Skip to main content

ARCHIVE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE REFORM

 1990s:

  • LOUISIANA JUVENILES FINDINGS LETTER 1

  • HARD TIME: A special report.; Profits at a Juvenile Prison Come With a Chilling Cost

2000:

  • Juveniles in Adult Prisons and Jails – A National Assessment

2001:

  • Ad Hoc Advisory Board Reports Volume 1 – Basic Working Materials
• http://jjc.legis.state.la.us/Volume%202.pdf

2002:

  • http://jjc.legis.state.la.us/Volume%203.pdf

  • http://jjc.legis.state.la.us/Volume%204.pdf

  • http://jjc.legis.state.la.us/Volume%205.pdf

  • http://jjc.legis.state.la.us/Volume%206.pdf

  • http://jjc.legis.state.la.us/JJC-2002FinalRec.pdf

  • http://jjc.legis.state.la.us/JJC-prop-act-plan.pdf

  • https://www.lasc.org/court_managed_prog/children_families/STPL03rev.pdf
Louisiana Court Improvement/ Children’s Advocacy Strategic Plan 2002-2006

2003

  • https://www.lasc.org/court_managed_prog/children_families/JJCoctreport.pdf
Juvenile Reform Implementation Report of the Louisiana Supreme Court

  • http://jjc.legis.state.la.us/Doc1%20Casey%20Foundation%20Final%20Report1.pdf

  • http://jjc.legis.state.la.us/JJC%20Minority%20Report%202.pdf

  • http://jjc.legis.state.la.us/JJC%20Minority%20Report%20FINAL.pdf

  • http://jjc.legis.state.la.us/Doc%204%20JJC%20Ad%20Board%20dissent.pdf

  • http://jjc.legis.state.la.us/Doc%205%20Ad%20Board%20Exhibit%201.pdf

  • http://jjc.legis.state.la.us/Doc%206%20Ad%20Board%20Exhibit%202%20(SAD).pdf

  • http://jjc.legis.state.la.us/pubheardig1.pdf

  • http://doc.louisiana.gov/media/1/dps_20master_20plan_208-2003.pdf

  • http://psycnet.apa.org/record/2003-06521-001 Juveniles’ competence to stand trial

  • https://www.economist.com/united-states/2003/04/17/tallulah-tales Tallulah Tales

  • http://jjc.legis.state.la.us/Volume%201.pdf JJ Commission Ad Hoc Advisory Board Rpt

  • https://www.raceforward.org/sites/default/files/pdf/281pdf.pdf Act 1225 Overview

2004

  • https://www.lasc.org/court_managed_prog/children_families/JJCmarchreport.pdf Juvenile Reform Implementation Report of the Louisiana Supreme Court

  • https://www.lasc.org/court_managed_prog/children_families/JJRIreport.pdf Juvenile Reform Implementation Report of the Louisiana Supreme Court

2005

  • https://www.lasc.org/court_managed_prog/children_families/JJRIreportjan.pdf
Juvenile Reform Implementation Report of the Louisiana Supreme Court

  • https://www.lasc.org/court_managed_prog/children_families/Aprilreport1.pdf
Juvenile Reform Implementation Report of the Louisiana Supreme Court

  • https://www.umes.edu/cms300uploadedfiles/ajcjs/vol1.2%20mbuba%20final.pdf
A REFUTATION OF RACIAL DIFFERENTIALS IN THE JUVENILE RECIDIVISM RATE HYPOTHESIS (Louisiana study)

2006:

  • http://lpdb.la.gov/Serving%20The%20Public/Juvenile%20Justice/Juvenile%20Detention%20Alternatives%20Initiative.php New Orleans adopts the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative
• Louisiana Center for Children’s Founded

  • https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6103606
fixes elude NO JJ system

  • https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED495786.pdf Juvenile Offenders and Victims Report

  • https://www.nolacypb.org/state-legislation/ CYPB legislation
• https://www.macfound.org/media/article_pdfs/MODELS_FOR_CHANGE_REPORT_DECEMBER2006.PDF Models for Change- Building Momentum for JJ Reform

  • http://www.modelsforchange.net/publications/147 LA Models for Change Background Summary

  • http://www.modelsforchange.net/publications/139 LA Models for Change Initiative: Selected Parish/Judicial District Highlights

  • http://www.modelsforchange.net/publications/135 LA system snapshot

  • http://www.modelsforchange.net/publications/373 JJ System Provider Survey

  • http://www.laccr.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Juvenile-Justice-Chapter-from-Platform-for-Children.pdf Louisiana’s Children JJ System

