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Across the country, U.S. justice officials are hosting simulated experiences to highlight the barriers many people face after leaving prison.
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The Gulf States Newsroom’s Brittany Brown details the Department of Justice’s scathing report on the Mississippi State Penitentiary, and what comes next.
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Medical copays, low preventative care measures, poor mental health care treatment plans, expired equipment and low medical staff retention are some of the issues plaguing the Department of Public Safety and Corrections’ health care system.
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The Promise of Justice Initiative is fighting for the release of more than 1,500 people in Louisiana prisons.This spring the United States Supreme Court…
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A second person held at the federal prison in Oakdale, Louisiana has died of COVID-19.The Bureau of Prisons confirmed the death. New Orleans Public Radio…
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On this week's edition of All Things New Orleans, reporter Jess Clark talks with the author of a new report on New Orleans prisons; and host Janae Pierre…
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Bring Your Own is a nomadic storytelling series that takes place in unconventional spaces within the community. Each month, eight storytellers have eight…
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When a prisoner calls home to talk to his mother, son, or daughter, that call costs his family about 15 times more than it would if the same number were…
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — William Jefferson, who rose from north Louisiana poverty to become the state's first modern era African-American congressman and one of…