"There isn't a sober person in the family."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossalcohol, drugs, facility, meth, months, mother, school, weed
"They put me on adult probation at 13."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossCounty Adult, drugs, gun, house arrest, jail, parole, time, weed, 2016
"I don't have a dad. He’s locked up."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossdrugs, EM, girls, meth, school, sexual abuse, TB, 2016
"She told me today that she’s pregnant."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossAWOL, drugs, GTA, meth, possession, probation, rehab, school, 2016
"I’m not allowed to see my biological mom, but I know her telephone number by heart."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossdrugs, fight, girls, kids, meth, parole, school, unit, 2016
"Then he raped me. My mom didn’t believe me. "
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossbaby, drugs, facility, kids, months, pregnant, prison, school, 2016
"She was incarcerated when I was born—so was my dad."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossaggravated robbery, cutting, drugs, jail, months, mother, PV, time, 2015
"My mom and dad used to fight..."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossafrican american, DOC, drugs, fight, IBRU, kids, little, robbery, 2015
"A fire happened in my house. They blamed it on me. "
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossalcohol, child, drugs, games, months, mother, Rikers, young, 2015
"My stomach was telling me one thing, but my mind was telling me another."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossarticles, BLOG, boys, drugs, father, kids, little, mother, time, youth, Youth Stories, 2015
"It’s more than I’ve been alive."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossADHD, college, DOC, drugs, months, school, time, visit, 2015
"We almost starved to death."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossdrugs, months, mother, school, time, toys, youth, Youth Stories, 2015
"I shouldn't have told them. . ."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossdrugs, gang, kids, little, Long Beach, school, youth, Youth Stories, 2015
". . .my mom was selling drugs."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossdrugs, Mexico, months, probation, time, Youth Stories, 2015
"Because I’m the new girl"
Blog, Features, Juveniles, More New, Transitionedrichard rossboys, drugs, fight, gang, girl, girls, shelter, youth
"This wasn’t my first choice, this life."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossbirthday, drugs, gun, life, meth, school, time, weed
"It’s all around me, that’s all I see."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossDCFS, drugs, jail, meth, months, school, time, treatment
"They tried to get me involved . . ."
Blog, Features, Juveniles, Transitionedrichard rossdrugs, gang, kids, months, possession, shelter, time, visit
A.W, age 16, Youth Training Center, Elko, NV
Blog, Isolation, Juveniles, Transitionedrichard rossafrican american, California, closet, DJ, drugs, gay, isolation, juvenile, Las Vegas, LGBTQ, male, months, NV, staff
