Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana 1600 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. New Orleans, LA 70133

JJPL Executive Director, Dana Kaplan spoke on CNN about the unconstitutional conditions within Orleans Parish Prison (OPP). Video footage taken by an inmate within OPP’s now shuttered House of Detention was released and sparked national interest in the conditions within the facility, during a fairness hearing for litigation brought against the facility by the Department…

Louisiana has the highest rate of individuals serving juvenile life without parole in the United States, the only country in the world that currently has individuals serving this sentence. JJPL supports HB 319, a bill sponsored by Rep. Honoré, which would put Louisiana into compliance with the court ruling. The legislation goes before the House…

The legislative session is in full swing, and there are many pieces of legislation on which JJPL is focusing. In addition to supporting Rep. Honoré’s juvenile life without parole legislation (HB 319), JJPL support bills that would expand voting eligibility to people on parole and probation (HB 175), improve the transparency of school discipline policies…

JJPL is excited to welcome Lelia Gowland to the JJPL team and congratulates Caitlin Boyce on her promotion to Development Associate. As Communications and Development Director, Ms. Gowland strives to engage the public and funders with JJPL’s core policy issues. Committed to criminal justice reform and helping to create effective, efficient policy at all levels,…

Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana (JJPL) has private, shared, and open office space (1600 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., New Orleans, Louisiana 70113) available, including the following: Up to 6 furnished private office rooms 1 furnished conference room Access to printer, copier, facsimile, scanner, phone system 1 Restroom Fully equipped shared kitchen Cleaning service All utilities,…