Louisiana’s incarcerated youth lose their holiday furloughs. Senators ask why. • Louisiana Illuminator

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Louisiana’s incarcerated youth lose their holiday furloughs. Senators ask why. • Louisiana Illuminator

The Office of Juvenile Justice have prohibited incarcerated youth who qualify for at-home visits from taking leave during major holidays. State senators want to know why. (Photo by Julie O'Donoghue/Louisiana Illuminator) Two Louisiana senators are raising questions about why Louisiana’s youth prison system banned at-home visits for incarcerated minors for holidays including Christmas, Thanksgiving, Mardi Gras and St. Patrick’s Day. “There is par…