The Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, Louisiana on May 9, 2011.
Mandatory Credit:	Patrick Semansky/AP/File

The Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, Louisiana on May 9, 2011.
Mandatory Credit: Patrick Semansky/AP/File

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Louisiana juveniles are suffering dangerous heat and isolation in an old death row facility

Children in the custody of Louisiana’s Office of Juvenile Justice being held in a former death row building at an adult prison are suffering dangerous heat conditions and routine isolation in their cells that experts say could cause serious and irreversible harm, according to a federal court filing Monday.