Florida Parishes Juvenile Detention Center millage up for renewal
by WGNO
WGNO— Voters in the Florida Parishes will be asked if they want to renew the three-mill property tax that funds the area’s juvenile justice district, which operates a 133-bed, high-security detention center.
WBRZ—State Inspector General: Ware Youth Center a safe, secure environment suitable juvenile detention center. BATON ROUGE — The Office of State Inspector General concluded that the Ware Youth Center, the Red River Parish youth detention center with inmates from across the state, to be "a safe and secure environment suitable to house juveniles who have entered Louisiana’s juvenile justice system" in a report released Thursday."During nine different visits to Ware, OIG investigators observed clean, safe and secure facilities and professional staff. Over the past three years, as part of its...
KLFY—17-year-olds flooding detention centers causes change in juvenile law. The housing issue started in pre-adjudicated juvenile detention facilities as a large number of 17-year-olds needed to be housed in centers with appropriate standards for minors.
WBRZ—Hammond teenager booked into juvenile detention center after reportedly stabbing classmate three times. HAMMOND - A juvenile is in custody after reportedly stabbing a classmate three times with a "key-knife" during a bathroom fight. Deputies with the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office said the fight happened at Hammond High School Monday morning. One of the two students involved stabbed the other with a small foldable "key-knife."All three of the puncture wounds were reported to be non-life-threatening. The student was arrested and will be booked into the Florida Parish Juvenile...