What is the Survivors’ Project?
The Survivors’ Project fights the incarceration of survivors of human trafficking and intimate partner violence, and seeks to obtain clemency for those who have been convicted of crimes tied to their own victimization. The goals of the Survivors’ Project are to promote a high volume of meritorious clemency applications and to increase awareness around issues of unjust convictions and sentences. Continue reading to learn about some of the programming the Survivors’ Project has accomplished.
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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.
