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>> judge, i would call morris's mother angel to the stand, please foo if the court were to decide that morris need not be locked up any longer, would you be willing to have him released to your custody? >> i'm always willing. but i just wonder if that's what's best for him. >> well, do you think it's best to keep him locked up? >> here, no, i don't. but as far as what helps, i know that there is a problem and he does not need some help. >> does he recognize there's a problem? >> yes, he does. >> why do you say that. >> he does admit there's an anger problem. >> do you think it's appropriate th...

Miss mother because he knew there would be a conflict. so that worries me he's going to put himself in a situation that's going to become dangerous for him. so for all of those reasons today, the court order that he be placed at campana academy and i'll order that his family participate in family counseling along with him so that he can return home sooner than later. >> all right. >> this hearing's adjourned. thank you. >> say good-bye to your parents. >> bye. >> it's for the best. i love you, too. i'll see you. we'll see you there. okay. >> i think morris is a stinker. >> good luck. >> and i ...

Nurse look at him real quick to determine that he's not under the influence. they found him today because he was smoking marijuana with his friends and they ran all their names at first morris was lying about his identity because he knew he had a warrant. >> you didn't take any drugs? >> had you. >> you why are your eyes like that? >> liking what? >> all slanty and red. >> they're red? >> they're red. >> we're going to need medical clearance. we can't accept him like this. >> she believed that he was under the influence of marijuana. >> all right. we'll be back. >> thank you. >> so prior to hi...

We have our work cut out for us. the difficult challenge as a public defender for a child is distinguishing between what's in the child's best interests and what the child wants because in every case, every child wants to get out of here but there's no question that as morris's advocate that i want him to go home and my preference is that the children should be home with their parents supposed to detained in a detention center. >> you know you had a court hearing, didn't even come? i was scared. they said i was going two years in placement. >> so you run away. i'm not going to recommend tau go...

Judge mary beth ben na venturea who gets to decide his faith. >> i think i understand your testimony to be because morris is not as available or participating with these services to the extent that you think appropriate, that he should just remain locked up? >> well, i'm basing that upon him running away from home. his mother not knowing where he is. and she was having a hard time controlling him and reasoning with him he has failed a couple of drug tests. morris has told me on several occasions that whatever i do it's not going to work. >> so had you previously recommended that he undergo ang...