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

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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…See the Story

Oil Spill · Jonesboro

Toxic Hugs: Lack of Care with Corexit Medical Complications

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Toxic Hugs: Lack of Care with Corexit Medical Complications For the last 15 years, we have shared dozens of stories from families and clean-up workers from the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010. 15 years later, we are still sharing the stories of those affected. Everyone’s story is unique yet eerily similar. Joseph was a courageous first responder at the oil spill. Without proper gear, he was exposed to Corexit, an oil dispersant with de…See the Story

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