The Lone Star Justice Alliance was created to bring change and healing to our community. Today, we’ve not only seen communities come together for solutions, but we have joined them to reimagine justice to improve the lives of emerging adults and their families.
We have so much to be thankful for:
- Safe and welcoming places for clients to receive services;
- Supportive, dedicated staff to help participants on their journey;
- Programs that help victims find hope and healing; and,
- You. Because of your incredible support and generosity, all of these things are possible.
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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.
