We hope that you had an enjoyable and restful holiday season. Our team is recharged, refreshed, and renewed. We are excited to continue laying the groundwork for systems change in Texas and to continue improving the lives of youth and emerging adults in the criminal legal system in 2022. We look forward to your continued partnership in this new year!
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ABOUT THE PROJECT
Through our Youth Sentencing Project, we provide direct strategic litigation on behalf of youth who were tried in the adult criminal legal system and given extremely long prison sentences, particularly those sentenced to life without parole.
Youth should be held accountable for their wrongdoing in developmentally appropriate ways that consider their age, individual characteristics, and specific circumstances of their cases.
Our staff litigators take the lead on a limited number of cases every year, selecting those that have the potential to influence system-wide change. Last year, LSJA was involved in 13 cases challenging the transfer of youth (either as lead counsel or in a technical support role) and won 12 of these cases.
