David William Reeve

David William Reeve (born 1971) is an American photographer and author. He is best known for Gladiator School: Stories from Inside YTS, a series of photo essays and oral histories documenting life in California’s most notorious juvenile facility—the Youth Training School (later the Heman G. Stark Youth Correctional Facility) in Chino, California also known among wards as “Gladiator School.”

Early life and education Reeve, born in 1971, grew up in California. He studied communications at Chapman University, where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The project includes episodes like *"The boxing trophy"* (August 2024), capturing personal artifacts and stories, and *"Tattooed Tears"* (March 2025), which revisits documentary filmmakers who witnessed YTS in 1978.

Reeve also makes the series available as photo essay, and covers events such as a reunion picnic in Yucaipa where former inmates shared their experiences Medium. The series was featured by the Los Angeles Times,The San Bernardino Sun, Juvenile Justice Information Exchange and Witness LA.

Personal life Reeve lives in Brea, California, with his family.