under the age of 22. these prisoners are automatically placed in the youth offender program. we have high school, vocational skills, job skills. there s drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs. what we re trying to do is catch these kids when they re young and turn them around. because of the young ages, these inmates are considered more vulnerable to attack. they are, therefore, housed apart from the general population. they call it the upper mod, which is really the youth offenders program. they kind of see us as being the smallest group inside the prison. as far as you have regular inmates and you have us and they give us our own rec time and all that so we don t have to worry about fighting everybody for a chance to do something i guess. the youth offender program, you ve got opportunities that you don t have on the outside. branden ling was 16 when he was convicted of killing a 13-year-old girl. he s been at spring creek for 3 1/2 years.
among the 500 inmates serving time at spring creek correctional center, 17 are under the age of 22. these prisoners are automatically placed in the youth offender program. we have high school, vocational skills, job skills. there s drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs. what we re trying to do is catch these kids when they re young and turn them around. because of the young ages, these inmates are considered more vulnerable to attack. they are, therefore, housed apart from the general population. they call it the upper mod, which is really the youth offenders program. they kind of see us as being the smallest group inside the prison. as far as you have regular inmates and you have us and they give us our own rec time and all that so we don t have to worry about fighting everybody for a chance to do something i guess. the youth offender program, you ve got opportunities that you don t have on the outside.
among the 500 inmates serving time at spring creek correctional center, 17 are under the age of 22. these prisoners are automatically placed in the youth offender program. we have high school, vocational skills, job skills. there s drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs. what we re trying to do is catch these kids when they re young and turn them around. because of the young ages, these inmates are considered more vulnerable to attack. they are, therefore, housed apart from the general population. they call it the upper mod, which is really the youth offenders program. they kind of see us as being the smallest group inside the prison. as far as you have regular inmates and you have us and they give us our own rec time and all that so we don t have to worry about fighting everybody for a chance to do something i guess. the youth offender program, you ve got opportunities that
automatically placed in the youth offender program. we have high school, vocational skills, job skills. there s drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs. what we re trying to do is catch these kids when they re young and turn them around. because of the young ages, these inmates are considered more vulnerable to attack. they are, therefore, housed apart from the general population. they call it the upper mod, which is really the youth offenders program. they kind of see us as being the smallest group inside the prison. as far as you have regular inmates and you have us and they give us our own rec time and all that so we don t have to worry about fighting everybody for a chance to do something i guess. the youth offender program, you ve got opportunities that you don t have on the outside. branden ling was 16 when he was convicted of killing a 13-year-old girl. he s been at spring creek for 3 1/2 years. they sentenced me to 99. and i kind of was like trembling
under the age of 22. these prisoners are automatically placed in the youth offender program. we have high school, vocational skills, job skills. there s drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs. what we re trying to do is catch these kids when they re young and turn them around. because of the young ages, these inmates are considered more vulnerable to attack. they are, therefore, housed apart from the general population. they call it the upper mod, which is really the youth offenders program. they kind of see us as being the smallest group inside the prison. as far as you have regular inmates and you have us and they give us our own rec time and all that so we don t have to worry about fighting everybody for a chance to do something i guess. the youth offender program, you ve got opportunities that you don t have on the outside. branden ling was 16 when he was convicted of killing a 13-year-old girl. he s been at spring creek for