Early COVID Period In NYC & NJ_01Early COVID Period In NYC & NJ_01Horizon Juvenile Center in The Bronx on Easter. April 12, 2020 Photo: Chris Jones Incarcerated youth were not at the top of anyone’s mind in those chaotic & fearful first few weeks of the pandemic. Juvenile justice was already an extremely difficult subject to photograph — access is rare. For over a month Jones documented detention, transition, aid facilities & programs in NYC & NJ as they worked tirelessly to keep incarcerated, homeless & at-risk youth safe from COVID-19.
Early COVID Period In NYC & NJ_02Early COVID Period In NYC & NJ_02Counselors at the Carroll Street Limited Secure Placement program in Brooklyn sit with a resident during a meal. April 2020 Photo: Chris Jones
Early COVID Period In NYC & NJ_03Early COVID Period In NYC & NJ_03A caretaker for young adults at the Carroll Street Limited Secure Placement program plays table tennis with a resident. April 2020 Photo: Chris Jones
Early COVID Period In NYC & NJ_04Early COVID Period In NYC & NJ_04A schedule and video camera seen on the wall of the Carroll Street Limited Secure Placement program. April 2020 Photo: Chris Jones
Early COVID Period In NYC & NJ_05Early COVID Period In NYC & NJ_05A staffer for the Carroll Street Limited Secure Placement program looks through a resident's file at the facility. April 2020 Photo: Chris Jones
Early COVID Period In NYC & NJ_06Early COVID Period In NYC & NJ_06Sign at St. Luke's in Greenwich Village in Manhattan says that an art program is suspended during the COVID-19 outbreak. April 2020 Photo: Chris Jones
Early COVID Period In NYC & NJ_07Early COVID Period In NYC & NJ_07A typical bagged meal for homeless young adults at St. Luke's during the COVID-19 outbreak. April 2020 Photo: Chris Jones
Early COVID Period In NYC & NJ_08Early COVID Period In NYC & NJ_08Nonfood supplies that are given to homeless young adults at St. Luke's during the COVID-19 outbreak. April 2020 Photo: Chris Jones
PEarly COVID Period In NYC & NJ_09PEarly COVID Period In NYC & NJ_09Volunteers at the door where they stage the bagged meals to be given out to homeless young adults at St. Luke's during the COVID-19 outbreak. April 2020 Photo: Chris Jones
Early COVID Period In NYC & NJ_10Early COVID Period In NYC & NJ_10Volunteers pose at the end of their shift of handing out bagged meals and supplies to homeless young adults at St. Luke's during the COVID-19 outbreak. April 2020 Photo: Chris Jones
Early COVID Period In NYC & NJ_11Early COVID Period In NYC & NJ_11Residents of Rising Ground's Transitional Independent Living facility make their own masks during the COVID-19 outbreak due to a citywide shortage of PPE. April 2020 Photo: Chris Jones
Early COVID Period In NYC & NJ_12Early COVID Period In NYC & NJ_12Resident of Rising Ground's Transitional Independent Living facility holds mask to her face during the COVID-19 outbreak. April 2020 Photo: Chris Jones
Early COVID Period In NYC & NJ_13Early COVID Period In NYC & NJ_13Residents of Rising Ground's Transitional Independent Living facility sit at table while making their own masks during the COVID-19 outbreak due to a citywide shortage of PPE. April 2020 Photo: Chris Jones
Early COVID Period In NYC & NJ_14Early COVID Period In NYC & NJ_14A building on the campus of a juvenile detention center in New Jersey seen during the COVID-19 outbreak. April 2020 Photo: Chris Jones
Early COVID Period In NYC & NJ_15Early COVID Period In NYC & NJ_15Horizon Juvenile Center in The Bronx on Easter Sunday. April 12, 2020. Photo: Chris Jones
Early COVID Period In NYC & NJ_16Early COVID Period In NYC & NJ_16A building and fence on the campus of a juvenile detention center in New Jersey seen during the COVID-19 outbreak. April 2020 Photo: Chris Jones
Early COVID Period In NYC & NJ_17Early COVID Period In NYC & NJ_17An enclosure on the campus of a juvenile detention center in New Jersey seen during the COVID-19 outbreak. April 2020 Photo: Chris Jones