Parole

A campaign to free five women, known as the "Mississippi Five," shows how prison populations throughout the region are aging.

Criminal code bills passed during this spring’s special legislative session on crime went into effect this month. Today, we hear about the 25-foot police “buffer zone” law and the elimination of parole. Also, the creator of a new exhibit at the New Orleans Museum of Art tells us about the inspiration for his latest work.

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.

Henry Montgomery, whose sentencing was the subject of a 2016 Supreme Court case that decided inmates sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for crimes committed as juveniles could have their sentences overturned, has been granted parole, the Associated Press reported Wednesday.

Bring Your Own is a nomadic storytelling series that takes place in unconventional spaces within the community. Each month, eight storytellers have eight…

Bring Your Own is a nomadic storytelling series that takes place in unconventional spaces within the community. Each month, eight storytellers have eight…