We are demanding immediate action to avoid a public health crisis in Louisiana's juvenile jails and prisons.

At the Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights, we understand that juvenile arrest can be symptomatic of greater issues going in the child’s life. That’s why we listen. We learn. And we help. When we first met “Taron” in March 2019, he was a high school sophomore struggling with untreated mental illness. He would lash out […]

So many of our young clients do everything they can to put the justice system behind them, but are met with roadblock after roadblock. That was certainly the case for “Kendrick,” who we first met in 2017.  At the time, he was 15 and had just been sentenced to two years in juvenile prison for […]

At age 13, Lynell has lived through more trauma than most people experience in a lifetime, but has never received the help he needs.

LCCR’s fiscal year came to a close on June 30. Here’s a glimpse at what your support helped accomplish. We’re on the front lines every day, protecting the rights of young people impacted by the justice system: Standing With Kids. LCCR attorneys defended the rights of more than 600 children in Orleans Parish courtrooms this […]

With NOPD strictly enforcing juvenile curfew, it's important that young people understand their rights if they are stopped by the police.

The measure will keep more children out of jail across the state.

“The world needs to know that people in prison can change. I’ve done it and I’ve witnessed others do it.”

After being sentenced to die in prison as a child, Rickey gets a new beginning.