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Orientation Training Phase (OTP) of the Youth Offender System (YOS), Pueblo, Colorado
Juvenile-In-Justice by Richard Ross Boys play a flag football game, self-refereed, during their recreation time in the Orientation Training Phase of Pueblo, Colorado’s Youth Offender System. Photography: Richard Ross View the entire project at www.juvenile-in-justice.com [Back to Juvenile-In-Justice on Bokeh]
P.J., age 17, Lookout Mountain Youth Services Center, Golden, Colorado
Juvenile-In-Justice by Richard Ross “I’ve been in the system since I was 11. I have another 3 or 4 months to go this time–I’ve already been here 10 months. It’s always for fighting or disobeying authority. I’m originally from Arkansas, but my dad is in the military so he’s stationed in Texas.We talk over the […]
A.J, Age 20, Betty K. Marler Youth Child Care Center, Denver, Colorado
“I’ve been at Marler for two years. Now I live in my own apartment inside Marler…. I’m here for 2 charges of aggravated assault and one felony. I spent a lot of time hanging around gang members and drug dealing. Now I have to take responsibility for me.”
A.S, Age 19, Betty K. Marler Youth Child Care Center, Denver, Colorado
“Yup I’m pregnant.”
M.G, age 17, Youth Offender System, Pueblo, CO
“I got three years and six years hanging– one count of vehicular homicide and four counts vehicular assault. I was in a coma for two months. I used to get by on my looks but– head scar and glass eye– no more getting by on looks. It was a fatal car accident.”
B.D, age 18, Lookout Mountain Youth Services Center, Golden, CO
“I’m the highest ranking Norteño in the system, I am very religious. My whole family visits me and my extended family. There is no stigma to being in the system when a lot of the family is in the system.”