CADDO PARISH, La. ( KTAL/KMSS )—Louisiana Senate Bill 2 , a proposed amendment to the Louisiana Constitution, could send more juveniles to adult jails.
Last Thursday, Louisiana Senators approved a bill to remove restrictions on sentencing individuals under 17 for various crimes as adults. The present constitution authorizes that, by a 2/3rds vote of each house, special juvenile procedures do not apply to juveniles arrested for the following offenses.
- 1st or 2nd-degree murder.
- Manslaughter.
- Aggravated rape.
- Armed robbery.
- Aggravated burglary.
- Aggravated kidnapping.
- Attempted 1st degree murder.
- Attempted 2nd degree murder.
- Forcible rape.
- Simple rape.
- 2nd degree kidnapping.
- A second or subsequent aggravated battery.
- A second or subsequent aggravated burglary.
- A second or subsequent offense of burglary of an inhabited dwelling.
- A second or subsequent felony-grade violation of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous
Substances Law or prohibited transactions in drug-related objects, involving the
manufacture, distribution, or possession with intent to distribute controlled
dangerous substances