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"Up to 90% of justice-involved youth nationally have experienced a traumatic event, including loss, maltreatment, or other issues that sometimes lead them to the welfare system or foster care."
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Youth Coordinator Antonio Travis from @fflicla is making sure that Black boys' mental health is at the center of the conversation.
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HCR 24 P A S S E D!! To all of our partners we did it!! Children in Louisiana need support, that support should extend to kids w/parents in prison! We hope DOC is prepared for the over flow 👏 Let’s see what happens w/ HCR 22 creating family sensitivity visiting rooms
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Important to note the nearly 40% decrease currently taking place in New Orleans despite continued narratives of "surging" crime, especially targeting Black youth.
Why homicide rates are falling across the country trib.al/OoewSNJ
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Youth- and-parent-of-color-led advocacy organizations such as @fflicla are undertaking crucial efforts on our nation's journey toward racial justice. Gina Womack from FFLIC highlighted Schott's role as an intermediary in her work.
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🗣️ ACTION ALERT:
SB3 which will try 17-year-olds as adults & SB4 which will keep kids imprisoned longer will be debated on the House floor today.
Tell your reps that our children need more rehabilitation and less incarceration here: bit.ly/rtaactionalert
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New: The Jackson Parish juvenile detention center — where kids say they are being maced and mistreated by guards — has been housing pre-trial teens without a license from DCFS.
A neighboring parish is paying the facility around $200 a day per kid.
thelensnola.org/2023/11/02/j…
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"But what happens to the children who never got to be a child?" is the powerful question our policy manager, Ashley Hill Hamilton, asked in her piece for @antigravitymag.
In Louisiana, it appears the answer is punishment, criminalization, and incarceration.
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**ACTION ALERT**
Every person is deserving of dignity and respect! Call upon state leaders to end solitary confinement.
Visit lastopsolitary.org to sign.
@fflicla @lsreform @thelensnola @justicespromise @railroadedunderg1 @fipvotenola @laprogressact @solitarywatch
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Adults shouldn’t even be in #Angola. apnews.com/article/angola-yo…
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New Orleans is projected to have millions in surplus funds this year. Now is the time to share your thoughts with @FundthepplNOLA on how this money can help YOUR neighborhood heal 👏👏 Fill out the survey here: tinyurl.com/4smayzzd
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In 2021, Louisiana passed HB Bill 216. This eliminated fees and taxes in the juvenile court system and took Louisiana closer to #DebtFreeJustice. However, across the country, many kids still accrue fees & court costs that cause irreparable harm
imprintnews.org/opinion/juve…
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Join the fight for justice! 📢 Louisiana's incarcerated children deserve better.
@fflicla is leading the charge, demanding immediate release from Angola's nightmare conditions. Let's stand together, sign the petition, and demand change.
bit.ly/3OMUKiP
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Last week, RIDE had the opportunity to chat transit with youth and young adults at @fflicla’s Youth Chapter meeting. Here’s what they had to say! Thanks for having us FFLIC!
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#transitisessential #transitmatters #youth #louisiana #nola #neworleans #equity – at New Orleans, LA
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Jarrett Harper spoke about his experience with being taken advantage of by the juvenile justice system. Most children have no concept of Miranda Rights and law enforcement doesn't take the time to explain it to them, resulting in trauma to the child and wrongful proceedings.
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No child should be sentenced to die in prison. Life without parole keeps kids in prison well past the point at which they have been rehabilitated and well beyond any reasonable risk of re-offending.
Learn more about JLWOP: sentencingproject.org/public…
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Tell the @LouisianaGov to VETO SB 159, HB 160, and HB 84 ❌
Call his office at 225-342-0991 or email him at bit.ly/emailJBE and tell him to #TreatKidsLikeKids 📲 📩
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African American and Tribal girls are much more likely to be incarcerated than Asian, white, and Latinx girls. For Black girls, these disparities begin at MULTIPLE points of contact with the legal system, including the use of force.
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"We need to look for solutions to this problem, which may include... looking at whether we are putting youths in detention who shouldn’t be there.”
State Supreme Court declines to take up case about Louisiana kids jailed out-of-state
thelensnola.org/2023/06/05/s…