A BUS TICKET TO HOPE
For these children a bus
ticket is freedom.
Lalo is a 17-year-old boy who likes to talk about soccer with his grandfather and helps his grandmother bring home groceries from the market. Lalo was involved in a situation with the authorities, which we will not share in order to protect his identity, however he was not placed in a detention center as it was not required given the circumstances of his case. The young man was able to be placed in the Probation Transformation Project, and upon learning about JJAI’s Post Sentencing Services, he decided to find a way to be a beneficiary of our programing. During the process, Lalo was required to appear at a hearing in the city of Chihuahua, which is located 4 hours away from Ciudad Juárez.
MEETING WITH AUTHORITIES IN DURANGO
JJAI recently met the appointed Director of the office that supervises youth on release in the State of Durango, Karla Jazmin Flores Chavez. We discussed issues such as the renewal of our MOU with the state’s juvenile justice representatives which allows our projects to continue benefiting children in conflict with the law.