the older brother s footsteps. the oldest boy six times he s been detained here. six times. and the mom s not here today. she may or may not be ill. i have no idea. there s no supervision. i think tomorrow they would be out on the street. they don t know any different. if six incarcerations don t change your behavior, one overnighter is not going to do it. i do think that eventually they ....
Residential placement for the purpose of receiving a variety of services and educational tools and things like that? yes. what did you want to say with respect to those options? do you think your kids can come home with you today or should they it s for the best. i want them to come home, but if they need help, i agree with that. you will just leave it to the court to decide? yes. that s all i have, judge. thank you. you may have a seat back there. judge, there s no argument that kentrell needs some type of therapeutic placement. the psychological evaluation shows that kentrell has significant mental health needs. ....
Probation? yes, ma am. i have no further questions, judge. as related to kentrell, this is his fourth criminal delinquency. presently he has an attempted robbery. that would be a b felony if he were an adult. criminal recklessness, that would be a d felon. attempted robbery in it was b felony tells me either a weapon was used or a victim was seriously injured. this is kenneth s sixth delinquency referral. i ask they both remain detained as serious danger to this community. judge, the preference in any case like this when children are being detained that rather than stay locked up that go home. i would suggest that the court to release them home. it may not be the home that we all think is the best environment, but it s their home. ....
judge, i would call the mother to the stand. the brothers chances of being released are far greater now that their mother appears in court. there are no juries in the juvenile system. the judge has the final say on what s best for kids and the community. are you able to take ken and kentrell home with you today and provide the oversight and support they would need if they were to be released today? yes. okay. tell us how would you be able to provide the structure to your sons so that they wouldn t get in any more trouble? for one, i m going to keep them in the house. because i don t want to see them on the streets. i don t want them to get hurt. i don t want them to do the ....