something like this before. you can t blame them, because i did put them in a situation, but it does kind of suck. michael is on the brink of his 18th birthday, and approaching adulthood is a dangerous place to be for a juvenile repeat offender. i would ask the court please allow this young man one more opportunity. he understands the next time he s in trouble he will be in the adult court. a person turns 18 there s not at least in the juvenile court system a lot of choices for us to make. because everyone s looking, oh, we have this little window of time to work with them. it s not long enough to effectuate a change. i just don t know at 18 if he sits here for three or four months, i don t know what that s going to do for him. rehabilitation programs can take a year or more to complete. so that option appears to be off the table for michael. when you re 17 3/4, there s not a lot of resources out there. and there s probably not a lot of people that want to take a chance on
did put myself in a situation, but it does kind of suck. michael is on the brink of his 18th birthday, and approaching adulthood is a dangerous place to be for a juvenile repeat offender. i would ask the court please allow this young man one more opportunity. he understands the next time he s in trouble he will be in the adult court. a person turns 18 there s not at least in the juvenile court system a lot of choices for us to make. because everyone s looking, oh, we have this little window of time to work with them. it s not long enough to effectuate a change. i just don t know at 18 if he sits here for three or four months, i don t know what that s going to do for him. rehabilitation programs can take a year or more to complete. so that option appears to be off the table for michael. when you re 17 3/4, there s not a lot of resources out there. and there s probably not a lot of people that want to take a chance on you for that short period of time. when you were arreste
just one bad day in close quarters. inmates not only have to get used to their new environment, but also the prison routine. a typical day at valley state starts early. at 6:30, breakfast is cooked and served by the inmates under staff supervision. the majority of inmates spend their day in a variety of valley state s educational, vocational or rehabilitation programs where they can earn a high school diploma, learn a trade or cope with anger, addiction and abuse. when i first came to prison, i started fighting at anything. anything you said to me would make me, you know, react. if i felt threatened. most of the time i d end up in cuffs. i had several police tell me you re going to be here until the prison falls down. and through going to groups and therapy, i finally learned that
built for business. we got it going on beyond the cell blocks, there is the oldest and perhaps the most successful of the rehabilitation programs at rikers. shine your boots and shine up bright this is rikers island boot camp. in 1990, the new york city department of corrections
them is just one of the things on a litany of problems plaguing veterans affairs. but one doctor says that more prescription medication is not what is needed to treat and really help these veterans. carol costello reports. there you go sir. good work! good work! reporter: it looks like summer camp or one of those team building retreats corporate america likes to host. these exercises are part of operation tohedo an experimental some might call radical rehabilitation programs to help veterans with ptsd. it s run by dr. mary beaton at the nonprofit melwood center in maryland. for army specialist scott barber it saved his life. you came to that realization you re not crazy, just a normal guy, how did you feel? relieved. like a thousand pounds was lifted off my chest. reporter: that realization is