Juvenile In Justice in Photo District News
Juvenile In Justice was featured in the October issue of PDN in an article about social advocacy through photojournalism. You can read the article here.
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.
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Denis Victorov
Jason B. says: How can the justice system expect to change these kids lives for the better with punishment instead of reform? Whether the kids are guilty of anything or not, they will be returned to the streets as hardened jail-mates. It’s time for the system to stop looking for a scapegoat to punish.
Denis Victorov says: tru that these detention (more derelict) facilities are absolutely sadistic in their treatment of youth, especially those who’ve commited menial offences. the truth of the matter is that these youth adapt to the life of federal punishment, often leading to repeated offences even when released from these “reputable” detention centers. So the problem’s frequently related with bringing the juveniles to detention facilities; they should be utilized as a means of rehabilitation for juveniles who are repeatedly taken in. Like a place to chill and relieve their personal inhibitions for a better future.
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