2007:

  • http://www.njjn.org/uploads/digital-library/436.pdf
Louisiana mandates standards for public defenders

  • http://www.njjn.org/uploads/digital-library/265.pdf
Louisiana improves school expulsion process

  • http://www.modelsforchange.net/publications/374 Jefferson Parish CYPB Vision

  • http://www.modelsforchange.net/publications/118 Models for Change LA Workplan

  • http://www.modelsforchange.net/publications/186 Rehabilitation vs. Incarceration

  • http://www.modelsforchange.net/publications/121 Potential for Change

  • http://www.modelsforchange.net/publications/170 Advances in JJ Reform

2008:

  • https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/30/opinion/30fri3.html Louisiana Tries Again

  • http://www.modelsforchange.net/publications/157 Overview of Mental Health and JJ Action Network

  • http://www.modelsforchange.net/publications/172 Advances in JJ Reform

  • http://www.modelsforchange.net/publications/105 2008 Update: Gathering Force

2009:

  • https://www.justice.gov/crt/special-litigation-section-case-summaries
US DOJ on Orleans Parish Prison
• http://www.justicepolicy.org/images/upload/09_05_rep_costsofconfinement_jj_ps.pdf
The Costs of Confinement

  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2908904/ Trajectories of desistance

    and continuity in antisocial behavior following court adjudication among serious adolescent offenders

  • http://www.modelsforchange.net/publications/416 LA Treatment Provider Survey

  • http://www.modelsforchange.net/publications/380 Act 555 Planning Tools

  • http://www.njjn.org/uploads/digital-library/Louisiana-Converts-Juvenile-Institution-into-Regional-Treatment-Facility-SB-302.pdf Louisiana converts juvenile institution into regional treatment facility

  • http://www.modelsforchange.net/publications/452 Psych Eval Template

  • http://www.modelsforchange.net/publications/227 JJ Bill Tracking Database

  • http://www.modelsforchange.net/publications/296 2009 Update: Core State Progress

2010:

  • http://www.aecf.org/blog/the-missouri-model-worthwhile-reform-benefits-youth-states/ the Missouri Model and Louisiana is beginning to consider implementing it

  • https://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/07/4_vie_for_new_orleans_juvenile.html 2 vie for Orleans Parish Juvenile Court seat

  • https://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/07/jefferson_new_orleans_juvenile.html
Jefferson NO JJ advocates win national honor

  • https://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/11/swanson_center_for_youth_in_mo.html Swanson unfit for youth based on report

  • https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/ede8/636f8df0e6d5b5ee637c1de37af2ec5f14c8.pdfDObjective Measures reduce the Disproportionate Rates of Minority Youth Placed in Detention: Validation of a Risk Assessment Instrument?

  • http://www.njjn.org/uploads/digital-library/Louisiana-Detention-Standards-1.31.12.pdf
Louisiana Established Standards for Juvenile Detention Facilities

  • http://www.modelsforchange.net/publications/291 Models for Change Systems Reform in JJ

  • http://www.modelsforchange.net/publications/284 Evidence-Based Practice

  • http://www.modelsforchange.net/publications/287 innovations in practice

2011:

  • http://www.aecf.org/resources/2011-kids-count-data-book/ Kids Count Data Book

  • https://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/tables/1532-youth-under-the-supervision-of-the-office-of-juvenile-justice?loc=20&loct=2#detailed/2/any/false/133,38,35,18,17,16,15,14,13,12/any/3271,12531 youth under supervision of OJJ data

  • http://www.njjn.org/article/new-orleans-and-new-york-city-juvenile-detention-centers-set-policies-to-protect-lgbt-youth protect incarcerated LGBTQ youth

  • http://www.njjn.org/article/louisiana-advocates-say-juvenile-reform-efforts-are-failing
JJ reform efforts failing

  • https://law.justia.com/codes/louisiana/2011/rs/title15/rs15-1110/

  • http://www.njjn.org/article/louisiana-moves-toward-new-standards-for-juvenile-detention Louisiana moves towards new standards for juvenile detention

  • https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/crt/legacy/2011/02/01/TerrebonneJDC_findlet_01-18-11.pdf US DOJ Terrebonne Findings

  • http://www.njjn.org/uploads/digital-library/Investigation-of-the-New-Orleans-PD_DOJ-CRD_March-16-2011.pdf DOJ investigates NOPD

