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>> of all the offenders behind bars at pendleton juvenile, 19-year-old jacob shauntee is one of the most perplexing for staff. >> every time staff does something, you don't agree with it, this is what you do, you cut or tie or something, don't you? every time. because you just want everything to be fair, right? sorry, buddy. >> get this one right here on top. >> he's done it before, and it's shocking. his nail bed is purple. that's pretty bad. like i said, he's done it before. >> just two weeks ago, officers and medical staff had their hands full with jacob during a meltdown in a time-out cell...

They act like they're bad boys and so hard and stuff. they want to be safe. they want organization, that type of thing. >> safety isn't the only concern inside pendleton. education and counseling is also mandatory for release. >> people are having their own problems. this is the time we're going to talk about -- >> across the yard, counselor stephanie roberts is letting offenders in unit d-9 vent. >> because i know you all have issues you'd like to talk about. trust me. i'm your counselor, i know. because you always come running to me. this is our time to get them out. a lot of these kids have...

I'm the type of person that i'm been trying to change it, but i still have that part of me i'm going to do what i want, when i want. ain't nobody going to stop me. >> as he serves his time in pendleton's gang unit, boggess says his former ties with the imperial gangsters gave him street cred, but that wasn't his own crutch on the outside. >> when you have a gun on you, it makes you feel a lot safer than it would if you didn't have one. the neighborhood i grew up in, people always shooting, fighting and stuff, and it's crazy. it makes you feel powerful, too, like you can't be touched, and i lik...

>> do the right thing at the right time for the right reasons. >> fortunately for cameron, he's scheduled to go home in one week. like many kids here, he will be released to the custody of his grandparents. >> they're very important to me. they're like my mom and dad actually. they have had me since i was 8 1/2 months old. they feel like they failed. they tried to raise me, but i just -- sometimes i even told them sometimes they just tried too hard. coming up on "lock-up pendleton juvenile," two loving grandparents' intention on release day. will adam cameron live up to his word? >> well, go...

They want to be safe. they want organization, that type of thing. >> safety isn't the only concern inside pendleton. education and counseling is also mandatory for release. >> people are having their own problems. this is the time we're going to talk about -- >> across the yard, counselor stephanie roberts is letting offenders in unit d-9 vent. >> because i know you all have issues you'd like to talk about. trust me. i'm your counselor, i know. because you always come running to me. this is our time to get them out. a lot of these kids have longer rap sheets than most adults. they've been in f...