"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
"Societies has to give opportunities"
"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
"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 was jumped in when I was nine."
"My dad lives in Mexico. I’m not sure if my mom has papers."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossAWOL, baby, DCFS, drug abuse, LP, probation, school, time, 2016
"I don’t know my mother. My dad lives in Mexico."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossbaby, Easter Sunday, house arrest, LP, possession, school, security, time, 2016
"She doesn’t have papers; she’s not a citizen."
"They took me away from my Mom."
"I've never really had a father."
"I never got a chance to go to regular school."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossalternative, boot camp, life, mother, probation, school, SPAN, time, 2016
"Any time they hear my name they lock me up."
"I lost my freedom in detention!"
Blog, Features, Guest Post, The Good News, Transitionedrichard rossfather, fight, gay, girls, Jose Vidrio, mother, staff, time, 2016
Tribal Justice
Blog, Features, Juveniles, Transitionedrichard rossCalifornia, Crescent City, justice, kids, life, Margaret Keating School, time, tribal, 2015
"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
"I’ve been here four months. I’ve been in this room four months."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossabuse, books, girl, months, school, sentence, staff, time, 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 were too scarred."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossbaby, Getting Light, kids, mental health, mother, prison, report, time, 2015
