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John Corley is the associate editor of The Angolite, the news magazine of the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. His work has appeared in The Atlantic, Historic New Orleans Collection, Zocalo Public Square, and other publications. Corley was convicted by a nonunanimous jury and sentenced to mandatory life without parole.

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As the 2025 legislative session draws near, hundreds of Louisiana prisoners remain in political limbo. But a new bill could provide them with relief.

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