When I got out of ADX Colorado, they gave me an ATM card and flew me to South America. I used to get love letters and stuff like that. Contact: davidwilliamreeve (at) gmail, The Closing of Californias Most Violent Juvenile Prison, The Closing of Californias Most Violent Juvenile Prison. It brought me to realize a whole lot. I sliced my wrist and got under the blanket. My Dad said, Whatever you do, dont kill yourself. We had day passes and he would take me to the beach. He saved me he had all girls and he said working at yts gave him all the sons he could ever want. My body was burning with pepper spray. I shot a couple people on the street and I got arrested. Sentenced till I turned 25. NCJRS Photocopy Services. I got a black hand tattoo across my chest. He died within a minute. This series will relay and respect their stories: Juvie told by the ones who were there. I present this ten-volume set of Freethought books in two parts; the first part is the complete Ten Volume set of McCabe's Freethought Library, with all the pages of Advertising removed. I couldnt believe it. When I was in the hole, they brought a girl in I was looking right at her room and shes asleep. Child receives a dose of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine at an event launching school vaccinations in Los Angeles, California on November 5, 2021. Yet, in truth, the system had not solidified reform. Paso Robles, Nellis and Preston school were much harder places to do time in than YTS. I punctured his heart. . did the night rounds and knocked on my door. Theres was no longer the honor that I grew up with in the institution. You dont do any of that stuff. Roll up yo shit and had to use tolit paper to lay on the cold steal bed. These men who survived should tell their stories any way they can. Shipped to OH on the green dick. People need to know. After all, it took some convincing for the group to make an exception for him. I was always a worker helping everyone out to get there fix. Two years after Reeve published the photo essay of the facility, he went to the park in Yucaipa. He bothered some people. I barely made it, but Im here taking care of my 5 kids. the author helped turn the entire CYA into a single school district and hired a superintendent of education to manage this aspect of the program. My goal was not to kill anybody. 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). It was a program at YTS in Units C and D. They train you to be a firefighter verified with the State. The next day you go to school and you see a girl wearing Nikes that they dont sell in the commissary, beautiful Air Jordans. Everybodys watching TV and Im sitting on the couch. When I was in the infirmary, they said, Why did you slice your wrist, Adrin?, Ill give you some medicine to help you out.. in preston, a 90 day observation could turn into a 10 year stay depending on how old you was. Sucks but its true. 0:45. And the whole tier was Smokey. Its like Boot Camp. And who should we see about that? The institution was filled with drugs. An inmate named Sam was a real problem. In a facility, the Captain, Youth Authority, is responsible for the administration of the security section and security-related activities of facilities where (1) the youthful offender population ranges between 300 and 800, and (2) the security staff is less than 100 employees. I didnt like Youth Training School. For me, seeing that in Ventura, seeing her shaking, seeing the lights go out thats somebodys daughter. O. H. Close School, P.O. Editor's note: This is Part 9 of "Gladiator School: Stories from Inside YTS" an oral history of life inside California's most notorious juvenile prison. Youth Training School (known formally as Heman G. Stark Youth Correctional Facility) had a reputation for mayhem, violence, and murder that earned it the name Gladiator School. We had meat. 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. Membership Inquiries membership@calyouth.org. I was cool with everyone. They put a sign on my door that said I refused to eat. Cold as fuck out on that bench in a thin jumpsuit in the cage to get air outside. tattoo on my hand for Southern United Raza. I dont know how to do anything after being locked up for so long. Gladiator School: Stories from Inside YTS is an oral history of life inside Californias most notorious juvenile prison. Yolo I am a rehabilitated productive ex gangmember in society. If you had a badge, you had the right to rape. I went to Nrcc when I was 15 (1999)than Preston, Karl Holton, and Dewitt. I got mad at her and said you gotta get out of that class. If I get in a fight with the guy that touched her, theyd move me to a prison. DA/FCC #: DA-01-317; Docket/RM: 96-45, 97-21 Youre going to be here in the hole. He was there at Chino from about 93 to 2000. Gladiator school.. Legislation transferred all three schools, placed under the jurisdiction of the Department of Institutions in 1921 (ch. She wrote me a letter and said, Adrin dont be mad, but this C.O. Reeve