Louisiana has failed the children in its care in the Office of Juvenile Justice facilities and is planning to punish those children for its failings. The state’s plan to move children to the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola will exacerbate the harms to those children and make Louisiana less safe.

Malcolm Jenkins, a former New Orleans Saint, activist, entrepreneur, and co-founder of Players Coalition, and Demario Davis, an All-Pro linebacker for the New Orleans Saints, writes a powerful Op-ed. Read the full Op-ed here.