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YA Babies: Stories from Inside California Youth Authority (Ep 1)

“Suitable for parole”

19 min read1 day ago

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Adam Mortera is photographed by David William Reeve in Tijuana, Mexico in 2023.

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David William Reeve

Gladiator School: Stories from Inside YTS (Ep 13)

“A white horse”

16 min readAug 27, 2022

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Remigio “Mike” Chavez aka Duke Loco, is photographed on Santa Monica Beach in 2022 by David William Reeve.

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David William Reeve

Gladiator School: Stories from Inside YTS (Ep 11)

“The last watch”

15 min readMay 15, 2022

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Retired YTS corrections officer David Sanchez Jr. displays a bladed device used to cut suicide victims free from a noose. Photo by David Reeve in 2022 at YTS in Chino, California.

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David William Reeve

Gladiator School: Stories from Inside YTS (Ep 10)

“Putting in work”

21 min readMar 12, 2022

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Jaime “Lazy” Morales is photographed above in 2022 at his Untouchable Tattoo studio by David William Reeve

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David William Reeve

Gladiator School: Stories from Inside YTS (Ep 17)

“Focus on their trauma”

21 min readJan 19, 2024

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Dr. Ashley Massimino is photographed demonstrating her prison attire inside the Rose of Sharon Prayer Chapel at Biola University in 2024. (Photo by David William Reeve)

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David William Reeve

Gladiator School: Stories from Inside YTS (Ep 16)

“Internal affairs”

19 min readSep 18, 2023

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YTS retired correctional officer Fernando “Fernie” Vizcarra is photographed in Upland, California in 2023 by David Reeve

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David William Reeve

Gladiator School: Stories from Inside YTS (Ep 15)

“Home is where I’m standing”

16 min readAug 14, 2023

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Gladiator School Gerardo “Monkey” Martinez is photographed in Tijuana, Mexico in 2023 by David Reeve

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David William Reeve

Gladiator School: Stories from Inside YTS (Ep 14)

“Battle scars”

15 min readApr 20, 2023

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Junior, photographed in 2023 by David William Reeve, holds a gun that he used for personal protection during his years at YTS.

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Gladiator School: Stories from Inside YTS (Ep 9)

“Lost in the Halls”

20 min readNov 22, 2021

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Gladiator School: Stories from Inside YTS (Ep 9)

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Gladiator School: Stories from Inside YTS (Ep 8)

“Fifty-five fights”

13 min readNov 19, 2020

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Gladiator School: Stories from Inside YTS (Ep 8)

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David William Reeve

David William Reeve

DAVID WILLIAM REEVE is a writer + photographer from Southern California who documents the lives of young people at risk. Contact: davidwilliamreeve (at) gmail

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