GRASSROOTS COVERAGE OF TALLULAH ON TRIAL

COVERAGE:

"VOICES OF AUTHORITY": New Orleans youth report and reflect on the trial and the imprisonment of youth

Monday's Direct Action by youth, parents and community members

Read the prayer that was spoken on the steps of the courthouse, presented by Louisiana's faith communities

MAINSTREAM PRESS COVERAGE

MONDAY 4/14:
Hearing to Probe Tallulah (AP)
Teen inmate testifies of beatings (AP)

TUESDAY 4/15:
Prison Came Under Fire (Times Picayune)

WEDNESDAY 4/16:
Chief Justice Calls for Reform (AP)

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VOICES OF AUTHORITY:
Grassroots Coverage

Grassroots coverage by Young people who attended the trial. Below, they reflect on the trial and the imprisonment of youth in writings and a video documentary

 

Essay by Chris Burton

Poetry by Keva Carr

 

A Video by Gabrielle Turner:

"The Walls of Tallulah Must Come Down!"
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MONDAY'S ACTION:
"The Walls Come Tumblin' Down"

Louisiana youth and community members collapse a model of the Nation's most brutal youth prison in demand of that prison's permanent closure

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"We're marching around this model of Tallulah because, like Jericho, it is an obstacle to justice; it is corrupt and irredeemable and needs to be brought down,
-- New Orleans FFLIC chairperson Avis Brock.

 
   
 
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MONDAY'S PRAYER:
"Prayer for a brighter future for Louisiana's Children"

The following prayer, brought forth by Louisiana's faith communities, was read on the steps of the courthouse monday and also included in a recent ad taken out in the Louisiana press, urging Louisiana legislators to acknowledge the expanding base of support for shutting down Tallulah and reforming the entire juvenile system.


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