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Lengthy isolation, sweltering heat: Attorneys seek emergency order against Angola youth lockup

Por: The Advocate Crime July 18, 2023

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they would move certain high-risk teens to a temporary facility on Louisiana State Penitentiary grounds, attorneys for some of the youth have filed an emergency motion seeking to remove them from the prison, saying they have been confined in sleeping quarters without air conditioning, held in extended isolation and forced to shower while shackled and handcuffed. The emergency filing is the latest salvo in an  launched last summer against Gov.... + full article



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