lives 20 minutes from YTS, also known as the Heman G. Stark Correctional Facility. Eventually, my Brother went to the Army; my Sister was married. Wed go to church because of the blind spots. In this episode, Jeff (aka Huerito) is short timing when he leaves the comfort of Ventura Youth Correctional Facility to arrive at Fire Camp. You knock on the door one more time Ill beat your ass. "Despite popular myth, CYA and then DJJ, have not been 'gladiator schools' for the past two decades," Ramsey said." I wanted to respond with absolute violence so bad and at the same time i internally didnt really want to hurt anyone. Wasnt the best time in my life, saw some things, but the trauma made me who I am now. In this episode, Adrin (not his real name) ascends the ranks of La Eme The Mexican Mafia as he trades violence as currency in seeking shelter from the swelling corruption he witnesses within the California Youth Authority. I was sent to the hole, but I earned my respect. Reports Say California Youth Authority Facilities Provide 'Inadequate' Health Care, Mental Health Services. 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. 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. I cut a piece of plastic from a plate on my food tray and waited for the night guard. My deceased husband was at the CYA in Chino in the early 1970s. The California Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), previously known as the California Youth Authority (CYA), . Have faith. When I got transferred to YTS, Im with nothing but men and everybody is sizing you up. I didnt move. In 2016, he was released from United States Penitentiary ADX, in Florence, Colorado the most isolated and secure prison in the country. The system worked for me. This is where the nightmare begins. During the bad old days of the mid-1990s through to the early 2000s, when Californias youth prison system was known as the California Youth Authority, or CYA, the system was plagued by a mind-numbing level of controversy and scandal that included a wave of youth suicides and graphic reports of horrific abuse by staff. 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 . . I went on a good 6 year tour. If I only knew what I understand now maybe I would have never hurt so many people in my life especially my family. I couldnt register that what I was seeing was true. I could write a book right now! We were not going to learn; we were going to see our girlfriends and give them a kiss. Where (children) are pitted against one another and beaten like animals by public [], Did my tour 03 to 08 cya 88605 was in hall e and f then went to hall c and. Just before i graduated from Oxnard community College, a number of female wards started coming up pregnant. Fire Camp is run by the California Department of Forestry. I didnt know what was wrong with me. Murder rate suicide drugs corruption fight nights inhumane conditions restricted access to legal restricted access to family communication restricted access to medical restricted access to food staff abuse staff corruption man we experienced all that s*** and the f***** up part about it is is most of us came out of there like okay I survived that s*** and it was like a ride of passage you know I used to wear that s*** on my shoulder like a badge of honor now as Im older I realize that was just a coping mechanism for me to be able to accept and justify and understand the abuse that I went through that we all went through its not a badge of honor it was f***** up and it f***** us all up for life and most of you on here said the same thing that Im about to say right now whoevers not here right now which is very few of us are dead or in prison for life and thats what happened to all of us weve been left out of the system no one gives a f*** about all the abuse we went through and theres no m************ lawsuit for us f*** that mother f****** s*** I was in nrcc Chad Carl holton preston dewitt Nelson I experienced all that s*** so f*** you mother f****** gavin newsom and f*** all this b******* California lawsuits for m************ that experienced a tenth of the f****** abuse that we experienced and theyre getting paid but we just get left out f*** that s*** anyone wants to come together with me Im starting to coalition and were going to f****** rise up against this s*** and I got some attorneys on the team right now and were going to do this s*** email me jcv.closer@gmail.com. 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). Youre going to come with me and have 5 minutes to talk to her.. I said to them, Ten years ago I was sitting in the same place you are sitting.. Youre going to sleep when I tell you to sleep. Find professional California Youth Authority videos and stock footage available for license in film, television, advertising and corporate uses. He had fought with my homeboy so when he came at me I just put out a knife and stabbed him. 