Angola Farm Line lawsuit, now class action, proceeds to five-day trial
The court will determine whether forced prison field labor is unconstitutional and in violation of federal disability law
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Corrections costs surge two years after Landry and lawmakers vote to keep people in prison longer
On Friday, the governor’s team presented a budget proposal that includes an $82 million increase in state funding for its corrections system.
Footprint of solitary confinement in Louisiana expands because of ICE use of isolation
Recent declines had come because of human-rights activists like Kiana Calloway, who was kept in solitary on and off for nine years, to the point where his hearing and sight changed.
