Shipping container detention standards must be included in Louisiana’s Minimum Licensing Standards for Juvenile Detention Facilities, or the practice of housing children in converted “sea cans” must be explicitly prohibited to ensure the safety and well-being of children. Louisiana United Methodist Children and Family Services is categorically against the use of converted shipping containers for the detention and incarceration of…
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Full stop! We stand against shipping container prisons for Louisiana’s children. Yes, Louisiana lacks sufficient space for detained and incarcerated children. However, based on experiences worldwide, converting shipping containers into prison cells is not a reasonable answer. For some time, the State of Louisiana and many of its parishes and municipalities have struggled with a shortage of properly maintained, permanently…