  • http://www.modelsforchange.net/publications/301 juvenile diversion guidebook

  • http://www.modelsforchange.net/publications/319 harnessing the capacity for change

  • http://www.modelsforchange.net/publications/314 minority youths

  • http://www.modelsforchange.net/publications/313 risk assessment
• http://www.modelsforchange.net/publications/333 JJ guidebook

  • http://www.modelsforchange.net/publications/326 probation review guidebook

  • http://www.modelsforchange.net/publications/325 initial findings fromdatabase

2012:

  • http://www.aecf.org/blog/jdai-practices-ease-flow-of-committed-youth-to-state-corrections-and-sustai/ JDAI Practices Ease Flow of Committed Youth to State Corrections and Sustain Lower Populations

  • https://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/05/new_orleans_juvenile_justice_c.html
NO JJ Center plans up for review

  • https://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/05/nola_for_life_murder-reduction.html
NOLA for Life campaign

  • http://www.njjn.org/article/new-regulations-protect-youth-from-sexual-abuse

  • http://www.njjn.org/uploads/digital-library/Louisiana-FINS-Commission-Final-Report-2.10.12.pdf FINS final report

  • http://www.njjn.org/article/new-report-families-are-the-key-to-juvenile-justice-reform
families are the key to JJ reform

  • http://www.modelsforchange.net/publications/332 child welfare
• http://www.modelsforchange.net/publications/387 Rapides Parish Acntbility Program

  • http://www.modelsforchange.net/publications/548 facility licensing standards

  • http://www.njjn.org/uploads/digital-library/Families_Unlocking_FuturesFULLNOEMBARGO.pdf Families Unlocking Futures Report

2013:

  • http://www.aecf.org/blog/first-convening-of-deep-end-local-pilot-sites-held/
first meeting of Deep End Local Pilot Sites
• https://1-next-westlaw-com.libproxy.tulane.edu/Document/Ib272b33f6f7e11e28578f7ccc38dcbee/View/FullText.html?listSource=Search&navigationPath=Search%2fv1%2fresults%2fnavigation%2fi0ad7401500000164a9f611959b796236%3fNav%3dANALYTICAL%26fragmentIdentifier%3dIb272b33f6f7e11e28578f7ccc38dcbee%26startIndex%3d1%26contextData%3d%2528sc.Search%2529%26transitionType%3dSearchItem&list=ANALYTICAL&rank=1&listPageSource=7373be105aa551c9887e5f1b882cb946&originationContext=document&contextData=(sc.Search)&cacheScope=undefined&transitionType=DocumentItem&searchWithinQuery=louisiana&chunkSize=S&docSource=c994f471cdfa4f92af419e51c23c2669&needToInjectTerms=False&searchWithinHandle=i0ad8235300000164aa3aaab77a0068e3
Justice Kimball as champion for children

  • https://thelensnola.org/2013/12/04/punished-for-life-unexpected-repercussions-dog-defendants-who-agree-to-cop-even-minor-pleas/ “economic death sentence”

  • https://www.nola.gov/mayor/news/archive/2013/20131216-ban-the-box/ Ban the Box
• https://www.nola.com/education/index.ssf/2013/07/rethinkers_call_for_conversati.html ‘Rethinkers’ call for conversations, not suspensions, in New Orleans schools

  • http://www.modelsforchange.net/publications/492 Innovation Brief- Professional Development

  • http://www.modelsforchange.net/publications/493 Innovation Brief- Local Detention Reform

  • http://www.modelsforchange.net/publications/494 Innovation Brief- Effective Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices
• http://www.modelsforchange.net/publications/500 Innovation Brief- University Partnership

  • http://www.jeffparish.net/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=1173 Jefferson Parish Screening and Assessment Manual (SAVRY)
• https://scholarworks.uno.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=2777&context=td Assessing Risk in Adolescent Offenders

  • http://www.njjn.org/article/youth-confinement-at-35-year-low-three-reports-on-reform Youth Confinement at 35-year low
• http://www.modelsforchange.net/publications/516 probation review implementation

2014:

  • http://www.aecf.org/blog/turning-jdais-focus-to-the-deep-end-of-the-juvenile-justice-system/ Louisiana pilot site findings

  • http://www.aecf.org/blog/new-orleans-programs-work-toward-juvenile-justice-reform/
closing the STPP (FFLIC)

  • https://www.nlc.org/article/improving-public-safety-and-youth-outcomes-through-juvenile-assessment-and-service-centers NLC/ JASC

  • http://www.njjn.org/our-work/juvenile-justice-reform-advances-louisiana#LA2009
outline of important advances in JJ reform in Louisiana from 2009-2013

