The governor’s office has dismissed experts’ concerns that his criminal justice rollbacks could swell the prison population ...

When the Legislature rushed through a criminal justice overhaul in 2024, no one had computed the price tag. Now, researchers ...

An imminent federal ruling could leave Angola’s Farm Line intact. Or it could deeply reshape daily work assignments for hundreds of incarcerated men. [...]Read More... from A Farm Line ruling could re ...

Louisiana lawmakers continue to add more money for prisons, law enforcement and other public safety agencies into the state ...

Uíge — The Deputy Ombudsman, Aguinaldo Cristóvão, considered, on Tuesday, the Quindoki Penitentiary, in the municipality of Negage, Uíge province, as a positive model of management in the Angolan ...

Activist Osvaldo Caholo, detained for nearly ten months since his arrest on 19 July 2025, was sentenced on 27 April 2026 to two years and six months in prison for the crime of public incitement to ...

Keith Ezidore, a 73-year-old man from St. James Parish, was sentenced to life in prison without parole in 1993, after he was ...

This story first aired during the May 1, 2026, broadcast of Louisiana Considered. You can listen to the full episode here. I think it's probably best to start at the beginning of this lawsuit, ...

Calvin Duncan had been exonerated and elected as criminal court clerk in New Orleans. Gov. Jeff Landry eliminated the role as part of an effort to reshape the city’s judicial system.

The legal fight over a new law merging Orleans Parish court clerks took a turn Tuesday when Chelsey Richard Napoleon, the ...

A federal judge in Louisiana has ordered major changes to how ICE detainees at Angola prison can challenge their custody, expanding access to legal help and restricting transfers. The ruling requires ...