Louisiana has the highest known incarceration rate in the world, with 1,094 people locked up for every 100,000 residents, including prisons, jails, juvenile facilities and immigration detention centers. But among those incarcerated here, the largest group is in state custody. About 600 in 100,000 Louisianians are in the custody of the Louisiana Department of Public […]

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Report: Incarceration rate rising from pandemic lows

New study urges cheaper communications for incarcerated people