Transforming Justice Transforming Lives
Early Giving is Underway for North Texas Giving Day!
Our goal is to raise $15,000 to provide advocacy for youth and emerging adults who are justice-involved. Thanks to a generous supporter, for every $1 you give up to $15,000, your gift will be MATCHED! Help us reach our goal by making a gift (https://www.northtexasgivingday.org/donate/LSJA) to LSJA today!
Why support LSJA this North Texas Giving Day?
We are one of few legal nonprofit organizations in Texas that advocate for young people in the courtroom, the legislature, and with community diversion programs. No other organization combines research-based best practices in health, law, and criminology to impact those entering the justice system and those who have already been convicted.
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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.
