North Texas Giving Day!
We’re proud to announce that LSJA will participate in the Communities Foundation of Texas’ 12th annual North Texas Giving Day- the largest online day of community giving in the nation – on September 17th! With your contribution, LSJA can continue to provide outstanding, transformational services to the youth and emerging adults we serve.
Donations can be made from 6 AM to 6 PM CST on September 17th at https://www.northtexasgivingday.org/LSJA
Project Partners
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.
