LJC Releases "Now And Later" Collateral Consequences Guide For Defenders

October 12, 2011

All across the United States, communities are destroyed by crime, but also by punishment. The lingering effects of a criminal conviction can have a multi-generational impact on an individual’s family and community. While collateral consequences affect all convicted defendants, regardless of whether they serve a prison sentence, Louisiana’s position as the state with the highest per capita rate of incarceration in the country makes us particularly vulnerable to community deterioration created by the collateral consequences of a criminal conviction.

With this in mind, LJC has produced "Now and Later: The Short and Long-Term Consequences of a Louisiana Conviction" to assist public defenders and "Now and Later: The Short and Long-Term Consequences of a Louisiana Conviction: A Resource for Clients" (available in both English and Spanish) to raise client awareness of the collateral consequences of every conviction, either by plea bargain or jury conviction.

Now and Later: The Consequences of a Criminal Conviction in Louisiana (a resource for defenders)

Now and Later: The Consequences of a Criminal Conviction in Louisiana (a guide for clients)

Presente y Futuro: Las Consecuencias Inmediatas y de Largo Plazo de una Condena Criminal en Louisiana (folleto de information para clientes)