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The legislature completed a two-week special session Thursday that will likely reshape the landscape of criminal punishment in Louisiana for years to come.
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Lawmakers in the Louisiana House gave final approval to multiple controversial proposals Wednesday, including a measure that would treat 17-year-olds as adults in the state’s criminal justice system.
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The proposals threaten to undo many of the bipartisan criminal justice reforms passed in 2017 under former Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards.
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Gov. Jeff Landry weighs in on the session so far, discusses his crime policies and takes questions from listeners.
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Lawmakers will consider nearly 30 tough-on-crime bills during a special session focused on combating crime in Louisiana that kicked off Monday afternoon in Baton Rouge.
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Years after a federal court declared the practice unconstitutional, judges continue to take money from criminal defendants. Some spend it on resort stays and luxury cars.
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James "Jimmy" LeBlanc previously worked for both Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, and Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal.
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A spokesperson from the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office said the agency aims to begin handing out tablets at some point next year.
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Between 2019 and 2022, the number of people granted parole by the Louisiana Board of Pardons and Committee fell 59%, according to a report by the Prison Policy Initiative.
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Officials want to roll back changes made for therapeutic ‘Missouri model’ of care