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Shuffle of juvenile prisoners lands 8 at adult penitentiary

FILE - A prisoner, far right, is seen behind layers of wire razor fencing at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, the Angola Prison, in Angola, La., April 22, 2009. A controversial transfer of juvenile prisoners to a temporary facility at Louisiana’s sprawling high security prison farm for adult convicts involves a shuffle of youths to and from four different lockups around the state, officials said Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Judi Bottoni, File) FILE - Vehicles enter at the main security gate at the Louisiana State Penitentiary — the Angola Prison, the largest high-security prison in the country in Angola, La., Aug. 5, 2008. A controversial transfer of juvenile prisoners to a temporary facility at Louisiana’s sprawling high security prison farm for adult convicts involves a shuffle of youths to and from four different lockups around the state, officials said Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Judi Bottoni, File)