High-potency cannabis fuels state debates over psychosis and addiction risks
Research has linked frequent use of high-potency cannabis to a greater risk of psychosis and psychotic disorders, particularly among heavy users and adolescents
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Criminal Justice
Asking why and how, and what needs to be done.
Learning to live inside freedom, 30 years after death row
Wrongfully sentenced to death at 16, Shareef Cousin survived a decade behind bars before being exonerated and released. Three decades later, he is determined to find his own sense of freedom, through a cross-country journey with his son.
New Louisiana law limiting disclosure of juror information takes effect August 1
While supporters say that Act 284 protects juror privacy, critics say that it goes too far, by not allowing exceptions for investigating case improprieties, making it impossible for wrongly convicted people to expose the errors in their convictions.
A Farm Line ruling could reshape daily life inside Angola
An imminent federal ruling could leave Angola’s Farm Line intact. Or it could deeply reshape daily work assignments for hundreds of incarcerated men.
New postal rule could allow direct handgun shipments for first time since 1927
USPS is set to lift a century-old ban — and experts warn the consequences could be significant.
The fields are still there: red beans and resistance
My mother has been saying it my whole life. Fifty-one years of hearing it. And on May 16, 2026, the same day she passed away and left me with the torch to continue this work, 800,000 people proved she was not just warning us.
What recent killings of Black women reveal about a growing crisis
Recent deaths of prominent Black women point to a national epidemic that has persisted for decades. The problem is particularly acute in Louisiana, where 24% of the people killed in intimate-partner violence were Black women.
Post-Katrina instability connection to jailbreak is ‘to easy’
As a former teacher, it’s easy for me to connect those involved with last year’s jailbreak with their past, as students who went through the storm, were displaced, and returned to schools in tumult.
As Duncan waits for courts to act, New Orleanians pose for selfies with him
On Monday, thanks to a favorable decision, Duncan served as clerk of Criminal District Court for three hours, until the Fifth Circuit put a hold on that decision. Outside of court, he has become a newfound New Orleans celebrity.
Behind the curtain: how Louisiana’s parole system and courts shape who goes free
Louisiana’s Parole Board conducts hearings in public, offering a rare window into how life-changing decisions are made inside the criminal justice system.
