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So when they begin to do something and they get proud of it, then it brings about a change in them. >> during the final phase of the program, the cadets are allowed to go home where they are monitored daily for several months. >> are you going to be all right? >> yes, sir. >> can't wait to go home? >> can't get to get a second chance at life, sir. >> there you go. good job. good job. good job. good job. >> we have drill instructors that are called case managers. and we go out to their home. we go to their job. we go to their school. wherever it is that they might be. to make sure they're not b...

Program. and very few ever return to jail. >> 88% of our cadets do not come back to prison. 88% of them do make a turnaround. 88% of them do go on to be productive citizens of society. >> didn't think i could go as far as the instructors at this program perceive that we can go. >> you're not going to make a difference in everyone. we have platoons that roll in and out of here. 38 cadets to a platoon. you're not going to change 38 people. but you have to rejoice when you change just one. >> boot camp saved me. boot camp has saved plenty others. but you got to want to be saved. >> waiting on you...

Order to qualify to come here. >> age is also a criteria for acceptance into the program. all inmates must be between 14 and 28 years old. >> when you get somebody that's new to the system, somebody that is not familiar with prison life, you can still grab a hold of them before they get too deep. >> officer alvin formally of the u.s. army is one of the drill instructors. >> my primary goal is to turn these youthful offenders hopefully into productive citizens so they can re-enter society. >> left, left. left, right. >> while in the program, participants are no longer considered inmates, they a...

Inmates and reduce the recidivism rate, miami-dade has implemented an intensive and rigorous military-type program called boot camp. ♪ why don't you leave me alone why don't you let me go home ♪ ♪ why don't you leave me alone why don't you let me go home ♪ >> started in 1995, boot camp only accepts 38 inmates every 2 months, many of whom have committed nonviolent crimes. ultimately, a judge decides if an inmate is eligible for the program. >> they have boot camp in lieu of sentencing. and they have to complete our program or they will be sentenced to whatever it is for the crime, wheth...

Trial on burglary charges. >> we all had a split second to make a choice to do the right thing or the wrong thing and most of us here, we picked the wrong thing. it's as simple as that. >> in my neighborhood -- >> right. >> -- money's basically nil. you've got so much unemployment, and we are not acquiring the funds to meet the demand. so how do we find patience in that -- >> okay. patience right here then, we discuss here every week that you just can't jump out and say you're going to get a job. >> absolutely. >> you have to have the tools in place. >> absolutely. >> this is the opportunity f...