"Kids were talking trash about my dad. . ."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossGTA, kids, probation, time, VP, youth, Youth Stories, Youth Stories Kids, 2015
"I don’t want anyone to play me like I’m weak. . ."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossbirthday, fight, GD, Indian River, mother, school, youth, Youth Stories, 2015
"We almost starved to death."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossdrugs, months, mother, school, time, toys, youth, Youth Stories, 2015
"But the police didn't believe me."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossalcohol, closet, domestic violence, time, violence, youth, Youth Stories, 2015
"It is a battlefield out there sometimes for kids."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossBurger King, education, juvenile, kids, life, prison, youth, Youth Stories, 2015
PBS Photo Essay: Life inside a juvenile detention center for girls
Features, Transitionedrichard rossdetention, featured in, girls, juvenile, Mike Fritz, PBS, Photo Essay Life, small, 2015
"No one could see that I was suffocating."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossadult, kids, life, staff, Tennessee, time, Youth Stories, Youth Stories No, 2015
Too many girls are locked up to keep them 'safe’
Features, Transitionedrichard rossdetention, featured, girls, juvenile, kids, Richard Ross, San Francisco, San Francisco Chronicle, 2015
"I hope I can go home. . ."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossbaby, life, RIP, school, young, 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
". . .nothing but some stupid shit."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossgang, house arrest, months, Pierce College, probation, school, youth, Youth Stories, 2015
Call Me Mandi
Blog, Features, Transitionedrichard rossCalifornia, featured, guards, life, Marshall Project, prison, Richard Ross, transgender, 2015
". . .my mom was selling drugs."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossdrugs, Mexico, months, probation, time, 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
"I can fix anything. . ."
"Six different people raped me."
Blog, Features, Transitionedrichard rossAWOL, behavior, meth, rape, time, youth, Youth Stories, Youth Stories Six, 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
On the streets or in the projects
Blog, Features, Juveniles, Transitionedrichard rossDCFS, months, pregnant, probation, Project Winos, school, weed, youth