Regional juvenile detention center proposed

Juvenile crime is on the rise and, with no place to house the violent offenders, Acadia Parish is facing fees of $250 per offender per day to house those juveniles indicted as adults. Currently, four such juveniles from the parish are being housed in a facility in Alabama, the nearest that could be found. That’s a cost of $1,000 per day that the parish will have to pay. And a fifth juvenile is…

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