What We Believe
"As mothers and fathers, grandparents, siblings, cousins, aunts, uncles and allies, we believe in and implement a model of organizing that is people- and community-centered, and is explicitly anti-racist."
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We Are Building a Movement to Stop the School to Prison Pipeline.
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In a recent press release, the Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice said all in-person family visitations at their secure care facilities are suspended until further notice.
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FFLIC is speaking up on @WWLTV for our youth! We've been hearing a lot of harmful narratives in the media so it was great to see @ginabwomack explaining why alternatives to incarceration is the REAL solution. #NoMorePrisons #letkidsbekids
https://t.co/yyhKVbFRbG
Our partners @JusticesPromise and #DecarcerateLouisiana are asking DOJ to investigate the abuses of authority of the Baton Rouge PD. FFLIC has signed on. #Blackchildrenmatter
https://t.co/eCePN89wQD
Visitation in secure care youth facilities is suspended according to a news release by OJJ. If you or your incarcerated child are having problems gaining access to video visitation or other services, please contact us: gbwomack @fflic.org or (504) 708-8376.
A recent news article by @IlluminatorLA featured information about FFLIC's vaccination campaign in youth facilities. https://t.co/CSc4oWsTau
"We are frustrated with OJJ’s draconian insistence on caging our kids to solve the history of violence and abuse that generations of youth and staff have been forced to endure." Read FFLIC's blog in response to the plans of the OJJ to install a new fence. https://t.co/kfTf8Gyegs
New from @CenterOnBudget: States should stop placing youth in confinement & should adopt antiracist policies that make strides toward more equitable outcomes: https://t.co/Mi9vLDRTyo
WE ARE ASKING OUR SUPPORTERS TO INVEST IN FFLIC'S CONTINUED WORK TO:
Stop the school to prison pipeline to help children stay in school and reduce the possibility of incarceration, and provide training to parents and schools on positive behavioral intervention supports.
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