"I pray I live long enough to have kids and grandkids..."
Features, Transitionedrichard rossBran Gowdy, Dear Richard, health, kids, OK, parole, Terrence Graham, time, 2017
"In the south, it was nothing for a black man robbing a white establishment to get life."
Blog, Features, Transitionedrichard rossgirl, kids, Lee Albert Ansley, life sentence, mother, parole, robbery, school, 2017
"It goes on and on and on until somebody stands up.."
Blog, Features, Transitionedrichard rosscrime, father, kids, school, Stiles Unit, time, TX, YEARS, 2017
Graham v. Florida
Blog, Features, Transitionedrichard rossboys, case, Florida Supreme Court, kids, life, parole, sentences, time, 2016
"This is a complicated neighborhood."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossbattery, college, gang, kids, little, LP, Michigan State, robbery, 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
"They took me away from my Mom."
Tribal Justice
Blog, Features, Juveniles, Transitionedrichard rossCalifornia, Crescent City, justice, kids, life, Margaret Keating School, time, tribal, 2015
"My mom and dad used to fight..."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossafrican american, DOC, drugs, fight, IBRU, kids, little, robbery, 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 easy to get in the system, but hard to get out of it."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossAA, education, kids, months, mother, staff, treatment, weed, 2015
Alabama: A Different Approach
Blog, Features, Transitionedrichard rossdetention, facilities, facility, female, juvenile, kids, Richard Ross, staff, 2015
"I was on the run for a month..."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossadult, criminal, gang, house arrest, kids, months, robbery, school, 2015
"My dead friends are written here."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossaggravated robbery, bullies, father, guns, GV, kids, ODYS, school, 2015
"You know what a hitman is right?"
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rosscollege, fight, gang, IBRU, kids, months, probation, school, 2015
"I’ll be here ‘till I’m ready to leave."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossfather, gun, hands, kids, months, Oak Ridge, possession, visit, 2015
"We were too scarred."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossbaby, Getting Light, kids, mental health, mother, prison, report, time, 2015
"I DON’T TRUST ANYBODY."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rosschess, clothes, Foster Care, kids, Long Island, months, phones, school, 2015
Children of the Abyss
Blog, Features, Guest Post, Take Action, Transitionedrichard rossCalifornia, Jason Sexton, juvenile, kids, mass, prison, time, youth, 2015
