Daycare Behind Bars

An Interview With Photographer Richard Ross

by Stephanie Washburn

Richard Ross is a photographer, researcher, and professor of art based in Santa Barbara, California. In his most recent work, supported by a grant from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, he turns a lens on the placement and treatment of American juveniles. You can see the full project at Juvenile-in-Justice.com. His work will begin exhibiting across the country this fall.

Q. Tell us about Juvenile-in-Justice.

A. I’ve been exploring the world of incarcerated kids. They have the least voice of anyone on the planet. There are not a lot of …

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