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Posted inCommentary

The immortal Jim Crow: It’s time to overturn remaining split-jury verdicts

Avatar photo by John Corley April 14, 2025April 16, 2025

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

Posted inJustice

A judge ruled a Louisiana prison’s health care system has failed inmates for decades. A federal law could block reforms.

Richard A. Webster by Richard A. Webster July 25, 2024April 22, 2025
AngolaLAPrison
Posted inEnvironment

‘Imprisonment is the consequence, not dying of heatstroke’: A look at extreme heat in Louisiana’s prisons

Lue Palmer by Lue Palmer April 17, 2024November 18, 2024
Posted inNews

‘Everyone will die in prison’: How Louisiana’s plan to lock people up longer imperils its sickest inmates

Richard A. Webster by Richard A. Webster March 28, 2024April 22, 2025
Posted inHealth

State seeks to overturn court ruling of ‘abhorrent’ prison health care at Angola

Richard A. Webster by Richard A. Webster March 5, 2024March 5, 2024
Posted inGovernment

New Orleans teens convicted as adults force transfer of women prisoners to all-male Angola

by Julie O’Donoghue | Louisiana Illuminator December 11, 2023December 11, 2023
AngolaLAPrison
Posted inNews

A court order banning Louisiana from holding youth at Angola expires soon. What’s next?

by Julie O’Donoghue | Louisiana Illuminator December 7, 2023December 7, 2023
AngolaLAPrison
Posted inGovernment, Health

After court order, ‘abhorrent’ prisoner health care at Angola could soon face federal oversight

Richard A. Webster by Richard A. Webster November 7, 2023November 8, 2023
Posted inCommunity

Bike ride for criminal justice returns to Angola, after long hiatus

Bobbi-Jeanne Misick by Bobbi-Jeanne Misick October 28, 2023October 30, 2023
Posted inNews

Louisiana voluntarily transfers youth from Angola despite appeals court ruling

by Louisiana Illuminator September 15, 2023September 15, 2023

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