In-person Juvenile visitation to resume on Saturday, March 20th
In-person Juvenile visitation to resume on Saturday, March 20th By Marcello Cuadra | March 17, 2021 at 6:42 AM CDT - Updated March 17 at 9:01 AM
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Just like everyone else, life was turned upside down a year ago for young inmates in the state’s juvenile justice system.
Because of COVID-19, all in-person visitations were cut off.
“We’ve tried to do everything that we can with our mental health specialists, you know, that are inside the facilities,” said William Sommers, the Deputy Secretary for the state of Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice. “We’ve tried to give extra Zoom calls, you know, to be able to alleviate some of that, but you know, nothing takes the place of being able to see in person your parents or your loved ones.”