Louisiana doesn’t see safety improve when 17-year-olds are jailed far from home

By: Andrea Hagan

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: October 15, 2026

Words: 849

Last Updated: 2 days, 20 hours ago

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Imagine a 17-year-old boy on a prison bus being taken nearly 200 miles from his home in East Baton Rouge Parish because its jail cannot house him separately from adults as required under federal law. He is innocent until proven guilty but still sent away to a jail in Jackson Parish, far from his family, lawyer, school and community.

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