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. Tim gave me hope and encourage me to go-to school and get my AA. CYA has also . School Address. When members of the gang came out of jail, we always looked up to them. Now the officers turn against me and told another inmate that I was a snitch for what I told the psych. Its a way to communicate codes we speak when we dont want officers to know. . It seemed like bad behavior was expected and respected. I would like to find out the answers for my two sons. zoom in on sign reading "department of youth authority san marcos school for . This army of Men of God started rising up there. He was bleeding so much they thought I sliced his throat. Google Map. I was 14 years old and I was in with the wrong crowd, drinking beer. Give me the gun, I said to my buddy. Wearing a yellow badge means youre over 18. Youre not going to slice your wrist anymore, are you?. 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. In this episode, Adrin (not his real name) ascends the ranks of La Eme The Mexican Mafia as he trades violence as currency in seeking shelter from the swelling corruption he witnesses within the California Youth Authority. He spent most of his adult years in prison. It took me a while to come to terms with this and the whole evolution that allowed this to happen. Theres so much abuse that Id been through. They cuffed my legs to the concrete bed with my arms extended. Well that was 40 years ago. The California Youth Authority was known as "Gladiator School." You could do all the smashing you wanted to. My Dad bought me anything I wanted. But at the end, every individual needs to want to change and make better decisions in order to come home a better man. 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. California Youth Authority. Its 2022 and still feels like yesterday. He spends his days gazing from the apartments rooftop into the dream-like waters of a koi pond below. Flag. Arrested 1983. I get a paper and write her a note and use the elastic string in my boxers to slide it under her door. These were juveniles. Totally messed him up and he had nightmares and began using drugs to quell his memories. Ill get you some Nikes. On December 1, 1979, I was in a Christmas parade riding my lowrider bike; I came home and nobody was there. He was there for murder and was 24-years-old. The rooms, the regulations; we were using the same bathroom stall as a Black guy. I held knowledge about gangs because I was a shot-caller, so they didnt want me to have any contact with other gang members. . Was there medical experimentation going on at that facility in the 1970s. When the lights came on the girl was crying. Pretending to be very concerned to search after a visit for drugs by asking to spread cheeks and take long silent looks speeding my cheeks and not knowing how long or whats he up to. She said, I cant believe this happened to me. Her whole body was shaking. The processed records of the California Youth Authority are described in the California Youth Authority finding aid. Contact: davidwilliamreeve (at) gmail. I wish they could have taken all of them. But as the dream fades, his nightmare begins, on a journey destined for YTS. At least eight times in the last three years, unruly . They shot me with this rubber bullet that knocked me to the floor then took me to the hole. It felt permanent., During the tour, Reeve snapped photos for what would become the first installment of Gladiator School.. Because I wanted to be macho and do what the gang says? I did my time from the halls to arc to nelles then to yts. There was another guy walking like a zombie all the time from taking Thorazine. But for the Chicanos, they were already in gangs. 4241 Williamsborough Drive, Sacramento, CA 95823, United States. Where was the oversight? 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. Im a retired U.S. Army Ranger and I served seven combat tours. Dont come with the YA mentality because this is adults, you start new.. Lisker told Reeve there were five to 10 assaults a day. When I went to the hole, they stripped me down took all my clothes off. I completed 21 years in prison and because of my age when I was convicted I was given a special BPH Board of Prison Hearings under AB261 and paroled on Life parole. She couldnt say anything to the teacher because other girls would turn on her and say she was a snitch. Flag. Just because I was locked up in YA doesnt mean Im no good. When his desire to fit in with the gang leads to murder, Luis sheds his need for protection by fighting for survival in YTS. There were actually rougher places in my opinion. The time I served there would be the building blocks that developed many behaviors that I would have to unlearn as an adult to earn my freedom once more. More details about California Youth Authority According to our records, this business is located at 31 E Channel St Ste 112 in Stockton (in San Joaquin County), California 95202, the location GPS coordinates are: 37.9548822 (latitude), -121.2910291 (longitude). 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