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Around 70 mental health professionals and educators in Louisiana have signed a letter urging state lawmakers to vote against a proposed constitutional amendment that could send more young teenagers to adult prisons.

In a special lawmaking session focused on tax policy, Louisiana lawmakers are also quietly moving legislation that could lead to more underage youth being sent to adult prisons.

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

Across the country, U.S. justice officials are hosting simulated experiences to highlight the barriers many people face after leaving prison.

The Gulf States Newsroom’s Brittany Brown details the Department of Justice’s scathing report on the Mississippi State Penitentiary, and what comes next.

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.

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…

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…

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…