BATON ROUGE – The Jetson Center for Youth is set to house juveniles once again as early as April 2026.
At a legislative budget hearing, Jason Starnes, an undersecretary for the department, discussed plans with legislators as they move to reopen doors while building a new facility.
The OJJ plans to move around 36 youths to a unit at a dorm at the current facility. The reopened facility will house low- to moderate-risk juveniles. The OJJ said they are working to improve security, with more fencing and security cameras. As well as some remodeling to be done at the dorms…