Today is the day!
Help us reach our $15,000 goal! Whether it be 15 people giving $1000, 150 people giving $100, or everyone just giving what they can, your gift will make a tremendous impact in our work. A gift of $500 supports our staff attorneys’ travel to detention centers to advocate for our clients in Texas Juvenile Justice Detention Centers. A gift of $250 allows us to send books to our clients to support their mental health while incarcerated and to let them know they are not forgotten behind bars. A gift of $150 supports our ability to build community and a sense of belonging among our workforce participants, a critical element for building resilience and tenacity toward graduation.
Remember, every $1 up to $15,000 will be MATCHED! So your $100 = $200! That’s a worthwhile investment!
Donate today! Help us continue Transforming Justice and Transforming Lives!
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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.
