There is no better place for a student to be than in school during school hours. Yet, in Louisiana, already higher-than average suspensions and expulsion rates have been on the rise over the past decade as state and local zero-tolerance policies have imposed harsh punishment for minor childhood and adolescent misbehavior. In Louisiana there are over 300,000 …
Ten Years and Beyond: FFLIC Celebrates a Decade of Making Family Voices Equal Voices From the street level to the state level, from our meeting rooms to the state capitol, FFLIC has been working for ten years to shape a society based on the principals of racial justice, human rights, and full participation through the …
Gina Womack, co-founder and executive director of Families and Friends of Louisiana’s Incarcerated Children (FFLIC), has been named a 2011 Alston Bannerman Fellow. The Alston Bannerman Fellowship is a national award presented by the Center for Social Inclusion (CSI) that honors longtime community activists of color and gives them the opportunity to take sabbaticals. Ms. …
On Monday, the Families and Friends of Louisiana’s Incarcerated Children or FFLIC, released a report to the Office of Juvenile Justice, the Juvenile Justice Implementation Commission, and Governor Bobby Jindal, providing details of family reports of failing juvenile reform. The report highlights OJJs failure to in implement the Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2003 (ACT …
This past Easter, FFLIC gave away Easter baskets to kids across New Orleans. FFLIC received donations from members and friends in order to make baskets for the kids. FFLIC also went to Edgar P. Harney and gave away baskets to their elementary students.