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Louisiana Fights To Keep Kids At Angola After Judge’s Removal Order

September 12, 2023

by Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg, The Appeal

The state argues there would be a “near certainty” of “serious bodily injury” to children, staff, and the public if kids are transferred out of the prison....

Federal judge rules Louisiana must move minors out of Angola

September 8, 2023

by Romni Williams for WDSU

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Southern University Law Center gets $250K grant to help improve the juvenile justice system

September 8, 2023

by 4WWL

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Judge Shelly Dick ordered the removal of all youth from Angola’s West Feliciana Center For Youth by next Friday, September 15th.

September 8, 2023

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Head of Louisiana’s Office of Juvenile Justice resigns amid crisis in state’s youth jails

November 18, 2022

By James Finn for The Advocate

The head of Louisiana’s Office of Juvenile Justice has resigned amid a deepening crisis inside the state’s youth lockups including escapes, riots and a capacity shortfall that the agency recently said had forced it to stop accepting youth into its custody....