Highlighting a post from #TBW2015cj student Jessica Schmitt of 08.24's discussion about this Fall's syllabi and Richard Ross' conversation about Juvenile In Justice televised on Penn State's WPSU. To view the Richard Ross conversation on YouTube click here.
"Richard Ross' interview was incredible. The relationship between the
video and the syllabi are both hoping to give people a different
perspective to juvenile justice. Richard Ross has always worked in areas
where few get to see, starting in the area of architecture then moving
on to the juvenile justice arena. Through his photography and interviews
he has been able to change his own perspective of incarcerated youth
and is sharing that with the world. Through his photography and
interviews he has given a face to an epidemic that is clearly out of
control. Society has a difficult time believing in the inequality and
injustice that have been inflicted on these kids. They are proof that
circumstances somehow define us in the eyes of society without the idea
that circumstances can be changed. Both the interview and the syllabi
show that everyone has a voice and when given the ability to write, a
bond is created, hope becomes available changing ones perception and
perspective. Both this course and Ross's programs have evolved into
social awareness making a movement towards change in society's viewpoint
on juvenile incarceration." -Jessica #TBW2015cj
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