This week on Behind The Lens, since it first opened its doors last year, the Jackson Parish jail has flouted state-licensing laws for juvenile detention facilities. It’s been consistently accused of abusing and neglecting kids in its custody,  but that will soon end for some, as OJJ has terminated its contract with the Jackson Parish Sheriff’s Office starting almost immediately.

The central U.S. is emerging as a new flash flooding hotspot, and with that comes more disaster damage. Mayors of cities along the Mississippi, Missouri, and Arkansas Rivers are trying to come up with some innovative new insurance models that are designed to rapidly fund emergency response after natural disasters such as flooding.

Our guests this week are Lens reporters Delaney Dryfoos, Nick Chrastil, and guest, Eric Schmid, reporter at St. Louis Public Radio.

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