Louisiana's next jail scandal

admin · 05-06-2016, 12:31 PM

Apparently Orleans Sheriff Marlin Gusman isn?t the only jailer with a rogue prison on his hands. Last week, Orleans Parish Juvenile Court Judge Mark Doherty ordered officials from the state Office of Juvenile Justice (OJJ) to appear in his court on May 19 because conditions at their facility in Bridge City are ?so out of control that they may rise to the level of being unconstitutional.?

Doherty?s ?rule to show cause? is an extraordinary measure, but word has it he?s not alone in his concerns about egregiously unsafe conditions at the Bridge City Center for Youth (BCCY).?

05-06-2016, 12:31 PM	#1
admin Site Admin Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Orleans Posts: 11,971 Blog Entries: 2	Louisiana's next jail scandal Apparently Orleans Sheriff Marlin Gusman isn?t the only jailer with a rogue prison on his hands. Last week, Orleans Parish Juvenile Court Judge Mark Doherty ordered officials from the state Office of Juvenile Justice (OJJ) to appear in his court on May 19 because conditions at their facility in Bridge City are ?so out of control that they may rise to the level of being unconstitutional.? Doherty?s ?rule to show cause? is an extraordinary measure, but word has it he?s not alone in his concerns about egregiously unsafe conditions at the Bridge City Center for Youth (BCCY).?