>> kevin elkins has been ricky's probation officer for years. >> did he have any idea of what might occuray commitment, 60-day commitment. i was like, i don't want either. i want out. >> i've talked to him since he's been out here. still has his mindset on wanting to get his ged. going to welding. that was his vocation at the placement facility. he still has a chance to turn his life around, you know, before he gets too deep into the adult system. >> i have things to do. this is putting a pause on it. i have to have my ged by june. i can't do no 60-day commitment. i have to have my ged by june. or i'm not going to be able to get -- >> ricky is a bright kid. he's not the typical family life. i know his parents weren't the best parents, but his grandmother has done everything she could do for him. >> every time i rest my head under her roof another day i got to live. i was away from the stuff that was getting me in trouble.ç >> he doesn't need to be on the street trying to make money to survive. if he chooses to, i'm sure she'll provide him with whatever it is to be successful in life. >>