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Jennifer Landry, Lafayette chapter lead for Families and Friends of Louisiana’s Incarcerated Children, told the commission she represents mothers whose children \"were both tried as adults and sent to adult prisons.\" She described cases in which teenagers placed in adult prisons suffered severe violence and lack of rehabilitative services, and said \"Real solutions lie in community based services and support systems that prioritize prevention and rehabilitation.\"

Senator Regina Barrow, who said she voted in opposition to the measure on the Senate side, told the commission Amendment Number 3 \"attempts to charge children as adults\" and warned that removing the age protections from the constitution would place those choices \"completely in the hands of the legislature.\" Barrow said the change would allow lawmakers to alter the age threshold and the list of crimes subject to adult prosecution and said she is \"adamantly opposed to Amendment Number 3.\"

Public commenters echoed those concerns and urged investment in alternatives to incarceration. Reverend Alexis Anderson, chair of the Children and Youth Committee for the Louisiana Behavioral Health Advisory Council, described monitoring first appearances in East Baton Rouge and said she had seen \"17 year olds who either don't make that first appearance because they are in solitary confinement\" and other harms when youth are prosecuted in adult systems. Bruce Riley, deputy director of Voice Experience (Vote), said expanding adult prosecution would only enlarge the prison industry and funnel more young people into long sentences; he noted recent additions to the list of violent crimes can carry long mandatory minimums.

Melville Hamilton, founder of Someone Always Cares Foundation, described a 17‑year‑old he works with who spent months in an adult facility from November through February without a judge hearing; Hamilton said the experience required trauma services and illustrated the stakes for young people transferred into adult custody. Rio Valdez, a young person representing Families and Friends of Louisiana's Incarcerated Children and Black Men Rising, said more youth voices should be present at commission meetings.

Commission leaders closed the meeting urging members and the public to educate voters before the March 29 election deadline. The commission did not take a formal vote on Amendment Number 3; several commissioners and public witnesses asked the public to be informed and to vote.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House La Juvenile Justice Mar 21, 10:00 AM","oneSentenceSummary","Commission and public witnesses testified that Amendment Number 3, which would move rules on charging children as adults from the constitution into legislative control, risks increasing adult prosecutions of youth; commissioners and public commenters urged investment in rehabilitation and broad public education ahead of the ballot.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature LA, Louisiana","taxId",78558,"location","Louisiana","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6116445,"Commission hears report on juvenile facility funding; Jetson Center and regional projects cited",516,1781000,2297000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2732863-e64d223945d5ded90e9d1751744fcaff&start=1781&end=2297","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2732863-e64d223945d5ded90e9d1751744fcaff/thumbnail_1781000.jpg","/articles/6116445/Louisiana/Commission-hears-report-on-juvenile-facility-funding-Jetson-Center-and-regional-projects-cited","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6116445-e74d9187e3a4e6fe68cdc40691042de6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771035133&Signature=Nms5Nnh7tB~0UEdH7ReEYZ4yRp-z6b~QmnYUdo~q5JNBSnvI6LQsn20tKO697vvyx-ZUvjt-VIh6OVmqrO56qCbFqtfLeFvqrfV3fmdzoN8ws0V4bRbFtM8rmz97HIsQ0SwlDVpTgOmwciypP~X~s2kee9fmr85bp92CXHMqYngfIeupMRFfKKMai8pq3Z5leq-P3zhDxCJ3ARZj97IAjbOq1ZXQW~wOMy4GQ1r1cgXtRKkqUaaiN96TYtd2ZR89737f~sg-MduaN4FMKc56DXKbJ8aFvQZenv8ibyo8KcHlBGZVyzKtflQAUUz10bU1OSObXvtNAfLcrtcvxZdfjA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Marcus Bryant told the Juvenile Justice Reform Advisory Commission that the first disbursements from a fund to renovate or build regional juvenile facilities have been made and that the awards are intended to keep youth closer to home and preserve access to education and family.

Bryant said the Jetson Center for Youth has received $19 million from the juvenile facilities fund; the facility previously received $21 million through capital outlay, leaving an estimated $5–7 million still needed to complete the project. Bryant said Central Louisiana’s regional center in Rapides Parish received approximately $37.9 million and that River Parishes received $36 million — each award was made after applicants were scored on education, medical treatment and mental health capacity. He said 18 applicants applied and several did not meet the fund’s criteria.

