The former correctional officer mops sweat off his brow as he plays two-on-one basketball against kids he would have once called offenders. Michael Gaines gestures toward the man who’s trying to block a layup by one of the kids. “In the old days, he would have just stood here in his uniform and watched while […]
Katy Reckdahl
Katy Reckdahl is a news reporter for the New Orleans alternative weekly Gambit. She has been writing about Louisiana's juvenile-justice system since 2001.