  • http://www.laccr.org/news/an-interview-with-jjpls-outgoing-director/
interview with JJPL’s outgoing director

  • https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/rays-of-hope-for-juveniles-in-new-orleans-nightmarish-justice-system rays of hope for juveniles

  • http://wwno.org/post/changes-orleans-juvenile-court changes at Orleans Juvenile Court

  • https://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/10/jefferson_parish_sheriffs_offi_8.html
Juvenile services agreements on Jefferson Parish Council agenda

  • https://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2014/10/tense_council_meeting_sheds_li.html
teens violate ankle bracelet house arrest and cause controversy

  • https://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2014/12/louisiana_trails_in_survey_of.html
Louisiana trails insurveyof annual spending on jailed youth

  • https://www.nola.com/education/index.ssf/2014/12/mayor_launches_conflict-resolu.html mayor launchesconflict-resolutionprogram in schools

  • http://www.njjn.org/article/louisiana-father-is-2014-gutsy-advocate-for-youth
Louisiana Father is 2014 Gutsy Advocate for Youth

  • http://www.njjn.org/article/new-web-based-tool-determines-eligibility-for-record-expungement-in-il-md-and-la youth record expungement

  • https://law.justia.com/codes/louisiana/2014/code-revisedstatutes/title-46/rs-46-2605/

  • https://www.nola.gov/getattachment/Health/Data-and-Publications/PLAYBook-Final.pdf/ PLAYbook progress report

  • https://www.nola.com/education/index.ssf/2014/12/mayor_launches_conflict-resolu.html mayor launchesconflict-resolutionprogram in New Orleans Schools

  • https://www.nola.com/crime/baton-rouge/index.ssf/2014/02/jetson_ojj_closure_hearing_bat.html Jetson Closing

  • http://www.modelsforchange.net/publications/663 indicators of success

  • http://www.modelsforchange.net/publications/662 EBP in juvenile drug court

  • http://www.modelsforchange.net/publications/744 JJ mapping process
• https://www.nola.com/education/index.ssf/2014/10/strict_collegiate_academies_ch.html working to eliminate suspensions

2015:

  • https://www.ncsl.org/documents/cj/Juvenile_Justice_Trends_1.pdf
trends in JJ state legislation 2011-2015

  • http://www.laccr.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/RG-JJIC-presentation-2.24.15-FINAL.pdf Fulfilling the Mandate of Act 1225

  • http://www.njjn.org/article/louisiana-member-launches-website-to-show-families-ongoing-hardships-post-katrina

  • https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/18/opinion/justice-reform-in-the-deep-south.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share&_r=0
Louisiana lagging behind neighboring states

  • https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/26/opinion/juvenile-justice-reform-in-louisiana.html JJ reform in Louisiana

  • https://www.ojjdp.gov/pubs/247207.pdf DOJ Report on juvenile residential facilities

  • https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/689355 “Examining the Influence of Risk Factors Across Rural and Urban Communities”

  • http://nolaforlife.org/progress/invest-in-prevention/mayor-s-strategic-command-to-reduce-murder/ NOLAforLIFE Youth Engagement Strategy

  • https://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/04/louisiana_student_suspensions.html
School suspensions

  • https://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/11/student_discipline_spring_vall.html
Spring Valley Case/ school discipline

  • https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/article_cd6a4175-6ed3-5465-a4b7-5a86114e68dd.html “eligible” delinquents increasingly routed to adult courts & prisons

2016:

  • https://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/tables/42-youth-residing-in-juvenile-detention-correctional-and-or-residential-facilities?loc=20&loct=2#detailed/2/20/false/573,36,867,133,18,17,14,12,10,8/any/319,17599 youth residing in facilities data

  • http://www.dcfs.louisiana.gov/assets/docs/searchable/Licensing/Residential/201603_JuvenileDetention.pdf Juvenile Detention Standards

  • https://www.louisianabelieves.com/docs/default-source/advisory-council/advisory-council-on-student-behavior-and-discipline-louisiana-school-discipline-laws-and-regulations.pdf?sfvrsn=3 Louisiana Discipline Laws and Regulations

  • https://sph.lsuhsc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/5AFosteringEBP.pdf
Models for Change- Fostering a Movement Towards Evidence-Based…
• http://lsuhsc.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/RAISE_THE_AGE_DRAFT_20160128Final.pdf
LSU report on raising the age/ mandated by 2015 HCR 73

