Governor Jeff Landry spoke at the Monroe Chamber of Commerce on 100 million dollars allocated to juvenile justice funding for the state’s juvenile detention centers juvenile detention centers aim to expand the capacity of these facilities, ensuring that juvenile offenders have access to the necessary resources for their rehabilitation and reintegration into society, addressing the urgent need for more beds and improved educational services for young offenders.
“It’s not going to happen overnight but I can tell you that is absolutely the path that we’re on.”
Landry also discussed the new laws that would allow 17-year-olds to be charged as adults for certain serious crimes. He believes that it is necessary to address the rising levels of violent crime among teenagers and that it will act as a deterrent to future offenses.
“Correcting the age is going to bring us to a path of peace inside the communities that are seeing the greatest amount of violence.”
Together, these initiatives reflect the state’s effort to balance public safety with the need for a more effective approach to juvenile justice. Landry hopes that by expanding detention facilities and enacting stricter laws, they can reduce crime while providing better opportunities for rehabilitation.
“As we start to put in place those, we are going to require that those centers have educational opportunities that are incarcerated in there.”