Bryant also described a $1.3 million award for upgrades to a dormitory work‑release program (plus $145,000 from other sources) and said a separate $5 million appropriation has been committed to build a unified criminal justice record system for clerks and law enforcement across the state. He described one regional proposal in Acadiana with an estimated construction cost of about $104 million; that project has not yet identified local operating funding, which Bryant said is a common hurdle for applicants.

Bryant said the commission fund distributed roughly $99,906,680 in the round described to commission members; he told the commission lawmakers passed a vote to maintain and look to replenish the fund in the next legislative session.

No formal action was taken on the report; commissioners asked questions about local funding commitments and the grading criteria used to allocate awards.","Representative Marcus Bryant briefed the commission on disbursements from a juvenile facilities fund, including $19 million to Jetson Center for Youth and multi-million-dollar awards to regional facility projects.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6116449,"JRAAC approves subcommittee bylaws and launches statewide youth logo contest",1082,670000,1752000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2732863-e64d223945d5ded90e9d1751744fcaff&start=670&end=1752","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2732863-e64d223945d5ded90e9d1751744fcaff/thumbnail_670000.jpg","/articles/6116449/Louisiana/JRAAC-approves-subcommittee-bylaws-and-launches-statewide-youth-logo-contest","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6116449-42b7d8df000a0de7bad09fcc41cbe417/orig.mp4?Expires=1771035133&Signature=GYwYQMvDj~Xw3eolT2bdgfNDTAf0zgMJznGUD8YULb81GmnzuuQrY579JwlfQAXQ6-9dCUq-rCp7UEeKNwsL4Kgm1lA5HDFPM9G8jQgPVZN2hX5CkOzHZgwYTmcWh~m5kL9wfyxHsydzG3g4MoGTDecgCMvmRxsiEUzssFsfBGeKY1O8I223pWiQiGaq~YKQh6VNwVxgV~bTUevJCDt4O6r8ZgOQDwk18J7oELLNc5CV4V2mumg47dH87CpBmPFWHe8l~SP6wxyoGHMlC5iAlOF66g8PsWirONeZO9MkAkEq7aWRvxfRPztEgMLoHjpm7A0g9~Iszybdd0rcmUp2Ew__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Juvenile Justice Reform Advisory Commission on a voice vote approved bylaws for its three subcommittees and unanimously adopted a statewide logo contest that will invite public school students to design an official commission logo.

The vote followed staff presentations and discussion about how the subcommittees will operate. Mrs. Goodley Lampkin, who leads the commission’s grant-supported administrative work at the Southern University Law Center, told members the subcommittees will \"help develop the work that this commission needs to pay attention to and make decisions around.\" Lampkin said the bylaws were presented in October and December and are intended to provide \"structure, clarity and sustainability\" for the panels.

The commission’s approval makes the subcommittees active and allows them to hold meetings, choose chairs and vice chairs, and bring substantive items back to the full commission for ratification. A member asked how subcommittee leadership will be chosen; staff said leads will recommend agencies and each subcommittee will elect its own chair and vice chair at its first meeting.

Commissioners also approved a youth logo competition described by Lampkin as an engagement project to encourage students to reflect on juvenile justice reforms. The contest is aimed at public-school students across grade levels; Lampkin said organizers have contacted school boards statewide. The contest prize and distribution were clarified during discussion: Lampkin said winners will receive a $1,000 prize and the program will recognize entries publicly. Lampkin said, if approved, the competition would begin April 1 and end in May, with winners selected over the summer.

The meeting record also shows the minutes from the December meeting were moved, seconded and approved earlier in the session.

Votes at a glance
- Approval of December meeting minutes: moved by Tracy Woods; seconded by Bridget Denicola; outcome: approved (vote recorded as \"ayes\" — numerical tally not specified).
- Approval of subcommittee bylaws: motion made and seconded; outcome: approved (numerical tally not specified).
- Adoption of statewide logo contest and related outreach: motion made and seconded; outcome: approved (no recorded opposition).

The commission chair closed the item after thanking staff and volunteers who drafted the bylaws and noted the subcommittees will begin orientation and organizational meetings.","The Juvenile Justice Reform Advisory Commission approved bylaws for three subcommittees and unanimously adopted a statewide student logo competition to increase youth engagement; minutes from the prior meeting were also approved.","actionData","errors"]

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Families, advocates and commissioners warn Amendment 3 could expand adult charging of youth; commission members urge public education ahead of vote

Commission hears report on juvenile facility funding; Jetson Center and regional projects cited

JRAAC approves subcommittee bylaws and launches statewide youth logo contest