Juvenile justice reform Louisiana: Person with dark hair sits on steps behind bars with head in hands wearing orange jumpsuit

The seemingly endless cycle of reforms in juvenile justice

On Tuesday, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced that the state will try to shut down its three large youth correctional facilities in favor of building smaller and less centralized units. The decision came at the urging of a working group assembled by the governor that also recommended the state stop incarcerating teenagers convicted for the first time of non-violent crimes and children under 14 in state youth prisons.