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2022
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2022
"You don’t know how little control you have over things here, when the world was what you owned when you were on the streets."
2022
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2022
The Sexual Abuse to Prison Pipeline
2022
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2022
”When I get there, it will be my first time in [STATE]… so technically I will be a new person there.”
2022
2022
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2022
SHU
2022
2022
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2022
Pregnant, Young & In Detention
2022
2022
2021
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Nov 27, 2021
Lil’ Corey
Nov 27, 2021
Nov 27, 2021
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Oct 12, 2021
JCO: Julian
Oct 12, 2021
Oct 12, 2021
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Oct 12, 2021
Always & Forever
Oct 12, 2021
Oct 12, 2021
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Jun 13, 2021
South Carolina: A Cry For Help
Jun 13, 2021
Jun 13, 2021
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May 19, 2021
Roger Carter, Juvenile Lifer
May 19, 2021
May 19, 2021
May 19, 2021
When Justice Served is Not Justice At All - Opinion
May 19, 2021
May 19, 2021
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May 4, 2021
When a Minor's Offense Isn't Minor
May 4, 2021
May 4, 2021
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May 4, 2021
Decarceration, Not Isolation.
May 4, 2021
May 4, 2021
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Apr 26, 2021
Too Young For Population, Not For Life in Prison - Meet Qu'eed
Apr 26, 2021
Apr 26, 2021
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Mar 22, 2021
Kids are Sentenced to Death Too
Mar 22, 2021
Mar 22, 2021
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Mar 22, 2021
Transgender Youth In Detention
Mar 22, 2021
Mar 22, 2021
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Mar 22, 2021
De Facto Life Sentences
Mar 22, 2021
Mar 22, 2021
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Feb 9, 2021
Juvenile Offender to be Released at Age 83: Joseph Ligon
Feb 9, 2021
Feb 9, 2021
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Feb 8, 2021
When juvenile delinquency is the symptom, not the problem. 
Feb 8, 2021
Feb 8, 2021
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Jan 27, 2021
Terrence Graham: “Times here changed for everyone except for us On the inside, things are still running the same.”
Jan 27, 2021
Jan 27, 2021
2020
Justice for Zeph: On Juvenile Recidivism and Bringing Zeph Home
Dec 21, 2020
Justice for Zeph: On Juvenile Recidivism and Bringing Zeph Home
Dec 21, 2020
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Dec 21, 2020
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Nov 2, 2020
Election Day: Nov. 3rd, 2020
Nov 2, 2020
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Nov 2, 2020
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Jul 16, 2020
"We feel trapped by the system."
Jul 16, 2020
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Jul 16, 2020
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Jul 16, 2020
"I grew up in the native ways, going to sundances, sweats, powwows. Then out of nowhere..."
Jul 16, 2020
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Jul 16, 2020
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Jul 14, 2020
"I’m not destined for institutional life."
Jul 14, 2020
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Jul 14, 2020
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Jul 14, 2020
The Day a Part of Me Left Forever
Jul 14, 2020
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Jul 14, 2020
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Jul 14, 2020
"I was the valedictorian of my class. I graduated from school in Louisiana. Then my mom and I were in a shelter, so I ran away."
Jul 14, 2020
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Jul 14, 2020
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Jul 14, 2020
"I was charged as an adult although I was 16."
Jul 14, 2020
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Jul 14, 2020
Jul 10, 2020
"When they took me down I got tackled because I wasn't looking at the wall when I was supposed to be looking at the wall."
Jul 10, 2020
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Jul 10, 2020
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Jul 9, 2020
"I don't keep track of the time in here. There’s no point."
Jul 9, 2020
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Jul 9, 2020
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Jul 9, 2020
"Normal is not normal to me."
Jul 9, 2020
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Jul 9, 2020
1963, Age 25
Jul 2, 2020
America's Oldest Juvenile Lifer: 1953 to now, what has changed?
