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Mean to you as a mother to have your daughter someday leave and not know where she is. >> part of what i do as a defense lawyer in these cases is trying to elicit testimony that a parent sitting in the background can hear and maybe influence and change how steadfast they are to their decision that the child should not come home. >> there you go. >> with an average daily population of 70 boys and girls, it's impossible for staff at lcjc to give kids the one-on-one attention so many crave. in some cases that hunger leads to desperation. >> get down, kevin. now. >> get away from me. >> don't get ...

Fire. it is drifting on emergency backup power now as tugboats prepare to tow the ship to the port. i'm veronica de la cruz. now back to "lockup." > ♪ by law juveniles who are arrested can spend a maximum of 120 days in detention. 16-year-old kevin is close to that limit. >> get off me. >> after months behind bars and just one family visit the depths of kevin's despair resulted in a tense situation for everyone involved. >> get the [ bleep ] away from me. >> it was a rush. like it just came like that. and everything just started shaking to me. and i didn't want to give up. >> i'll [ bleep ...

I think it was my dad went to prison. and i was real close to my dad. and losing him for a couple years just kind of set me off. >> all this anger is building up in me and i just can't figure out a way to let it out. >> and then my mom having her boyfriends and stuff like, that i didn't want him around because it wasn't my dad. >> what about your little brother? show him the right way. you can do it. you can do it. but you've got to want to do it, kevin. you've got to want to do it. don't end up like your dad. >> are you guys really going to

Sink and y'all ain't going to do nothing about it. >> kevin is being transferred to the high-security wing of lcjc, where staff can hopefully calm him down and keep closer tabs on his behavior. >> i'm still going to kill myself. so it don't matter. >> kevin's threats of suicide mean he will be placed on round-the-clock watch, and ware only a paper blanket for his own safety. >> he said he's going to kill himself. just leave him cuffed and shackled. we'll put one person at the door. let him be till he calms. >> [ bleep ]. >> he said that he was going to kill himself. so we now have to deal with...

It's just all an act. i was just trying to get attention. >> after his safety was secured, jamie spoke with kevin to get to the root of his distress and anger. and despite his rebellious behavior the day before, jamie makes good on her promise of a phone call. >> 9 times out of 10 when they're angry like that it's not the issue at hand. it's something else. he was pending placement. he was upset. he was scared. you know. so what does he do? he goes off and starts tearing up my room and everything else to get the attention. but when it's all said and done, ultimately "can i talk to my mom?" [ p...