incarceration

A Louisiana law cedes much of the power of the parole board to an algorithm that bars thousands of prisoners from a shot at early release. Civil rights attorneys say it could disproportionately harm Black people — and may even be unconstitutional.

New Orleanians could have a chance this fall to expand the municipal bill of rights — by amending the home rule charter to prohibit any laws that arbitrarily and unreasonably discriminate against someone based on conviction history.

Two Louisiana senators are raising questions about why Louisiana’s youth prison system banned at-home visits for incarcerated minors for holidays including Christmas, Thanksgiving, Mardi Gras and St. Patrick’s Day.

Girls returned to Ware Youth Center after being transferred elsewhere last year.

The report’s findings help shed light on the use of criminal laws informed by the idea of fetal personhood, a legal premise gaining traction in the South.

Some residents say Shreveport’s history of mass incarceration has changed their community — and their families.

The program aims to teach the art of political influence and policymaking to formerly incarcerated people and their loved ones.

On today’s episode of Louisiana Considered, we learn how an Alabama woman is using regenerative farming techniques to offset the effects of climate change. Also, we hear about the throughlines connecting traditional Brazilian music and dance with contemporary ballet, and learn how some incarcerated people must wait months for mental health treatment before they can stand trial.

Susan Larson talks with Tom Cooper author of 'Florida Man' and Christian Bolden, author of 'Out of the Red: My Life of Gangs, Prison, and Redemption.'

On any given day there are an estimated 12,000 people in Louisiana being held in parish jails awaiting trial. For the most part, these are people who...