Louisiana Sent Kids to Adult Jail That Violated Scores of Regulations, Reports Say
Investigators found the Jackson Parish Jail violated state rules 83 times between July and February—almost 12 times more than the second-worst lockup.
Jackson Parish Jail
Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg
Young People Say They’re Beaten and Maced at Adult Louisiana Jail
Louisiana moved detained children from the infamous Angola prison to an adult lockup in Jackson Parish. They say the abuse has continued.
Kids Held in Adult Louisiana Jail Sleep on Floor, Shot With Pepper Balls, Filing Says
The ACLU sued the state after it moved children to the former death row unit at the notorious Angola prison. But a court filing says the kids have faced abuse in their new facility, too.