Here I am 14 years old. The happiest day of my life was when I got out of prison. I went straight into the street life and didnt care about anything. Beautiful girl, I loved her so much. or. The core requirement of the Farrell agreement was that CYA must exchange its abusive, and viciously punitive system for a rehabilitative model of working with kids. Upon his release, he was deported to South America where he earns $6 a day working in the fields. That means that person is shipping out to Fire Camp. A county or juvenile facility. She couldnt say anything to the teacher because other girls would turn on her and say she was a snitch. Contact: davidwilliamreeve (at) gmail. They gave him the wrong meds..Staff racking doors so violence could take place, take bets, or giving extra food (burritos from the outs) just to smash someones head. In this episode, Jeff (aka Huerito) is short timing when he leaves the comfort of Ventura Youth Correctional Facility to arrive at Fire Camp. These grant funds were awarded for the incorporation of California waste tire products into multiple youth facilities throughout the State. Registers and some case files are available for wards of Whittier State School (1891-1930), Preston School of Industry (1894-1914), and Ventura School for Girls (1907-1931). Gladiator School: Stories from Inside YTS is an oral history of life inside Californias most notorious juvenile prison. Theoretically, that was accomplished. My first day was going through the orientation process. The High School at N.A.Chaderjian Youth Correctional Facility in Stockton was stripped of its accreditation in May 2005 by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. A guy killed himself by hanging from a sheet. When the lights came on the girl was crying. would approach whoever he thought the prettiest girl was. I got along with gangsters better than people that were my friends. California Youth Authority / Department of Juvenile Justice Office number only . For more information about records for specific . Yet, in truth, the system had not solidified reform. Im a retired U.S. Army Ranger and I served seven combat tours. All youth who have not yet completed a GED or high school diploma are required to attend school. This series will relay and respect their stories: Juvie told by the ones who were there. Than if you wanted the rest of your hour out your cell you can go outside in a cage and just get some fresh air and freeze your ass off.. ( I could talk for hours)Most people I was in there with are in prison or dead. I would like to find out the answers for my two sons. The despair. It's called Gladiator School for a reason, when the worst of the worst kids are too young for Prison they are sent to Youth Authority. My choice was either go to Fire Camp or get more time, and I didnt want more time. Then Chad lol. Reeve lives 20 minutes from YTS, also known as the Heman G. Stark Correctional Facility. It helped me to see what life was like, even though everything had changed. If you had a badge, you had the right to rape. I heard about Fire Camp in 1984. Lisker explains inpart 7how ineffective legal counsel resulted in him being sentenced to 26 years for his mothers murder. You are going to learn to fight, to make deals and negotiate for survival because many of them were headed towards adult prisons like San Quentin or other hardened prisons.. I was tired. It came back and around and stopped, then the shooting started. In this episode, Remigio Mike Chavez, is one of 11 sleeping on the floor of his familys crowded, single-bedroom apartment in the Pico-Union neighborhood of Los Angeles territory of the notorious 18th Street gang. I barely made it, but Im here taking care of my 5 kids. I only cut him one time by his ear. The Collapsing Circus & California Government Violence and Murder | Christopher Maffei. I had a girlfriend whose name was Suzanna. You dont do any of that stuff. Chopin it up with the homies on the wire. I said to them, Ten years ago I was sitting in the same place you are sitting.. He would ask, What type of shoe do you wear? I wrote in the letter, I know what happened.. Then covid hit and I havent been back. Legislation transferred all three schools, placed under the jurisdiction of the Department of Institutions in 1921 (ch. He was there for murder and was 24-years-old. 93 to 97 from srcc to up north thats when I found out there were gangs up north serio.. Errie memories. 