(The Center Square) — Updated numbers show a drastic decrease in the number of Caddo Parish residents in juvenile detention.
Only 12 currently sit in detention, according to a biweekly report given by Chief Administrative Officer Erica Bryant during the Caddo Commission work session meeting on Monday. That’s 10 fewer than the Oct. 21 report when the parish saw a rise in detention numbers.
The decrease shocked even Bryant. “Let me make sure my numbers are right,” Bryant said to the commission. “That sounds low.”…