it s not his trouble-making days he talks about the most. 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 a lot going on. so, i want to see from your guys perspective what is going on in this unit that is leading to this negative behavior and how can we change it. a lot of them have had lives that you and i would never we might not survive through. you kn, some of these kids have had to toughen up and be
or they have given up on them. so, is there anything you guys want to say to one another? i think you guys are doing a lot better as a unit not getting in trouble every day. 18-year-old adam cameron has lived on d-9 for six months. today is his last group session. in just a few days, he will be released to the only people who have stuck by him through his life of juvenile crime, his grandparents. i m scared. it s going to be real hard for me because i ve been locked up so long, this is what i really know right here. when i get out, i m going to be able to do whatever i want. it s going to be tempting. the people that s in my life they re going to be do this, do this, come to this party, get drunk with us. i m going to have to say no. it s going to be hard. what have you learned from being locked up in here? it s not cool. what is your purpose when you leave here? get a job, don t come back. if they have a goal in mind, most likely, they re going to pursue it. if they do
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 a lot going on. so, i want to see from your guys perspective what is going on in this unit that is leading to this negative behavior and how can we change it. a lot of them have had lives that you and i would never we might not survive through. you know, some of these kids have had to toughen up and be adults since the time they were
lived on d-9 for six months. today is his last group session. in just a few days, he will be released to the only people who have stuck by him through his life of juvenile crime, his grandparents. i m scared. it s going to be real hard for me because i ve been locked up so long, this is what i really know right here. when i get out, i m going to be able to do whatever i want. it s going to be tempting. the people that s in my life they re going to be do this, do this, come to this party, get drunk with us. i m going to have to say no. it s going to be hard. what have you learned from being locked up in here? it s not cool. what is your purpose when you leave here? get a job, don t come back. if they have a goal in mind, most likely, they re going to pursue it. if they don t have a goal, they re going to go across the street and go to the big, big prison and i don t want to see that. i really don t. i have some really good kids over here. they have their moments, and that s
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 a lot going on. so, i want to see from your guys perspective what is going on in this unit that is leading to this negative behavior and how can we change it. a lot of them have had lives that you and i would never we might not survive through. you know, some of these kids have had to toughen up and be adults since the time they were 8.