937) as an independent . Preston #81548. We took off and were hanging out inside an apartment building nearby. I was actively fighting, gang banging, throwing fucks, kicking off riots, Ironwood and tamarack programs. I knew how to speak Nahuatl. He looked tough. Through his interviews and research, hes heard of teachers who were abused, inmates who had to fight to protect themselves andguards who abused inmatesand set up Friday night fights between wards. An oral history of stories from inside the California Youth Authority is documented by David Reeve (2019-2021). I was screaming and crying. California Education Authority Kim Rigg, Superintendent of Education P.O. Rip. I did not want to hurt this guy. Jeff earned his high school diploma while incarcerated and once paroled, never returned. It was weird being back on the units Sacramento, kern, owens, paharo, American, Tuolumne my old cells, the visiting hall, where I would see my family cry ass they left all the crazy shit came back. Youre going to be here in the hole. Riot during shower time in CYA. Reeve said the violence and lack of reform forced the state to close it. He told me whenever youre drunk, but you still want to drink, pour your beer out and put water in it. Totally messed him up and he had nightmares and began using drugs to quell his memories. When you go to YA and get out, its like you went to war. People need to know. I remember crying talking to myself , playing with the ants, playing marbles with peanuts from my lunch. Below is an account of photographer David Reeves Gladiator School project, a collection of portraits and stories of the daily lives of the boys now, adult men who spent time inside one of the most notoriously violent lockups run by the California Youth Authority: the Heman G. Stark Youth Correctional Facility, known as the Youth Training School (YTS). I suffered so bad. I knew my Dad was going to be there. She would have sex with guys in exchange for $100 worth of commissary. From there I went to Ventura. By MARK GLADSTONE and JAMES RAINEY. I shot a couple people on the street and I got arrested. Cutting Sam was a felony the only way out of there was to get to adult prison. As of now, he has published seven parts on Medium with more on the way. I went to my room and got a toothbrush, put a razor blade on the toothbrush, and went to the laundry room where Sam was. We had fish sticks. 327). Gladiator school.. Pretty much ran my own program. The California Youth Authority was known as "Gladiator School." You could do all the smashing you wanted to. I was trying to get out. I woke up one morning and saw that little paper in my window. CA. The teacher used to read the newspaper to pretend he didnt see anything, but everywhere you look a guy is sitting next to a female. Two years after Reeve published the photo essay of the facility, he went to the park in Yucaipa. I spent Two years in Gladiator School..California youth authority. We get into a gun battle. I was going to hurt people if I had to. Chris, aka Child, defended his Echo Park neighborhood as a member of the Westside Crazies in his youth. In the day room watching TV, this guy who had scars on his face from a box cutter, I said When I give you the signal, turn off the TV to get everyones attention. Life inside Youth Prison in the 80s - Gladiator School - Prison Talk 20.7. In 2001, I went to Pelican Bay State Prison. So Im showering and this other inmate started hitting me, so I defended myself. David William Reeve is an independent writer and photographer who documents the lives of juveniles at risk. In Ventura you were allowed to write letters. close and Chad to work with some of coming back to Alameda County Oakland. Shed give you a list of what to buy her from the store. TIMES STAFF WRITERS. Santa Cruz, CA 95060. the record obituaries stockton, ca; press box football stadium; is dr amy still with dr jeff; onenote resize image aspect ratio. This is prison. California Dept of the Youth Authority. Ben Lomond Youth Conservation Camp. She had two knives stuck in her back. After I took my shower, I couldnt find my hair grease. 610), to the Department of Youth Authority in 1943 (ch. A Volkswagen passes by slowly, then takes off. Fucked up place but it made me who I am today a solid motherfuker. I heard that if youre in for murder, you cant go. Eventually, my Brother went to the Army; my Sister was married. I walked into that bus in shackles, chained up. If you had a girlfriend, you were lucky. I had friends, but I couldnt relate to them. starved and neglected. DAVID WILLIAM REEVE is a writer + photographer from Southern California who documents the lives of young people at risk. He spent 22 monthsat YTS before returning as an adult, working as aVocational Instructor, and later as an Institutional Gang Investigator. We all road out together. They called me down to the security office and issued me a full set of keys for the institution. My Dad had a different girlfriend, raised a different family, but was always a part of my life. And most of the time he just couldnt even talk about it as an adult. 