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The younger brother, who is following in the older brother's footsteps. the oldest boy six times he's been detained here. six times. and the mom's not here today. she may or may not be ill. i have no idea. there's no supervision. i think tomorrow they would be out on the street. they don't know any different. if six incarcerations don't change your behavior, one overnighter is not going to do it. i do think that eventually they will end up hurting somebody if not themselves. >> they're both staying. detained. i'm going to bonaventura? >> will you state your name, please? >> devon starkey. >>...

People and got myself into a situation where i got shot. >> so you are very lucky that you're alive, aren't you? >> yes, ma'am. >> you indicated that you wanted to take devon home with you today. >> yes, i do. >> do you think he learned his lesson this time? >> i really do. he almost died. i almost lost my son. i had to give him some tough love. and my tough love was he couldn't come home. for two weeks prior to him being shot he came to me for two weeks begging, mom, please let me come home. please. he said, i'll straighten up, mom, please. and i wouldn't let him. i said no. i can't do that. ...

That wasn't a stray bullet that entered his arm. that was a purposeful act in response to something devon was doing in a criminal nature. we also have problems -- he's an adult now. if he sits here for three or four months, i don't know what that's going to do with him. >> i don't either. 120 days here -- if two years in placement didn't help you change your ways, i'm not so certain that any more time here is going to do anything for you. hopefully getting shot in the arm has. everything happens for a reason. at least i believe it does. today what i'm going to do is, today i'm going to grant t...

He said, i'll straighten up, mom, please. and i wouldn't let him. i said no. i can't do that. i can't let you in the house. and then i find out he was shot. >> so on this monday the judge has found it's in the best interest for the brothers kenneth and kentrell to remain detained until their next court hearing. will devon's mother's pleas and his age be enough to convince the judge it's time for him to come home? >> he's on the verge of doing something really horrible in his life and taking him away from you forever or on the verge of being able to turn that corner. , you'd have like, a ton of...

Those detained downstairs in the detention center are shackled for their own safety and the safety of those bringing them to the juvenile court wing. >> no talking in the hallway. >> on judge bon ventuevebonavent today, two very different but equally heavy hearings. the case of two young brothers who have been in detention over and over but still could face years in the juvenile system. and then there's devon who at 18 will stand in the judge's courtroom one last time. if he gets locked up again it will be in adult jail. >> i wish i could just go back to when i was 10 years old. with the knowl...