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On any given day, inside the razor wire fences of pendleton juvenile correctional facility, anything can happen. Stop stop turn around. During our six months inside, we learned some days can be more chaotic than most. Control to all units and shift supervisors. Caught him signal 2000, which is an attempted escape. Going to run for it. Told the sergeant he was going to run and took off out of the unit. I think by 7 30 in the morning, we had a signal jam meaning officer needs assistance. Weve had two signal 2000s, which are escaped. Turn around. Turn around. Get on your knees. Get on your knees....

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Then i said no, i'll show him mercy. so, i left him alone. >> how did you feel after? >> i felt bad because he didn't swing back. so i kind of felt bad for beating him up, yeah. >> do you know what happened to him? >> they say he got a broken jaw and a broken eye socket. they say i could face 6 to 20 years in prison for what i did. i'm a little nervous to go to prison. but, like, if i have to do it, that's something i have to deal with. >> the reality is funny for him. i don't think he understands everything he does. he's one you really, really have to worry about. >> which led us to think abo...

>> they have absolutely no empathy in regards to them that i can detect. even in the most minute trace, there isn't any. >> and as you saw, as we went through that, there were some concerns. >> back in his unit villegas contemplates another month at pendleton. >> it makes you miss your family a lot and you just -- you don't have that much freedom in here. you always -- you have people telling you when to eat, when to go to the rest room, when to sleep. just -- it's not right. it's not nice. >> across the compound in segregation, marcus branch's future lies in the hands of a county prosecutor. ...

>> i know you're upset. okay. we're going to help you. we'll bring in a mentor and work together and sit down, one-on-one, okay? we'll talk more when we get back okay? >> it's a chance we take, too. some kids are ready to go and, you know, we have to make that determination that they are ready or not ready. >> today? >> he wasn't ready. >> as abel looks at least another month behind bars, marcus branch wonders if beating up officer linda smock will get him waived to adult court. >> okay, i am a little nervous to go to prison, but, if i had