16 years to life. Tim gave me hope and encourage me to go-to school and get my AA. It was a job working for the California Youth Authority part of the government, so there was a lot of forms to fill out and questions to answer. In this episode, Bruce Lisker is accused of an unimaginable crime that casts him from the safety of his suburban Sherman Oaks home into a nightmarish new reality and the struggle to survive Gladiator School. #77766 (1996 to 2005) SRCC, Fred C. Nelles, HeMan G. Starks YA BABY !!!! Each tattoo means something to me. Working the graveyard shift, he becomes an unlikely father-figure to wards older than himself, as the facility faces closure from mounting costs and corruption. All future Diplomas from this Stockton CYA facility will not carry the WASC accreditation. You rinse off, and then youre done. Gladiator School episode 5 "The only way out". Your eyes are focused straight ahead. Sir, why did you hit me? I was crying. By Bryce Buyakie, Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, As David Reeve approached the picnic, he knew he was the odd one out. They was tim was able to engage me was life changing. A correctional facility. I try to be positive. Ya baby 58158 checking in. I got a black hand tattoo across my chest. The anger I felt, the violence, the heartlessness, the cages, the smell, the water, the blood, the impact of being shot by beanbag guns, the riots, 1 one 1s, broken hands, the tension in the air just before it kicks off, staff assaults, drugs, alcohol, death. I had to confront the Blacks and the Whites. The overhaul, however quickly it came, has been batted around for years as critics pushed for reform. My transition back into society was rough. Youth Camps where you put in work and fight daily.. Crouch is a beast he went to the YA and came back a sav..They called that dude the Russian concussion I think . I got those keys on my belt and felt, my god, how things have changed. At Ventura, half of the unit is for guys and half of the unit is for ladies. I explained to them the way you talk to us will get you killed and me in prison for the rest of my life. Find out what works well at California Youth Authority from the people who know best. Fresh war. 2. Just before i graduated from Oxnard community College, a number of female wards started coming up pregnant. Gang affiliations defined enemies and allies on the street and in prison. I would take the city bus or ride my bike down to the neighborhood. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. I understood that, eventually. The Closing of Californias Most Violent Juvenile PrisonWe couldnt show fearRemember what they taught us?How soon will I know?The only way outWe were not afraid to dieThat Hell they put me inFifty-five fightsLost in the HallsPutting in workThe last watchThe white horse. When I went to the shower, the officer setting up my food spit in it. Featured image: Chris (aka Savage) told the story of being sent to The Hole in Gladiator School for hiding a shank under his mattress as a youth, when the prison broke out into a riot. Education. Editors Note: Since the Gold Rush, Californias youth prisons or correctional institutions have been characterized by neglect, violence, and abuse, despite attempts at reform. Employment Information An eventful time of my life for sure.got after it the whole time and came thru good as one can be Closed in 2010, Youth Training School (also known as Heman G. Stark Youth Correctional Facility) had a reputation for mayhem, violence, and murder that earned it the name Gladiator School. He told us he wanted to get back at some guys he had trouble with at YTS. It made me very happy because that meant I could stay at Ventura. You didnt talk to Blacks at all. Some like Bruce Lisker were falsely accused. Laurence W. Spanne. There I realized I wasnt going to make it. The schools are run by the county offices of education . Headquarters Education Services. It was there that minors would harden themselves for survival, only to be returned to the streets more troubled and volatile than when they arrived. CYA has also . Closed in 2010, Youth Training School (also known as Heman G. Stark Youth Correctional Facility) had a reputation for mayhem, violence, and murder that earned it the name Gladiator School. The institution was filled with drugs. . I went to Camp Karl Holton and it was more peaceful. DA/FCC #: DA-01-317; Docket/RM: 96-45, 97-21 I dont know how to do anything after being locked up for so long. They identified themselves as that, and we accepted them. Despite having spent $5.2 billion on prison construction in the last decade, California still has one of the most overcrowded