I once rescued a fifteen year old with a mental age of three. It took me days to get documentation. The guards were afraid of what would happen if inmates saw him. Senator Kennedy was on a phone line to speak to the judge if necessary. I spoke with the DA and showed her all the documents. His teacher swore he did nothing. The DA agreed the case should be dropped. The defense lawyer turned up half an hour late for court. He started arguing for the defendant to be remanded to a place worse than prison. The DA was saying No. The judge let him go. There was triumph.
As I left the courtroom, a commotion started. The kid was hugging a correction officer who was nice to him. He was big. I could see why the guards were so fearful. It was something how everyone worked hard for him to stay home. There was no place he could be safe.