Miami-Dade Regional Juvenile Detention Center, Miami, FL

"Juvenile in Justice" photo project captures kids behind bars

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Miami-Dade Regional Juvenile Detention Center, Miami, FL

Two counts of possession of marijuana, burglary, controlled substance, shoplifting, trespassing-That's about it. I made mistakes in life. God is helping me change.

I got 21 days. I've been here for a week already. You have to stand in front of your cell before you go in and when you come out. They have a system. My parents are divorced Nicaraguan and Columbian. I'm in 8th grade. I have 2 brothers and one older sister.

-J.C. Age 14

Author: Edecio Martinez

Credit: Richard Ross/Juvenile-in-Justice.com

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