As we enter 2024 and transition to new state leadership in Louisiana, politicians have lodged criticisms against Gov. John Bel Edwards over his exercise of authority to commute or pardon people who are incarcerated. We at the Promise of Justice Initiative challenge the disingenuous outrage by some elected officials and urge leadership from Edwards in […]
Author Archives: Samantha Kennedy
Samantha Kennedy is the Executive Director of the Promise of Justice Initiative. She has lived in New Orleans for almost two decades. Samantha is an attorney, mitigation specialist, and a racial justice and human rights advocate committed to fighting for the rights and dignity of people impacted by the incarceration system and other oppressive governmental actions.