Tag: Burnaby


I lost the finger in a knife fight at 12

Posted by Richard Ross in Best Practices, Blog, Juveniles. No Comments

1st March

I was sentenced as an adult due to the violent nature of my crime. I had a 12-year sentence, but pled down to six. I pled down from murder to aggravated assault.



Trafficking, selling, stolen car

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28th February

I’m in for trafficking and selling cocaine and heroine, theft over $5,000 and driving a stolen vehicle.



Silverware

Posted by Richard Ross in Best Practices, Blog. No Comments

22nd February

Most, if not all facilities in the US have juveniles eating with plastic-ware or a “spork.” Here at Burnaby Youth Custody Services in Vancouver, each unit has ten juveniles and they eat with knife, fork and spoon.




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