prison s. According to . Ill give you the toilet paper when I want to, not when you need it., I was a little bit scared. Fortunate enough to not get an L. To be dead on truthful, if you was playing politics and living that life style, then you were bound to get caught up in a mess. They knew we had food. . Before we go to eat dinner, we go to the living room to watch TV for an hour. I was not the only one. PASO ROBLES, Calif. . This is Wasco. . Advocacy Information advocacy@calyouth.org. Tracy to Cedar to Greenbrier and spent most my time in the Rack. My Dad had a good job. Edited and photographed by David William Reeve. Below is a list of Youth Authority Facilities in California that you can browse, rate, review or contact to deal with all education affairs and issues related with studying.We provides basic and advanced information about Youth Authority Facilities and similar high schools including name, address, phone number, school district and detailed contact information to both the school management and . You can always tell who the ringleaders and shot callers are. A source told the outlet that producers tried to rectify the situation but they . Key findings of the survey include: 9-in-10 young people say mental health is a priority, but only 4-in-10 rate their own mental health highly. Lets steal a car.. They sent a therapist in to talk to me. I no longer participate in self destructive behaviors/beliefs and have a career working as a substance use counselor at CRC Norco prison for Amity Foundation. The author, who was the director of the California Youth Authority (CYA) for 3 years beginning in 1991, describes CYA's responsibilities in governing the State's juvenile facilities. At YTS, they gave us a piece of land near the gym to build an ancient sweat lodge, where we would sweat and pray and vocalize the traditions of many tribes. This army of Men of God started rising up there. I served the sentence given me and moved on with my life. All of them who I was able to build a relationship with return to Oakland and was connected to support services all did very well. I sliced him. On August 9, 1996, Youth Counselor Baker, who was also assigned to C/D Company at the facility, worked a 5:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. shift, as shift coordinator. Thats rape in my mind. This is where the nightmare begins. This C.O. The smell, loneliness the gloomy days. DJJ, formerly known as the California Youth Authority (CYA), has a long history of scandal, horrible conditions, terrible outcomes and excessive spending. Now, the state's 58 counties must each designate a local . Then went to Karl Holton, then Preston. Funny thing about any institution is guys will try you. As reluctant as I was I agreed as a vacation away from ts and chad. I used to get love letters and stuff like that. What unit do you live on?. We were not going to learn; we were going to see our girlfriends and give them a kiss. But as the dream fades, his nightmare begins, on a journey destined for YTS. He died of colon cancer at 53. CREATIVE. She called Youth Authority and said, if something happens to my son, Im going to sue you guys. They called from Sacramento and they transferred me. She wrote me a letter and said, Adrin dont be mad, but this C.O. My yts number was 33XXX thats how long ago it has been. California currently has the dubious distinction of having the largest prison system in America. They shot me with this rubber bullet that knocked me to the floor then took me to the hole. And the whole tier was Smokey. My body is still burning from the pepper spray. This series will relay and respect their stories: Juvie told by the ones who were there. My body was burning with pepper spray. I was with the heavy hitters in La Eme. In 2016, he was released from United States Penitentiary ADX, in Florence, Colorado the most isolated and secure prison in the country. "An inmate named Sam was a real problem. He was a big officer. When I got transferred to YTS, Im with nothing but men and everybody is sizing you up. "J" is a prisoner in the largest juvenile-justice system in the world -- the California Youth Authority, a teen gulag with 9,000 inmates in 11 training schools, including the Nelles School, and . I dropped out of school. 