#DidYouKnow: Youth are THIRTY-SIX more times likely to die by suicide in an adult jail than in a youth detention facility? Coupled with this past spring's
#LowerTheAge bill, which criminally prosecutes 17-year-olds as adults for any crime, SB 2 makes things drastically more harmful for
#Louisiana's children by creating the pathway for any child to be transferred to adult court for any offense (this could include common adolescent misbehavior like graffiti or shoplifting).
This bill heads to the House floor tomorrow morning at 11AM but before it does, please take action and tell your respective legislators to say 'no' to SB 2 using the
#linkinourbio.
#lalege #igersbatonrouge #igersnola #NOLA #BatonRouge #youthjustice