Mothers of incarcerated youth say the state is giving them no information as the coronavirus spreads inside facilities, infecting both kids and staff.
that predates the coronavirus. Julia Fleckman, a professor at Tulane University’s School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, said that bringing in additional employees could exacerbate the spread of the coronavirus.‘They’re scared they’re going to get the virus’
The mother of a 20-year-old who has been in the Swanson Center for Youth at Monroe for three years said her son told her they have hand sanitizer, but it doesn’t contain any alcohol, which. “I feel angry, I feel helpless,” she said. “I’m scared for my child. It’s extremely difficult.” Both mothers, who asked for anonymity because they feared jeopardizing their sons’ chances of release, said they have heard nothing from the state about outbreaks in the facilities.
“Every parent I spoke to has said the OJJ has not contacted them at all since this began,” she said, referring to the Office of Juvenile Justice.One mother’s son tested positive for the coronavirus, but his mother was not notified by the facility — she found out days later when he called her and said he was in a room with other sick kids, according to Slajda.
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