1977 ( tDAR id: 209096) This Resource is Part of the Following Collections PDF California Youth Authority Facilities Review - oig.ca.gov Gladiator School: Memories From the Terrible Past of . Contact: davidwilliamreeve (at) gmail.com, DAVID WILLIAM REEVE is a writer + photographer from Southern California who documents the lives of young people at risk. . I try to help people now. We were teenagers then. They shot me with this rubber bullet that knocked me to the floor then took me to the hole. . It was a program at YTS in Units C and D. They train you to be a firefighter verified with the State. Abuse Reports Cloud Youth Authority. He would leave me money. Gavin Newsom signed last year. I fell to my knees beside her and could see she was still breathing. The California Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), previously known as the California Youth Authority (CYA), . I get on the floor where theres a crack under the door and Im hearing the officers say shes hot. They take me to her unit. When I got out of ADX Colorado, they gave me an ATM card and flew me to South America. Find professional California Youth Authority videos and stock footage available for license in film, television, advertising and corporate uses. The room was baby blue and the lights stayed on. Derrek who was a Compton Crip and I must have hiked five miles, and its two oclock in the morning. Wearing a yellow badge means youre over 18. . I was able to write a book about my experience to help with the PTSD. Since publishing the story The Closing of Californias Most Violent Juvenile Prison, survivors of YTS have come forward to tell stories of daily life inside. Im looking around, but nobody knows nothing. In ts it was gladiator school and in Chad it was known as the battle dome we even had a real goat named billy as a mascot. A Law Was Meant to Free Sick or Aging Inmates. I was one of the few of my friends that had a dad. Conviction overturned 2009. And who should we see about that? Northern California Youth Center, Stockton, CA Includes four institutions. Ill get you some Nikes. Thats when they would make us roll up our mattress, blanket, and sheets( roll yo shit up!!!) There were brothers there who were very Black but had a little Cherokee in them. Its staffed with a maintenance crew for upkeep, just in case the state decides to use the facility, he said. Dont come with the YA mentality because this is adults, you start new.. In the morning, thered be a piece of paper on your cell window. I was sent to the hole, but I earned my respect. Compare pay for popular roles and read about the team's work-life balance. I heard the door open the heard them cover her mouth and rape her. Lord High School has a similar structure to other public schools, including: A principal, certified teachers, and other support staff. Leave me alone, I shouted and lifted my hand. 1997-2005 I remember my YA #81160 without any effort. My girl told me in letters that the student aid guy tried to abuse her and grabbed her ass. The judge sentenced me until my 25th birthday. At night peeping counselors at shower windows outside. AKA Crouch October 18, 2013. This all coming to light is a long time coming. Ventura School for Girls replaced the name California School for Girls in 1925 (ch. I didnt love myself no more. Box , Stockton, 944-0501 Institution for 504 males. We where in the mountains of ione so it was freezing. CDS Code. I figured I was going to parole from there. If I could change time, I would have never done what I did. Membership Inquiries membership@calyouth.org. If the Blacks are on one side of the shower, then you dont go in the shower at all. I was cool with everyone. or. I need to use the bathroom; its an emergency.. CALIFORNIA YOUTH AUTHORITY The California Youth Authority (CYA), the largest youth correctional system in the United States, houses approximately six thousand juveniles and young . I had 3 solid homies that I would ride with. Kids bullied by other kids and beat to a pulp.. People stabbed hit in the face with locks. Youth Authority: California: Directed by Gabriel London. They like to flaunt themselves, and if you get caught peter-gazing, its rough for you. They cuffed my legs to the concrete bed with my arms extended. One thing that place taught me was move first or be moved on. They sent in a psychiatrist who asked, How come youre not eating, Adrin?. He saved me he had all girls and he said working at yts gave him all the sons he could ever want. In this episode, 14-year old Luis Ortega arrives in Los Angeles, lonely and vulnerable, before looking to South Centrals notorious 38th Street Gang for protection. The California Youth Authority is confronted with various challenges that call for a fresh examination of its facility needs: (1) an aging infrastructure with housing-related and other deficiencies; (2) demands for special facilities, as a result of state, federal, and court mandates to deliver mental health and education . 