Jul 2, 2020
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Jul 2, 2020
2019
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Sep 12, 2019
Guardian Scholars
Sep 12, 2019
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Sep 12, 2019
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Jul 29, 2019
Puerto Rico: Viewing "La Revolución" From Juvie
Jul 29, 2019
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Jul 29, 2019
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Jul 16, 2019
Girls-in-Justice: Wrong placement, detention, sex trafficking
Jul 16, 2019
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Jul 16, 2019
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Feb 12, 2019
Why I love Hallways
Feb 12, 2019
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Feb 12, 2019
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Jan 24, 2019
The Prison/Museum Dilemma
Jan 24, 2019
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Jan 24, 2019
2018
"He left"
Sep 12, 2018
"He left"
Sep 12, 2018
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Sep 12, 2018
"Emotionally, physically, sexually"
Aug 28, 2018
"Emotionally, physically, sexually"
Aug 28, 2018
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Aug 28, 2018
"I blew it"
Aug 14, 2018
"I blew it"
Aug 14, 2018
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Aug 14, 2018
"I am a substance abuser"
Jul 17, 2018
"I am a substance abuser"
Jul 17, 2018
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Jul 17, 2018
"Everybody is not perfect"
Jul 3, 2018
"Everybody is not perfect"
Jul 3, 2018
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Jul 3, 2018
"I'll be a new person"
Jun 26, 2018
"I'll be a new person"
Jun 26, 2018
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Jun 26, 2018
"No phone calls, no letters"
Jun 12, 2018
"No phone calls, no letters"
Jun 12, 2018
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Jun 12, 2018
"I experienced things that no kid should ever have to go through"
Jun 5, 2018
"I experienced things that no kid should ever have to go through"
Jun 5, 2018
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Jun 5, 2018
"I didn't shoot anybody"
May 29, 2018
"I didn't shoot anybody"
May 29, 2018
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May 29, 2018
"I have two kids and no home"
May 23, 2018
"I have two kids and no home"
May 23, 2018
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May 23, 2018
Today is the one-year anniversary
May 16, 2018
Today is the one-year anniversary
May 16, 2018
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May 16, 2018
2017
Literacy and Resistance to the School-To-Prison Pipeline
Nov 15, 2017
Literacy and Resistance to the School-To-Prison Pipeline
Nov 15, 2017
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Nov 15, 2017
Graham v. Florida (revisited)
May 23, 2017
Graham v. Florida (revisited)
May 23, 2017
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May 23, 2017
"I pray I live long enough to have kids and grandkids..."
May 23, 2017
"I pray I live long enough to have kids and grandkids..."
May 23, 2017
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May 23, 2017
"In the south, it was nothing for a black man robbing a white establishment to get life."
May 4, 2017
"In the south, it was nothing for a black man robbing a white establishment to get life."
May 4, 2017
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May 4, 2017
"Societies has to give opportunities"
Apr 27, 2017
"Societies has to give opportunities"
Apr 27, 2017
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Apr 27, 2017
"It was never easy being a kid and going straight to prison..."
Apr 20, 2017
"It was never easy being a kid and going straight to prison..."
Apr 20, 2017
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Apr 20, 2017
"It goes on and on and on until somebody stands up.."
Apr 18, 2017
"It goes on and on and on until somebody stands up.."
Apr 18, 2017
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Apr 18, 2017
"This is slavery."
Jan 25, 2017
"This is slavery."
Jan 25, 2017
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Jan 25, 2017
2016
I was taught the game.
Oct 7, 2016
I was taught the game.
Oct 7, 2016
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Oct 7, 2016
Graham v. Florida
Sep 2, 2016
Graham v. Florida
Sep 2, 2016
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Sep 2, 2016
"They put me on adult probation at 13."
Aug 31, 2016
"They put me on adult probation at 13."
Aug 31, 2016
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Aug 31, 2016
"I'm not allowed out."
Aug 11, 2016
"I'm not allowed out."
Aug 11, 2016
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Aug 11, 2016
"I am always asking, 'Where is my dad?'"
Aug 3, 2016
"I am always asking, 'Where is my dad?'"
Aug 3, 2016
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Aug 3, 2016
"Mom does the best she can."
Jul 27, 2016
"Mom does the best she can."
Jul 27, 2016
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Jul 27, 2016
"I don't have a dad. He’s locked up."
