Crime
Louisiana death row conviction overturned as man’s lawyers cite faulty forensic analysis
A Louisiana man who has spent nearly three decades on death row has had his conviction overturned by ... Read more
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As temperatures soar, judge tells Louisiana to help protect prisoners working in fields
Amid blistering summer temperatures, a federal judge ordered Louisiana to take steps to protect the health and safety ... Read more
Crime
Investigation underway following death of inmate
The Louisiana Department of Corrections and the West Feliciana Parish Sheriff’s Office have launched a joint investigation into ... Read more
Business
Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands
A hidden path to America’s dinner tables begins here, at an unlikely source – a former Southern slave ... Read more
State News
Prisoner suit claims they’re forced to endure dangerous conditions at Angola prison farm
Men incarcerated at Louisiana State Penitentiary filed a class-action lawsuit Saturday, contending they have been forced to work ... Read more
Crime
Louisiana moves juveniles from adult penitentiary but continues to fight court order to do so
Juvenile detainees who were being held at a former death row building at Louisiana’s adult penitentiary were transferred ... Read more
State News
Judge orders Louisiana to remove incarcerated youths from the state’s maximum-security adult prison
A federal judge on Friday ordered that incarcerated youths be removed from a temporary lockup at a former ... Read more
Crime
Louisiana youths held at adult prison’s old death row suffer heat, isolation, advocates say
Juveniles held in a former death row building at a Louisiana prison for adults are suffering through dangerous ... Read more
Crime
Juveniles at Louisiana’s Angola maximum-security prison will move to new youth facility in the fall
Juveniles currently housed at the country’s largest maximum–security adult prison in Louisiana will be moved to a youth ... Read more
Editorials
Prison mentorship helps rehabilitate inmates
The American Press The ultimate goal for prisons is to rehabilitate offenders so they can lead productive lives ... Read more