Families and Friends of Louisiana’s Incarcerated Children

In response to news about a transition in leadership at the Office of Juvenile Justice (OJJ), Gina Womack, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Families and Friends of Louisiana’s Incarcerated Children (FFLIC), issued the following statement: “We are clear on what we want to see from…

Marcus Patterson was twelve years old when he was first pushed out of school and cut off from the resources, activities, and community he needed to thrive as a kid. Now, after years of surviving the youth incarceration system then the adult system, Marcus is…

FFLIC knows that when we stand for youth together, we win together. We know these unfair and punishing systems can make anyone feel alone and helpless, but with FFLIC no one is alone in the fight to end youth incarceration. Behind every child that is…

As a signatory to the Southern Poverty Law Center’s letter to the Dept. of Education renewing a request for an investigation, Gina Womack, Co-founder and Executive Director of Families and Friends of Louisiana’s Incarcerated Children issued the following statement this past week: We are outright…

I normally live in East Baton Rouge in Baker, with my sister. She took me in and raised me after my mother passed away when I was a child.  I’ve been in Bridge City Center for Youth (BCCY) since about April 2022 and I’m assigned…

In response to news that Louisiana officials will end its private contract with Ware Youth Center Gina Womack, Co-founder and Executive Director of Families and Friends of Louisiana’s Incarcerated Children issued the following statement: “We are deeply concerned for the girls being transferred from Ware…