. >> theo holmes is 19 years old. he served 3 years in a juvenile facility, mostly because of tickets he received from cops at his school. >> i think my first ticket was minor possession of tobacco, i believe. after that ticket i was like man, what you all going to do to me, ticket was $300 i ain't going to do community service. 14, 15, years old, you know what i'm saying? what you going to do to me? yall going to take me downtown or take me home? >> he says his mother kicked him out of the house at the age of 12. and his father was not in his life. the punishments at school didn't help theo get back on track. he ended up in juvenile detention. now, when he's ready to get his life together, his juvenile record stands in his way. >> so can you tell me how having the probation and the record is affecting you know? >> it's affecting me a whole bunch because it's like i can't get no job. you know what i want to do, i want to be in international business, but at the same time i can't get nobody to even hear me talk or hear

theo holmes is 19. he servinged three years in a juvenile facility. mostly because of tickets he received from cops at his school. >> i think my first two was miner possession for tobacco, and after that i was like man, what y'all going to do to me. i have a ticket, how many tickets $300 fine, i'm not paying it. hi says his mother kicked him out at the age of 12, and his father was not in his life, the punishments didn't help him. he ended in juvenile detention, now when he is ready to get his life together, his record stands in his way. can you tell me how having the record effected you? >> it effects me a whole bunch, because i can't even get a job. i want to do international business, but at the same time, i can't get nobody to even hear me talk, or hear my story. they don't want to hear me out. they are looking at me like you proposal a hoodlum. >> when you go back and think about where it started is it marry to say that it didn't start with the infractions in school that you got ticketed for. >> it had been started, in texas, if you are a minorit