481). I didnt want to fight and get more time but I had to do something. There were actually rougher places in my opinion. A bullet went through the side of my face then hit my friend in the stomach, but the bullet didnt penetrate him. His father, known locally as Mexican Bob died in 2019. I would have to do push ups to stay warm. at like 3 a.m until whenever. Was there medical experimentation going on at that facility in the 1970s. The courts figured I was still in Walnut, but I stayed with him. She just disappeared one day. I couldnt register that what I was seeing was true. In this episode, Chris (aka Savage) is sent to The Hole for hiding a shank under his mattress, when the prison suddenly breaks out into riot. Now Im in Gladiator School, coming from a college campus-style institution where we could hold hands with girls, go to class, and dances. If I wanted to buy beer, I could go to the bar and put it on his tab. It brought me to realize a whole lot. I couldnt see outside, but they can see in. We play for real, they said. 13575 Empire Grade Rd. I was trying to mind my own business. With the juvenile system changing in California, he said its important to remember these stories so they arent repeated. The California Youth Authority (CYA), now known as the California Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), is a division of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation that provides education, training, and treatment services for California's most serious juvenile offenders between the ages of 12 - 25. I never lived in the neighborhood. I recently, went back in to O.H. And he cried because even tim could see what that place had done to me. He starts telling us a story that the Department of Juvenile Justice was moving out of adult prisons and into a health and human services category in the state, Reeve said. Where was the oversight? My whole mind was thinking about escape. There was Im alive and staying alive, or the opposite.. I was in solitary confinement so long, I decided that this was not the life that I wanted anymore. skip to main content. In this episode, Jeff (aka Huerito) is short timing when he leaves the comfort of Ventura Youth Correctional Facility to arrive at Fire Camp. In a historic and sweeping move, Gov. The guy sitting next to her will pretend like hes doing his homework. Getty Images offers exclusive rights-ready and premium royalty-free analog, HD, and 4K video of the highest quality. I cut a piece of plastic from a plate on my food tray and waited for the night guard. Find California Youth Authority stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. I dont get involved with anything illegal. Paso Robles, Nellis and Preston school were much harder places to do time in than YTS. Everybody was doing sexual activity. We were trying to steal his car. I spent my entire youth in the California Youth Authority (14-21). The California Youth Authority no longer exists because it was the most brutal and abusive environment known to any juvenile detention facility in the United States of . Theres was no longer the honor that I grew up with in the institution. You had to jump in water and get wet for 5 seconds, jump out,, than soap up, than jump back in to rinse off. I did what the California Youth Authority said I needed to do. When I was in the hole, it was dark. Everybodys watching TV and Im sitting on the couch. In this image, a young woman expresses her view with a sign during a reproductive rights protest in 2021 in Fresno. He punched me in my ribs. He gave me the paperwork a basic state application that included a physical exam, a background investigation, and a medical exam. This storywasfirst publishedby the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange. These changes to the system are a result of Senate Bill 823, which Gov. After spending almost three decades inside California's toughest penitentiaries, Losno paroled from San Quentin this June as a changed man. Records of the State Reform School (Marysville) include Board of Trustees' Minute Book, 1860-1868 (B0898, #1155); Cash Ledger, 1861-1868 (B0898, #2308); and Register of Audited Accounts, 1862-1868 (B7857, #2309). You cant show any fear. It seemed like bad behavior was expected and respected. It felt permanent., During the tour, Reeve snapped photos for what would become the first installment of Gladiator School.. The rooms, the regulations; we were using the same bathroom stall as a Black guy. I programmed. I was 14 years old and I was in with the wrong crowd, drinking beer. He told me whenever youre drunk, but you still want to drink, pour your beer out and put water in it. Gladiator School - California Youth Authority #CYA #YouthPrison #california Wasnt the best time in my life, saw some things, but the trauma made me who I am now. Im sure itll be criticized and debated, but its an attempt.. I broke down in the rack 1 time. 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