  • http://www.laccr.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Double-Sided-Fact-Sheet-3.9.16.pdf agenda for common-sense JJ reform

  • http://www.wdsu.com/article/47-million-new-orleans-juvenile-justice-center-opens-near-bayou-st-john/3607605 new JJ center opens

  • http://www.wdsu.com/article/teen-inmates-death-spurs-change-in-juvenile-justice-system/9639492 teen death spurs change

  • https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/article_77a23003-c667-5b82-847f-07198d65afc5.html new JJ center hailed as “opportunity center”

  • https://www.nola.com/education/index.ssf/2016/08/juvenile_detention_education.html NO must invest in education for youth offenders
• https://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/05/juvenile_justice_reform.html
Gina Womack- “We needvisionto save Louisiana’s juvenile justice system”

  • https://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2016/03/da_cannizzaro_suggests_priorit.html
DA Cannizzaro suggests priorities forcity’sjuvenile justice group

  • https://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2016/03/life_sentence_for_man_who_kill.html
life sentence for man who kills at 15 provokes debate

  • https://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2016/03/life_without_parole_for_new_or.html
life without parole sentence for man who killed at 15

  • https://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2016/03/cannizzaro_says_nopd_juvenile.html
DA says NOPD juvenile arrest stats challenge critic’s data

  • https://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2016/03/after_6-year_wait_former_juven.html
former juvenile murder suspect takes35-yearplea deal

  • https://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2016/02/da_cannizzarro_blasts_councilw.html
DA blasts councilwomen’s stance on teen prosecutions

  • https://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2016/02/civil_rights_group_urges_da_ca.html
civil rights group urges NOLA DA to try fewer juveniles as adults

  • https://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2016/02/citys_juvenile_detention_cente.html
city’s juvenile detention center packed beyond capacity…

  • https://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2016/02/juvenile_offender_age.html
a mistake at 17 shouldn’t automatically send a kid to adult prison: editorial

  • https://www.nola.com/futureofneworleans/2015/08/juvenile_justice_future_new_or.html when children end up in jail,therefutures are bleak

  • https://www.nola.com/education/index.ssf/2015/05/black_student_arrests.html
chat about black student arrests

  • http://www.njjn.org/article/breaking-supreme-court-gives-youth-sentenced-to-life-a-chance-at-parole Miller v. Alabama and Montgomery v. Louisiana
• http://www.njjn.org/article/louisiana-passes-sweeping-juvenile-justice-reform-measures-

  • http://www.laccr.org/youth-justice/?jjpl_program=3098 Raise the Age

  • http://www.laccr.org/what-we-do/transforming-juvenile-justice/state-advocacy/unchain-louisiana-ending-indiscriminate-shackling-in-juvenile-court/
2016 legislative success

  • http://www.njjn.org/uploads/digital-library/LA_RAISE_THE_AGE_Jan-2016.pdf
study in response to 2015 HCR73 on raising the age in Louisiana

  • http://www.ncsl.org/research/civil-and-criminal-justice/juvenile-justice-quarterly-newsletter636083342.aspx

  • https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/08/us/louisiana-juvenile-defendants.html
LA juvenile defendant age may be raised to 17
• https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/14/us/states-move-to-treat-17-year-old-offenders-as-juveniles.html state moves towards treating 17 y/o offenders as juveniles

  • http://www.njjn.org/uploads/digital-library/SPLC_NOLA_YouthInAdultSystem_2016.pdf
More Harm Than Good: How Children Are Unjustly Tried As Adults in New Orleans

2017:

  • http://www.aecf.org/blog/six-big-city-mayors-lead-juvenile-justice-reform-efforts/
mayors leading JJ reform

  • https://ojj.la.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/MonitoringEffectivenessofCommunityBased-ServicesFY2016.pdf
2016 OJJ report Monitoring Effectiveness… (as mandated by 2016 Act 499)

  • https://ojj.la.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ojj-indicators-2017Q1.pdf
first quarter JJ indicators

  • https://ojj.la.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ojj-indicators-2017Q2.pdf
second quarter JJ indicators

  • https://ojj.la.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/OJJ-Indicators-2017Q3.pdf
third quarter JJ indicators

  • https://ojj.la.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/OJJ-Indicators-2017Q4.pdf
fourth quarter JJ indicators

  • http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/trials_and_error/2017/05/why_won_t_louisiana_reform_its_shameful_juvenile_life_without_parole_laws.html
Louisiana lagging on ending life without parole sentence for youth

