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We get behind the barbed wire of U.S. juvenile detention facilities, bringing you images from the inside and first-person stories of incarcerated youth.
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“Any time they hear my name they lock me up.”
“Any time they hear my name they lock me up.”
I’ve been in the timeout room for two days. I’ve been in detention four times. The first time I was 13. I’ve been in isolation eight times…
Richard Ross
Jan 21, 2016
“Everything there was horrible.”
“Everything there was horrible.”
Soon I’m going to be 18. I’m black, Spanish, Jamaican and Guinanese. My mom’s a great cook. She’s makes yam and mac and cheese. I’ve been…
Richard Ross
Jun 9, 2015
“I opened the door and there he was dead.”
“I opened the door and there he was dead.”
I’ve been here three months. This is my third time here. I was 13 when I came the first time. I had a curfew violation. For three days I…
Richard Ross
Jun 9, 2015
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