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August 16, 2023

Rights Groups Challenge Imprisonment of Minors at Angola Prison
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In Louisiana, young people imprisoned at the state penitentiary, known
as Angola, and legal groups are asking a federal judge to take emergency
action and order the removal of children from the notorious prison. The
ACLU and other rights groups say kids, the majority Black boys, have
been locked up for the past year in abusive conditions on Angola's
former death row - an adult maximum-security prison with a history of
human rights violations. The ACLU says, "Research shows that youth in
adult facilities are more likely to commit suicide, suffer from sexual
assault and experience exacerbated mental health challenges." Hearings
in the case will continue through Friday.


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