Just Rip My Heart Out For Pete's Sake

Back to boy in corner from first post. I interviewed him today to be considered as one selected to have a dog in the Loosen the Leash program. Here are the requirements to get accepted.
1. Write an "essay" minimum one page of why you would like to have a dog to train. THIS is the first mind boggling affront to the reader of those essays. More of that later.
2. Have a DESIRE to have a dog, be in the program and willingness to commit to the work.
3. Show some improvement in behavior since entry to facility.
4. Have at least 3 months left to incarceration

We have 2 rules at Loosen the Leash. If you bread those rules, you get kicked out.
First rule: if you need to be restrained while you are a part of the program, you are out as of that moment.
Second rule: If you purposely abuse or harm any of the dogs or attempt to harm, you are out and there is no option to ever return.
That's it. We don't need other rules.

Back to the boy. He WANTS to be in the program. Do you know why? He wants a chance to practice being in a relationship where the parties in the relationship are treated well. He has no experience in being treated kindly by a family member. Instead he has been badly beaten and had food withheld or it simply wasn't available. In fact, he is not incarcerated because of his one and only crime of robbing someone for money (no assault, no gun) but he is there because he needed to be taken out of his family situation and there was no place else to go. At least now, he has safety, treatment and food.
Problem: He is very doubtful that he can manage to not be restrained, because his anger/pain are so intense. He has gone from daily restraints to 3 weeks without one until the "mother visit".
The question is: Should I take him into the program?
Saturday is decision day........and I haven't even begun to discuss the dogs or the other kids!

Safety and Sweetness and Big Laughs to anyone reading this post!
Cindy