Caddo Parish Jail: The System's Biggest Flaws
For decades, the caddo correctional center (ccc) in shreveport, louisiana has experienced severe overcrowding at times housing several hundreds of individuals beyond the 1,070 the. While parish law enforcement and the court are responding to a higher percentage of felonies, up 8 percentage points between 2012 and 2022, the majority of offenses admitted to jail in 2022. Opened in 1989, the. Explore the latest report from caddo parish's criminal justice task force, revealing key findings and strategic recommendations to resolve overcrowding at the caddo. 12, 2023, the jail was housing 1,376 people, with close to 1,000 awaiting trial or waiting for adjudication.
After evaluating criminal justice data for a year, the criminal justice task force, which is made of multiple agencies, has released a report with 16 specific recommendations to address. In november 2023, a task force made up of caddo parish leaders released a report with 16 recommendations to address the chronic overcrowding of the caddo correctional center (ccc). (ktal/kmss) in the may 22nd juvenile justice committee meeting, members of the caddo parish commission received a status update on the juvenile.
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