Jul 6, 2016
"I don't have a dad. He’s locked up."
Jul 6, 2016
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Jul 6, 2016
"My mom is deceased. Drug overdose."
Jun 22, 2016
"My mom is deceased. Drug overdose."
Jun 22, 2016
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Jun 22, 2016
"I was jumped in when I was nine."
Jun 8, 2016
"I was jumped in when I was nine."
Jun 8, 2016
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Jun 8, 2016
"My dad lives in Mexico. I’m not sure if my mom has papers."
Jun 1, 2016
"My dad lives in Mexico. I’m not sure if my mom has papers."
Jun 1, 2016
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Jun 1, 2016
"I was angry and got in a fight..."
May 25, 2016
"I was angry and got in a fight..."
May 25, 2016
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May 25, 2016
"This is a complicated neighborhood."
May 18, 2016
"This is a complicated neighborhood."
May 18, 2016
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May 18, 2016
"I don’t know my mother. My dad lives in Mexico."
May 11, 2016
"I don’t know my mother. My dad lives in Mexico."
May 11, 2016
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May 11, 2016
"She told me today that she’s pregnant."
May 4, 2016
"She told me today that she’s pregnant."
May 4, 2016
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May 4, 2016
#FREEAMERICA
May 4, 2016
#FREEAMERICA
May 4, 2016
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May 4, 2016
"I’m not allowed to see my biological mom, but I know her telephone number by heart."
Apr 27, 2016
"I’m not allowed to see my biological mom, but I know her telephone number by heart."
Apr 27, 2016
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Apr 27, 2016
"She doesn’t have papers; she’s not a citizen."
Apr 20, 2016
"She doesn’t have papers; she’s not a citizen."
Apr 20, 2016
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Apr 20, 2016
"Then he raped me. My mom didn’t believe me. "
Apr 13, 2016
"Then he raped me. My mom didn’t believe me. "
Apr 13, 2016
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Apr 13, 2016
"They took me away from my Mom."
Apr 6, 2016
"They took me away from my Mom."
Apr 6, 2016
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Apr 6, 2016
Joseph Ligon
Mar 30, 2016
Joseph Ligon
Mar 30, 2016
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Mar 30, 2016
"I ran away because my boyfriend pressured me."
Mar 30, 2016
"I ran away because my boyfriend pressured me."
Mar 30, 2016
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Mar 30, 2016
"I'm the only girl here."
Mar 23, 2016
"I'm the only girl here."
Mar 23, 2016
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Mar 23, 2016
"My dad died when I was 13—mom died when I was 6."
Mar 16, 2016
"My dad died when I was 13—mom died when I was 6."
Mar 16, 2016
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Mar 16, 2016
"I've been coming here since I was ten or eleven."
Mar 9, 2016
"I've been coming here since I was ten or eleven."
Mar 9, 2016
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Mar 9, 2016
"I've never really had a father."
Mar 2, 2016
"I've never really had a father."
Mar 2, 2016
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Mar 2, 2016
"I'm in 9th grade but I stopped going to high school."
Feb 23, 2016
"I'm in 9th grade but I stopped going to high school."
Feb 23, 2016
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Feb 23, 2016
"I'm here because of something I did with my brother."
Feb 16, 2016
"I'm here because of something I did with my brother."
Feb 16, 2016
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Feb 16, 2016
Let facilities take root in our neighborhoods
Feb 16, 2016
Let facilities take root in our neighborhoods
Feb 16, 2016
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Feb 16, 2016
"I never got a chance to go to regular school."
Feb 10, 2016
"I never got a chance to go to regular school."
Feb 10, 2016
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Feb 10, 2016
"Any time they hear my name they lock me up."
Jan 21, 2016
"Any time they hear my name they lock me up."
Jan 21, 2016
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Jan 21, 2016
2015
"I am very happy with my life now."
Dec 17, 2015
"I am very happy with my life now."
Dec 17, 2015
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Dec 17, 2015
Tribal Justice
Dec 9, 2015
Tribal Justice
Dec 9, 2015
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Dec 9, 2015
"I always stuck with school. I always had good grades."
