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.”

At the Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights, we understand that an arrest can often coincide with other crises going on in the life of a child. That’s why we listen. We learn. And we help. LCCR social worker Nell had been working with “Corey” all summer long on his probation case, and the 13-year-old was […]

We know that when a child is arrested, there are usually greater issues going on in their life. That’s why we listen and learn before we work with them on a plan. We met “Jason” after his first arrest in 2016. He was struggling greatly in school and skipping class so frequently that he was eventually expelled. Meanwhile, […]

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