New Louisiana law to treat 17-year-olds as adults in jails, sentencing now in effect
by KLFY
KLFY— A new law in Louisiana requiring 17-year-olds to be booked into adult prison instead of juvenile detention centers went into effect on Friday, April 19.
KLFY—Discussions on new law charging 17-year-olds as adults. A new law where 17-year-olds will be charged as adults recently went into effect. With this new law, jails across the state may see changes in how they operate.
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WBRZ—Seven 17-year-old EBR inmates transferred to Jackson Parish Correctional Center following new law. BATON ROUGE — Seven 17-year-olds previously incarcerated at the chronically-full East Baton Rouge Parish Juvenile Detention Center have been transferred to the Jackson Parish Correctional Center in Jonesboro as of Friday, officials said Monday morning.The prisoners' move to Jackson Parish comes after a new state law went into effect Friday that classifies 17-year-olds as adults who can go to local jails if they are arrested. Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Casey Hicks said Friday...