"My dad died when I was 13—mom died when I was 6."
"I've been coming here since I was ten or eleven."
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"I've never really had a father."
"I'm in 9th grade but I stopped going to high school."
"I'm here because of something I did with my brother."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rossaggravated robbery, cell, Christmas, Quick Mart, school, special ed, SS, TV, 2016
Let facilities take root in our neighborhoods
Blog, Features, Guest Post, Juveniles, Transitionedrichard rossfacility, juvenile, mother, New York City, prison, small, treatment, young, 2016
"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
"I am very happy with my life now."
Blog, Features, Guest Post, The Good News, Transitionedrichard rossfather, girls, life, months, murder, school, suicide, Ventura Youth Correctional Facility, 2015
Tribal Justice
Blog, Features, Juveniles, Transitionedrichard rossCalifornia, Crescent City, justice, kids, life, Margaret Keating School, time, tribal, 2015
"I always stuck with school. I always had good grades."
Blog, Juveniles, Transitioned, Youth Storiesrichard rosscutting, detention, house arrest, life, mother, probation, school, visit, 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 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 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
