Louisiana Sent Kids to Adult Jail That Violated Scores of Regulations, Reports Say

Louisiana sent kids to adult jail that violated scores of regulations, reports say

Jackson Parish Sheriff's Office photoLast September, a young person at Louisiana’s Jackson Parish Jail tried to kill himself, according to documents The Appeal obtained. When he called his dad and told him he was on suicide watch, his father started to cry. During a previous facility inspection, a licensing specialist from the Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice (OJJ) reported that the jail failed to “identify youth who may be at risk of suicid…

Louisiana Sent Kids to Adult Jail That Violated Scores of Regulations, Reports Say

Last September, a young person at Louisiana’s Jackson Parish Jail tried to kill himself, according to documents obtained by The Appeal. When he called his dad and told him he was on suicide watch, his father started to cry.  During a previous facility inspection, a licensing specialist from the Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice (OJJ) reported that the jail failed to “identify youth who may be at risk of suicide or who may need prompt mental h…