A Louisiana law cedes much of the power of the parole board to an algorithm that bars thousands of prisoners from a shot at early release. Civil rights attorneys say it could disproportionately harm Black people — and may even be unconstitutional.

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An algorithm deemed this nearly blind 70-year-old prisoner a ‘moderate risk.’ Now he’s no longer eligible for parole.

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

La. corrections officials say they’re prepared to care for prisoners during wildfires, but reform advocates have doubts