Nov 25, 2015
"I always stuck with school. I always had good grades."
Nov 25, 2015
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Nov 25, 2015
"She was incarcerated when I was born—so was my dad."
Nov 18, 2015
"She was incarcerated when I was born—so was my dad."
Nov 18, 2015
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Nov 18, 2015
"I’ve been here four months. I’ve been in this room four months."
Nov 11, 2015
"I’ve been here four months. I’ve been in this room four months."
Nov 11, 2015
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Nov 11, 2015
"My mom and dad used to fight..."
Nov 4, 2015
"My mom and dad used to fight..."
Nov 4, 2015
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Nov 4, 2015
"A fire happened in my house. They blamed it on me. "
Oct 28, 2015
"A fire happened in my house. They blamed it on me. "
Oct 28, 2015
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Oct 28, 2015
"My stomach was telling me one thing, but my mind was telling me another."
Oct 21, 2015
"My stomach was telling me one thing, but my mind was telling me another."
Oct 21, 2015
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Oct 21, 2015
"It’s easy to get in the system, but hard to get out of it."
Sep 9, 2015
"It’s easy to get in the system, but hard to get out of it."
Sep 9, 2015
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Sep 9, 2015
Alabama: A Different Approach
Sep 8, 2015
Alabama: A Different Approach
Sep 8, 2015
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Sep 8, 2015
"I was on the run for a month..."
Sep 2, 2015
"I was on the run for a month..."
Sep 2, 2015
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Sep 2, 2015
"…if I ever get on track."
Aug 26, 2015
"…if I ever get on track."
Aug 26, 2015
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Aug 26, 2015
"My dead friends are written here."
Aug 19, 2015
"My dead friends are written here."
Aug 19, 2015
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Aug 19, 2015
"She had me when she was 16."
Aug 12, 2015
"She had me when she was 16."
Aug 12, 2015
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Aug 12, 2015
"It’s more than I’ve been alive."
Jul 29, 2015
"It’s more than I’ve been alive."
Jul 29, 2015
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Jul 29, 2015
"You gotta stay humble."
Jul 22, 2015
"You gotta stay humble."
Jul 22, 2015
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Jul 22, 2015
"You know what a hitman is right?"
Jul 15, 2015
"You know what a hitman is right?"
Jul 15, 2015
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Jul 15, 2015
"I’ll be here ‘till I’m ready to leave."
Jul 9, 2015
"I’ll be here ‘till I’m ready to leave."
Jul 9, 2015
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Jul 9, 2015
"We were too scarred."
Jul 1, 2015
"We were too scarred."
Jul 1, 2015
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Jul 1, 2015
"There was a lot of violence."
Jun 24, 2015
"There was a lot of violence."
Jun 24, 2015
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Jun 24, 2015
"I DON’T TRUST ANYBODY."
Jun 17, 2015
"I DON’T TRUST ANYBODY."
Jun 17, 2015
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Jun 17, 2015
"Who do I trust?"
Jun 10, 2015
"Who do I trust?"
Jun 10, 2015
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Jun 10, 2015
Children of the Abyss
Jun 9, 2015
Children of the Abyss
Jun 9, 2015
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Jun 9, 2015
Finally
Jun 4, 2015
Finally
Jun 4, 2015
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Jun 4, 2015
"Now I’m growing up."
Jun 3, 2015
"Now I’m growing up."
Jun 3, 2015
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Jun 3, 2015
"I’m just waiting for someone to help me."
May 27, 2015
"I’m just waiting for someone to help me."
May 27, 2015
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May 27, 2015
"I couldn’t stay in the house."
May 20, 2015
"I couldn’t stay in the house."
May 20, 2015
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May 20, 2015
"Everything there was horrible."
May 13, 2015
"Everything there was horrible."
May 13, 2015
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May 13, 2015
"I opened the door and there he was dead."
May 6, 2015
"I opened the door and there he was dead."
May 6, 2015
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May 6, 2015
"My mother lost her rights."
Apr 29, 2015
"My mother lost her rights."
Apr 29, 2015
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Apr 29, 2015

 

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