Mental health professionals oppose sending more youth to adult prisons

Rep. Debbie Villio. (Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator)
Rep. Debbie Villio. (Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator)

By Julie O’Donoghue Louisiana Illuminator Around 70 mental health professionals and educators in Louisiana have signed a letter urging state lawmakers to vote against a proposed constitutional amendment that could send more young teenagers to adult prisons. “[W]e are greatly concerned that young people would be denied age-appropriate, constitutionally protected services and interventions should th…