A federal judge ruled that conditions at the adult prison amount to cruel and unusual punishment.
’s request for data about current juvenile detention in Louisiana, the state’s Office for Juvenile Justice said it was unable to answer reporter questions at this time while officials were working to move the youth out of Angola. Onein July cited state data indicating that 364 boys and 16 girls were in “secure care” centers designated for more serious offenses.
Tammie Gregg, deputy director for the ACLU’s National Prison Project, called the state’s reasoning “offensive.” The conditions captured in their letters speak to a broader problem for the juvenile justice system throughout the state going back decades, said David Utter, an attorney with The Claiborne Firm who worked on the lawsuit against the state. With the latest appeals court decision, however, the teens will remain at Angola for the time being until the court can review the case and make a final decision about moving them out.
During their detention, kids experience trauma in the form of abuse or drug dependency, Rios said. He added that having “the mark” of a record with illegal activity, even in the juvenile system, can ignite a cycle of criminalization, harassment and surveillance that extends into adulthood. Re-arrest rates are also high; an estimated 70 percent of juveniles reenter the system within three years of their release.
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