As a signatory to the Southern Poverty Law Center’s letter to the Dept. of Education renewing a request for an investigation, Gina Womack, Co-founder and Executive Director of Families and Friends of Louisiana’s Incarcerated Children issued the following statement this past week: We are outright…

I normally live in East Baton Rouge in Baker, with my sister. She took me in and raised me after my mother passed away when I was a child.  I’ve been in Bridge City Center for Youth (BCCY) since about April 2022 and I’m assigned…

In response to news that Louisiana officials will end its private contract with Ware Youth Center Gina Womack, Co-founder and Executive Director of Families and Friends of Louisiana’s Incarcerated Children issued the following statement: “We are deeply concerned for the girls being transferred from Ware…

This fall, we are excited to celebrate with CJ, an active Youth Leader at FFLIC and member of Black Man Rising, as he heads to college. “I am excited,” CJ says about starting at Grambling State this semester. “I love to learn new things.”  CJ…

In response to a federal court decision ordering Louisiana officials to stop housing children in the former death row unit of Louisiana State Penitentiary, known as Angola, Families and Friends of Louisiana's Incarcerated Children (FFLIC) issued the following statement from Youth Organizing Manager, Antonio Travis:…

FFLIC believes that people are our greatest resources for creating loving and safe communities. Many of our members have been impacted by the harsh and ineffective carceral systems we seek to change, and it’s their wisdom and experience that drives our vision for lasting solutions. …