(AP) — Three retired judges will look through cases of teenagers at a north Louisiana youth prison where violence has escalated to determine if some of the juvenile offenders could safely be moved to group homes. Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Kitty Kimball announced the plans Thursday at a meeting of the Juvenile Justice Implementation Commission. If the retired judges feel a youth prisoner can safely be moved to a less restrictive site, they will make recommendations to the judges and district attorneys who oversee the individual cases and urge them to approve a move, said Kimball, a member of the juvenile justice commission. The move comes as state officials try to shrink the number of prisoners at the Swanson Center for Youth in Monroe. A state lawmaker and commission members are worried about rising violence among prisoners at the youth lockup, along with assaults on staff.- – – -Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at [email protected]