In nearly simultaneous decisions, courts in two U.S. states on Tuesday blocked the imminent executions of death row inmates. The highest court in Texas issued a stay of execution for David Leonard ...

Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi are home to 14 of the 20 largest immigration detention centers in the country. Democratic and Republican administrations have long used them as a hub for immigrant ...

Louisiana, which grew into a locus of detention during President Donald Trump’s first administration, has the second-largest contingent of ICE detainees in the nation, trailing only Texas ...

Anderson died earlier in the year while being held in LaSalle Correctional Facility in Louisiana. Credit: Danielle Villasana for The Texas Tribune Audio recording is automated for accessibility.