Gov. John Bel Edwards' plan to house incarcerated teens at one of the largest maximum-security adult prisons in the country has already cost the state $550,000. Now, the state stands to pay up to an additional $415,000 defending that plan in court.
Issues from overcrowding to investigations into violence and neglect have made Louisiana's troubled children the center of attention. Here is a rundown of the issues plaguing Louisiana's Office of Juvenile Justice:
The New Orleans Youth Planning Board issued a statement denouncing a federal court ruling allowing Gov. John Bel Edwards' plan to house currently incarcerated youth at Angola - one of the largest maximum security prisons in the country - to move forward.
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