"A recent analysis by propublica reveals that since the age of juvenile jurisdiction was lowered, nearly 70% of the 17-year-olds arrested in Louisiana’s three largest parishes are accused of nonviolent offenses. This means a significant number of young people —many of them high school students — are being sent to adult jails and getting adult convictions for normal teenage misbehavior like property damage, trespassing, fighting, and theft."⁠ ⁠ 🟠🔵🟠🔵⁠ ⁠ During last month's Juvenile Justice Reform Act Implementation Commission (JJRAIC) meeting, our ED kristenarome addressed attendees on who LCCR is, the work that we do, a brief timeline on the #RaisetheAge legislation, how anecdotal fearmongering and a lack of data has led #Louisiana to be the first state to pass and repeal this type of #youthjustice reform leading to its swift inefficacy.⁠ ⁠ The JJRAIC was created by Act 1225 in 2003. This commission is responsible for ⁠ overseeing the implementation of the recommendations that refor...