C.R, age 11, Harris County Psychiatric Center, Houston, Texas.
C.R, age 11, Harris County Psychiatric Center, Houston, Texas.
C.R, age 11, is heavily medicated on Thorazine. He woke up yesterday morning in a manic state– roaring, flirting with adults, and other manic behavior before attacking someone. He fell while he was playing basketball. When another kid laughed at him, C.R punched him. When staff intervened, he punched the staff. He was but in seclusion because he was a danger to himself and others. C.R’s mother used drugs while he was in uter; he is very small and hyperactive. He was raised by his grandparents. With a kid like C.R, if you get him stabilized, he could be deferred from the system without adjudication as he’s only 11, but he already has a criminal history.
Richard Ross
Richard Ross is the Executive Director of www.juvenile-in-justice.com and Juvenile-in-Justice. He is the principal photographer for the Juvenile-in-Justice project and travels frequently throughout the country to photograph and interview incarcerated children. Ross lectures frequently and has spoken at the Vera Institute of Justice, the 7th Annual Models for Change Conference, JDAI conferences, The Justice for Youth Summit, and many more. He is the author of Juvenile-in-Justice the book which received the American Library Association's 2013 Alex Award. He has been the recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship, grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Fulbright, and the Center for Cultural Innovation. Ross has taught at the University of California, Santa Barbara since 1977.
Follow Me:
![[Featured Organization] Prison Arts Coalition](http://www.juvenile-in-justice.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/prison-arts-alabama_full_600-1.jpg)
