It’s hard to imagine life inside an 8×10 concrete cell, but for thousands of American minors, that’s reality. They spend night after night locked inside a juvenile detention center. Photographer Richard Ross tries to bring that world to the mainstream public in a new series called “Juvenile-in-Justice.” Ross has spent the last five years documenting 350 facilities in over 30 states. What’s it like to be locked up in a juvenile detention center? Through stories and photographs, Richard Ross gives us a glimpse.
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