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	<title>The Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana</title>
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		<title>10-Year Retrospective Video</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This video was created in celebration of our 10 year anniversary gala in October 2007.  It gives an overview of our beginnings and our priorities for the future of juvenile justice reform.

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		<link>http://jjpl.org/new/?p=66</link>
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		<title>JJPL Staff</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dana Kaplan, Executive Director
Carol Kolinchak, Legal Director
Sonji Hart, Finance Director
Bridgette Butler, Youth Advocate
Sarah Covert, Policy &#38; Media Coordinator
Chandra Grayson, Receptionist/Office Manager
Kelly Orians, Coordinator for Campaign to Abolish Juvenile Life Without Parole
Natalia Ventsko, Youth Advocate
Wesley Ware, Lead Youth Advocate
John Williams, Staff Attorney
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		<link>http://jjpl.org/new/?p=384</link>
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		<title>Orleans Parish Prison Campaign</title>
		<description><![CDATA[HOW DO YOU WANT YOUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO REBUILD OUR CITY?

FACT:  There are currently 3,500 inmates in the Orleans Parish Prison (OPP), 2,700 of whom are &#8220;city prisoners.&#8221;  This represents the highest rate of detention of any urban jail in the country, and three times the national average.   A jail in New Orleans that was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jjpl.org/new/?p=760</link>
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		<title>Blog: NOLA Youth Demand Change in Juvenile Justice</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the August 30th entry of the Open Society Blog, Luisa Taveras, program officer with the Criminal Justice Fund of the Open Society Institute, interviews JJPL Executive Director Dana Kaplan.
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		<link>http://jjpl.org/new/?p=791</link>
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		<title>JJPL Announces the 2010 Justice for Youth Award Recipients</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Friday, September 24th, JJPL will recognize selected individuals who have moved the reform efforts forward in Louisiana and present them with awards during our annual celebration, this year called the &#8220;Black &#38; White Martini Soiree.&#8221;  The vision for the Justice for Youth Award ceremony is to advance juvenile justice reform work in Louisiana in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jjpl.org/new/?p=770</link>
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		<title>JJPL Releases &#8220;Trash to Triumph&#8221; report on juvenile detention progress in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina</title>
		<description><![CDATA[REPORT DETAILS STEPS TAKEN TO IMPROVE JUVENILE DETENTION IN NEW ORLEANS POST-KATRINA
Youth advocates celebrate 5 years of progress through community engagement and make further recommendations for reform
New Orleans, LA – The Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana has re-released Treated Like Trash, a 2006 report that detailed the stories of youth detained during Hurricane Katrina and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jjpl.org/new/?p=774</link>
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		<title>Photos and Coverage of School Security Outreach Event</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, August 18th, YASS, JJPL, and SPLC held an outreach event for our Campaign to Change School Security.  Although the second half of the day which was scheduled to be outside Kids Foot Locker on Canal St was rained out, we reached many community members in the parking lot of Soul Train Fashions on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jjpl.org/new/?p=725</link>
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		<title>John S. Williams, Staff Attorney</title>
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Since joining the staff in June 2008, John has worked to improve the conditions of confinement in juvenile facilities in Louisiana.  John recognizes the role that we all play in protecting children and communities and he pushes for systemic reform of the state’s juvenile justice system.  Showing his dedication to academic pursuits as well as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jjpl.org/new/?p=883</link>
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		<title>Wes Ware, Lead Youth Advocate</title>
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As the Lead Youth Advocate, Wes has been advocating for the rights of incarcerated youth and the creation of community-based alternatives to incarceration.  He monitors the conditions of three secure care facilities in Louisiana, coordinates the investigation of federal litigation against New Orleans’ youth detention facility, and coordinates the LGBT HIV Project.  Wes serves on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jjpl.org/new/?p=876</link>
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		<title>Natalia Ventsko, Youth Advocate</title>
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Natalia works as a youth advocate, youth organizer and attorney at JJPL.  Originally from San Francisco, California, Natalia is a consistent voice in JJPL’s fight to challenge the way the state handles young people in prisons.  A consummate advocate, her past experience working with youth involves working as a youth organizer with the Ella Baker [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jjpl.org/new/?p=871</link>
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