NAACP says Swanson to hire more men, improve safety

NAACP officials are hopeful that planned changes at Swanson Correctional Center will reduce the number of escapes and make the facility safer for staff.

  Reverend Ambrose Douzart, president of the local NAACP, said he is hopeful that changes being planned at Swanson will make a positive change in the facility.

  NAACP officials met with several Department of Juvenile Justice officials on Wednesday at Swanson and were told that the facility is making plans to hire more male staff members at salaries…

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