  • https://www.nola.com/education/index.ssf/2017/11/louisiana_alternative_educatio.html Black youth disproportionately fill Louisiana’s alternative schools

  • https://www.nola.com/education/index.ssf/2017/06/prison_school_improvement.html
prison schools among the worst

  • https://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2017/05/after_suicide_of_inmate_15_age.html
agencies take steps to seal cracks injuvenile

    system after 15 y/o commits suicide

  • https://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2017/02/new_orleans_judge_draws_line_o.html judge drawslineon sentences of teen killers

  • https://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2017/02/former_juvenile_facility_couns.html
Former juvenile facility counselors charged with malfeasance reject state’s plea offers

  • https://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2017/01/council_members_fire_back_at_d.html youth transfer controversy

  • https://www.nolacypb.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/NOCYPB-Community-Resource-Guide-2017-1.pdf
Community Resource Guide

  • https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/05/30/524554109/when-schools-meet-trauma-with-understanding-not-discipline?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20170530
When Schools Meet Trauma With Understanding, Not Discipline

  • https://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/11/louisiana_juvenile_lifers.html
DA’s seek to block parole for juveniles serving life for murder

  • http://www.laccr.org/youth-justice/?jjpl_program=4317 juvenile life without parole

  • http://www.laccr.org/youth-justice/?jjpl_program=5649 2017 legislative efforts

  • https://www.sentencingproject.org/publications/black-disparities-youth-incarceration/
“Black Disparities in Youth Incarceration”

  • http://www.laccr.org/what-we-do/transforming-juvenile-justice/new-orleans-advocacy/youth-in-the-adult-system/ Keeping Children out of OPP

  • https://ojj.la.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/PERFORMANCE-INDICATOR-July-2016.pdf OJJ Strategic Plan 2017-2022

2018:

  • https://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/tables/9933-youth-under-the-supervision-of-ojj?loc=20&loct=2#detailed/2/any/false/871,870,573,869,36,868,867/any/19272,19271youth undersupervisionof the OJJ

  • https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/article_4983337a-6e64-11e8-9c13-879d9157fb3a.html “frequent fighter” and violence has gotten worse

  • http://rightoncrime.com/2018/06/juvenile-justice-still-isnt-in-louisiana/

  • https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/louisiana/articles/2018-06-12/audit-high-turnover-at-louisiana-youth-prisons-risks-safety high turnover rates

  • “Young Children Taken From Their Parents…” article: “In Louisiana, violence and the use of restraints have spiked in the last five years”

  • https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/article_2a4ccf84-0771-11e8-bb3e-bb9fb68641e8.html budget cuts threaten JJ reform

  • https://ojj.la.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2017-Recidivism-Analysis.pdf

    OJJ 2017 recidivism analysis

  • https://ojj.la.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/SecureCareHandbookforParents_13September2017.pdfOJJ Secure Care Handbook for Parents

  • https://ojj.la.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Strategic-Plan-2017-2022-FINAL.pdfOJJ 2017-2022 strategic plan (mentionssecondwave of JJ reform that began withpackageof four bills passed in 2016)

  • https://ojj.la.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Act499TrendReportFY2017_-finalforwebsite-1.pdf OJJ Report of Youth Served in 2017

  • https://ojj.la.gov/act-499-data-repository/ data repository mandated by 2016 Act 499

  • https://ojj.la.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/OJJ-Indicators-2018Q1.pdf

    first quarter JJ indicators

  • https://ojj.la.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/OJJ-Indicators-2018Q2.pdf

    second quarter JJ indicators

  • https://www.louisianabelieves.com/docs/default-source/recovery-school-district/rsd-defined.pdf?sfvrsn=2 Recovery School District

  • https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/crime_police/article_a5c01e10-7ad9-11e8-856e-ebf326bf26bc.html Louisiana seeslargedrop in prison population

  • http://www.laccr.org/youth-justice/?jjpl_newspost=6213 governor signs bill to limit mandatory sentences for youth

  • http://www.laccr.org/youth-justice/?jjpl_newspost=6196 2018 legislative session

  • http://www.laccr.org/dashboard-2/ Juvenile Justice Data Dashboard

  • http://www.jjgps.org/louisiana Louisiana JJ Data

  • https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/our_views/article_c6512bc8-6f31-11e8-9724-efcc862aa726.html LA trying to fix broken JJ system on the cheap

  • https://app.lla.state.la.us/PublicReports.nsf/0/64DF5EBB49AE4404862582A40078718D/$FILE/000194C2.pdf OJJ Oversight in S

Close Menu