The Hard Labor of Reform: Despite Progress, Juvenile Justice Overhaul Still Lags Original Vision
Apr 26, 2010, Matthew Hamilton, The News Star
Louisiana's juvenile justice reformers put the fate of children above all else in their founding document.
"The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the children and families of Louisiana are the state's most precious resource," proclaimed Act 1225 of 2003. The noble words read in stark contrast to the reports of state-sanctioned abuse in the preceding years.
The U.S. Department of Justice sued Louisiana in 1998, claiming youth offenders gave and received beatings from guards, were…
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