The Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice waited six days after a teenager escaped its custody to request a warrant for his arrest from the Orleans Parish judge in charge of the teenager’s case.
Louisiana corrections officials are appealing a recent federal court order that requires the Office of Juvenile Justice to remove all youth housed at the former death row at Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola by Friday.
Contrary to the state's promises, the kids were held in solitary confinement for days at a time, punished with pepper spray and denied access to educational and rehabilitative services.
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