The Children Left Behind: An Assessment of Access to Counsel and Quality of Representation in Delinquency Proceedings in Louisiana

Report (June 2001)

Update Report – The Children Left Behind: A Review of the Status of Defense for Louisiana's Children and Youth in Delinquency Proceedings (August 2002)

Press Release from the Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana

Please review a selection of news coverage of this report's release:

• Zero-tolerance polices create court problems
  The Advocate Online
  June 13, 2001
• Report says young offenders poorly represented in court: La. juvenile system called 'plea mill'
  The Times-Picayune
  June 9, 2001
• Juvenile courts criticized: Report says youth often waive rights to public defender
  The Advocate Online
  June 8, 2001
• Report says juveniles presumed guilty
  The Advocate Online
  June 8, 2001
• Report: Juveniles get no justice in Louisiana
  Associated Press
  June 8, 2001