For the past eight years, photographer Richard Ross has been documenting juvenile detention centers across the country. He has visited more than 200 facilities in 34 states and been given rare access to interview and photograph more than 1,000 juveniles. These are a select few of his poignant photos.
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Photo Essay: Life Inside a Juvenile Detention Center for Girls (2015)
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