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Act 281 is one of several tough-on-crime laws passed by a conservative state legislature this year. Among them are laws to treat 17-year-old offenders as adults and bring back the electric chair.
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New law that undoes mug shot restrictions can affect livelihoods, advocates say

Avatar photo by Arielle Robinson August 26, 2024December 11, 2024

Act 281 is one of several tough-on-crime laws passed by a conservative state legislature this year.

Buttons that say Freedom Summer sit on a table during the Power Coalition for Equity and Justice's kickoff event it for its voter registration and education drive on July 5, 2024 in New Orleans.
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Advocates tour Louisiana to register voters, educate citizens on voting rights

Avatar photo by John Gray July 29, 2024September 15, 2024
Reginald Johnson (left), founder of Youthful Offenders to Reformed and Responsible Adults (YORRA), and Desmond Lewis (right), treasurer for the group, and stand with a child on Whitney Avenue and L B Landry Avenue on March 30, 2024. YORRA hosted a free easter basket giveaway that day.
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Formerly incarcerated people to host reunion Saturday at Audubon Park

Avatar photo by Arielle Robinson June 14, 2024December 11, 2024
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Report: Incarceration impacts every parish, but Black and poor neighborhoods are hardest-hit

Bobbi-Jeanne Misick by Bobbi-Jeanne Misick July 17, 2023June 10, 2024
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