. >> 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 the whole time when the jury was coming back for the verdict. it wasn't what i was expecting. now, i can't say that i'm perfect. but i'm not some kind of monster that they're trying to portray me as. and it is hurtful, you know. >> lockdown. it's count time. >> the thought of spending the rest of my life in jail or at least being 40-something before i have a chance at parole, it's pretty depressing but there's nothing i can do about it right now. >> for branden ling, the educational opportunities offered at spring creek give him the hope that he can turn his life around. >> you've got school classes. you've got other classes you can take. like first aid classes. some college courses. and you have teachers that help you, you know. okay, i think you would go ahead and do division. try that and see if that doesn't work. >> while the majority of prisons in the united states offer educati