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Due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. let me see what you've done. let me see what you did. jacob! >> why did you do that? >> i got bored. >> so you try to lose fingers because you got bored. >> 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...

>> my dad, he could walk through the door right now and i wouldn't have any idea that was him. and my mom, she tries to be there for me, but she really doesn't. she was going to try to actually have me come home and stay with her, but she doesn't have the money for it. >> out of 12 messages i had today, 7 messages had to do with behavior problems going on in the unit. >> stephanie roberts is a psychiatric social services counselor in pendleton's d-9 unit. over the past week, d-9 has had its share of trouble. >> we've had people battering staff, we've had people urinating under doors. we've had...

Rehabilitate impulsive teens who are often angry and violent. this is "lockup: pendleton juvenile, extended stay." >> attention all units, we have a signal ten. hold all radio traffic. >> at pendleton juvenile correctional facility, 40 minutes east of indianapolis, staff must always be prepared for the unexpected. >> you just talk to me. >> calm down. don't hurt yourself. shauntee, stop. that's not helping nothing! shauntee. >> got to call medical. >> yeah. >> shauntee. he's punching himself right now. >> this maximum security juvenile facility houses some of the state's most challenging juven...

Here. >> these are everyday kids, you know. every kid has issues. theirs might be a little more violent than others or more to deal with, but that's what we're here for because it's all about correcting their behavior, because, you know, someone didn't do something somewhere, you know, to make sure they are not in here. coming up on "lock-up: pendleton juvenile," a glimpse into the horrific childhood of jacob shauntee. >> i was taken away from my dad. i was put with my mom. my dad went to prison for ten years for child abuse and attempted murder. >> and -- >> she doesn't want to come here. a...