"I am always asking, 'Where is my dad?'"
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossfight, gang, JJA, probation, school, UA, visit, weed, 2016
"Mom does the best she can."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossadult, domestic violence, DUI, gang, little, PO, probation, school, 2016
"I was jumped in when I was nine."
"This is a complicated neighborhood."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossbattery, college, gang, kids, little, LP, Michigan State, robbery, 2016
"I ran away because my boyfriend pressured me."
"I was on the run for a month..."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossadult, criminal, gang, house arrest, kids, months, robbery, school, 2015
"She had me when she was 16."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossECOT, gang, Lake Shore, little, MOSTLY, mother, robbery, school, 2015
"You know what a hitman is right?"
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rosscollege, fight, gang, IBRU, kids, months, probation, school, 2015
"I shouldn't have told them. . ."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossdrugs, gang, kids, little, Long Beach, school, youth, Youth Stories, 2015
". . .nothing but some stupid shit."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossgang, house arrest, months, Pierce College, probation, school, youth, Youth Stories, 2015
"I was gang since day one."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossBHW, Compton Court, gang, jail, LAPD, SSI, youth, Youth Stories, 2015
"Really I'm doing time here for nothing."
Blog, Features, Transitionedrichard rossgang, little, mother, school, time, youth, Youth Stories, Youth Stories Really, 2015
"I was messed up."
"When you lead this life . . ."
Blog, Features, Isolation, Juveniles, Transitionedrichard rossAWOL, gang, jail, life, months, murder, prison, school
"Because I’m the new girl"
Blog, Features, Juveniles, More New, Transitionedrichard rossboys, drugs, fight, gang, girl, girls, shelter, youth
". . . it wasn’t loaded."
Blog, Features, Juveniles, More New, Transitionedrichard rossDCFS, gang, gun, guns, kids, months, school
"My son is now in foster care."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossDCFS, gang, months, NOS, school, shelter, time, youth
" . . . because of my age, I'm here."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossBaldwin Park, facility, gang, kids, months, time, youth
"In my country people play like that."
Blog, Features, Juveniles, Transitionedrichard rossdetention, gang, jail, months, time, US, visit, youth
"They tried to get me involved . . ."
Blog, Features, Juveniles, Transitionedrichard rossdrugs, gang, kids, months, possession, shelter, time, visit
