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Louisiana Limits Solitary Confinement for Youth

The governor signed the state’s first law restricting isolation for youth after two suicides and an investigation by The Marshall Project, ProPublica and NBC News into harsh conditions in a new juvenile facility.

News • 06.22.2022

Solitary Confinement Harms Teens. Louisiana Lawmakers Took a Step to Limit It.

An investigation by The Marshall Project, NBC News and ProPublica found that youth in a Louisiana lockup were held in isolation around the clock for weeks.

News • 04.28.2022

“No Light. No Nothing.” Inside Louisiana’s Harshest Juvenile Lockup

Teens at the Acadiana Center for Youth at St. Martinville were held in solitary confinement around the clock, shackled with leg irons and deprived of an education. “This is child abuse,” one expert said.

Feature • 03.10.2022

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