Louisiana

Articles

September 19, 2023

Forced Labor Continues in Colorado, Years After Vote to End Prison Slavery

August 31, 2023

Jeff Landry’s Bid for Louisiana Governor Has Been a Crusade Against Its Cities

August 24, 2023

Louisiana First in the Nation to Vote on Banning Private Elections Funding

August 18, 2023

Brutality and Deaths Inside East Baton Rouge Jail Spark Uphill Battle for Reform

July 17, 2023

The Death Penalty on Trial in Louisiana

April 11, 2023

Domestic Violence Survivors Seek a Pathway Out of Louisiana Prisons

April 3, 2023

“A Weapon by the State to Silence Our Voices”

December 14, 2022

What Off Year? Hundreds of Local Elections Will Define Criminal Justice Policy in 2023

Daniel Nichanian,

April 1, 2022

Louisiana Court Officials Resist Reforms to End the Predatory Fines and Fees that Fund Their Offices

Kalena Thomhave,

March 28, 2022

“Designed to End Protesting”: Louisiana Supreme Court Makes Protesters Guilty by Association

Daniel Nichanian,

April 21, 2021

In Nation’s Incarceration Capital, a New D.A. Is Freeing People From Prison

Katie Jane Fernelius,

November 23, 2020

A D.A. Runoff Will Decide New Orleans’ Criminal Justice Future

Katie Jane Fernelius,

October 8, 2020

How New Orleans Activists Are Pushing D.A. Candidates to End Mass Incarceration

Katie Jane Fernelius,

May 28, 2020

COVID-19 Stalls Efforts to Help People with Felony Convictions Register to Vote

Stephanie Wykstra,

October 17, 2019

Louisiana Sheriffs Have a Great Election Night

Daniel Nichanian,

September 18, 2019

In Louisiana, Sheriff Elections Will Shape ICE’s Reach

Daniel Nichanian,

August 21, 2019

Governor’s Race Could Decide If Louisiana’s Prison Population Continues to Shrink

Daniel Nichanian,