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Louisiana, long known for its 'prison economy,' now houses more ICE detention facilities than any other non-border state.
Kara Gotsch, Executive Director of The Sentencing Project, discusses the ongoing challenges and progress of ending mass incarceration in the US, advocating for capping sentences at 20 years and ...
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi — is home to rich histories of strength and resiliency against all odds.
Louisiana has been repeatedly accused of holding inmates past their release date. State officials say the problem has been ...
While TIME chronicled the family’s 21-year fight to bring Rob home, TIME II chronicles their mission to free their still-imprisoned nephew.
A bill that would have criminalized folks with sexually transmitted diseases would have been bad for people who need ...
Up to 200 Marines are scheduled to deploy to Louisiana to assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at its facilities in the state.
Israel said it took military action in support of Syria’s Druze population which has been involved in deadly clashes with ...
On an August afternoon in 2023, three inmates at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility evaded the notice of guards ...
In February 2024, prison officials launched a new group recreation program at the Polunsky Unit, the state's notoriously ...
Despite being caught in a 2021 video ripping out Shantel Arnold’s hair, sheriff’s Deputy Julio Alvarado failed to report the ...
The post Hurricane Katrina warned us. We haven’t learned appeared first on Salon.com. The photo gained renewed attention amid ...