This is the first in a series of posts we will share on Louisiana’s history of chemical agent use against children who are detained or incarcerated. In this series, we take and support three positions: 1) the definition of “chemical agent” in the Louisiana OJJ licensing standards for juvenile detention centers is so broad that it creates real dangers for…
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News: 04/30/2025 Louisiana’s Jackson Parish Jail Violates Regulations, Holds Kids, by Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg, writing for The Appeal. (This news report is about the facility that sought to incarcerate children in shipping containers. Louisiana, we must do better.) “OJJ licensing specialists visited the jail multiple times between July and February and found the facility violated state regulations 83 times. The…
Update: 05/16/2024 Read Louisiana Lacks Standards to Protect Children Held in Converted Shipping Containers: an Advocacy Paper on Behalf of Louisiana’s Children, released by Louisiana United Methodist Children and Family Services. Louisiana United Methodist Children and Family Services opposes the use of converted shipping containers for the detention and incarceration of children. If Louisiana permits their use, the state must…