Current Campaign
Juvenile-In-Justice
1000’s of children and teens in the U.S. slip into the vicious cycle of the prison industrial complex each year.
Juvenile-In-Justice is a collection of images, interviews, audio, and texts drawn from the lives of more than 1,500 individuals at 300 sites across 35 states. The images shared here link directly to the Juvenile-In-Justice website. Richard Ross’ work has been used to bring awareness in congress to push for change and legislation supporting mental health for our youth.
Richard Ross is an artist, activist, photographer, and distinguished research professor of art based in Santa Barbara, California. As the Director of Juvenile-in-Justice, his work turns a lens to the lived worlds of justice impacted individuals.
Ross has been the recipient of grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, MacArthur and the Center for Cultural Innovation. Ross was awarded both Fulbright and Guggenheim Fellowships, collaborating juvenile justice stakeholders and using the images as catalyst for change.
Juvenile-In-Justice provides unique insight into the lived realities of adults and juveniles impacted by the juvenile and adult criminal justice systems.
