Gusman, Orleans Public Defenders reach pact on jail visitations between...
The Orleans Public Defenders and Sheriff Marlin Gusman came to a preliminary agreement today on how best to conduct jail visitations between attorneys and their incarcerated clients at Orleans Parish...
View ArticleFederal lawsuit claims inmates endure extreme heat
A New Orleans-based advocacy group filed a federal lawsuit yesterday alleging that hot temperatures create inhumane conditions for death row inmates at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola.
View ArticleSheriff agrees to pay legal fees in jail dispute
Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman has agreed to pay $900,000 in legal fees to the Southern Poverty Law Center, which represented inmates in a class-action lawsuit that led to a federally mandated...
View ArticleObstacles await work re-entry program
Editor’s note: This is the first article in a series that will look at the complications in providing adequate re-entry services for the formerly incarcerated population from the perspective of...
View ArticleWork force needs shape prison reentry programs
Supporters of programs that provide jobs to inmates as they leave prison point to a critical factor in keeping such initiatives afloat: They must be flexible enough to meet current work force needs and...
View ArticleWilling employers key to Angola re-entry program
The challenge Angola’s reentry program faces moving forward is in trying to find more companies willing to hire the men once they leave prison.
View ArticlePolicy presents challenges to re-entry efforts
Employers and advocates for re-entry programs contend that changes in regulation could improve Louisiana’s soaring prison recidivism rate.
View ArticleLong awaited transfer of inmates underway in New Orleans
After months of delays, the long-awaited transfer of hundreds of New Orleans jail inmates to a new, modern facility is underway.
View ArticleWhole Foods to stop selling products made by inmates
Whole Foods will stop selling products made using a prison labor program after a protest against the practice at one of its stores in Texas.
View ArticleSheriff agrees to pay legal fees in jail dispute
Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman has agreed to pay $900,000 in legal fees to the Southern Poverty Law Center, which represented inmates in a class-action lawsuit that led to a federally mandated...
View ArticleObstacles await work re-entry program
Editor’s note: This is the first article in a series that will look at the complications in providing adequate re-entry services for the formerly incarcerated population from the perspective of...
View ArticleWork force needs shape prison reentry programs
Supporters of programs that provide jobs to inmates as they leave prison point to a critical factor in keeping such initiatives afloat: They must be flexible enough to meet current work force needs and...
View ArticleWilling employers key to Angola re-entry program
The challenge Angola’s reentry program faces moving forward is in trying to find more companies willing to hire the men once they leave prison.
View ArticlePolicy presents challenges to re-entry efforts
Employers and advocates for re-entry programs contend that changes in regulation could improve Louisiana’s soaring prison recidivism rate.
View ArticleLong awaited transfer of inmates underway in New Orleans
After months of delays, the long-awaited transfer of hundreds of New Orleans jail inmates to a new, modern facility is underway.
View ArticleWhole Foods to stop selling products made by inmates
Whole Foods will stop selling products made using a prison labor program after a protest against the practice at one of its stores in Texas.
View ArticleHealth care bill could quash furlough plan for sick inmates
Among the 1,800 inmates in Louisiana's second-largest prison is a man Corrections Secretary Jimmy LeBlanc describes as "the bubble boy."
View ArticleWatchdog: Stop recording inmate-attorney phone calls
The sheriff's and district attorney's offices in New Orleans are defending their recording of some conversations between inmates and their lawyers as a security measure, despite criticism that it...
View ArticleLouisiana lawmakers expand inmate labor use for construction
Louisiana lawmakers have agreed to allow state prisoners to do construction work at the state Capitol complex and the corrections department's headquarters.
View ArticleNew Orleans gets $2M grant to help reduce inmate population
Officials say a $2 million grant has been given to New Orleans to help reduce the number of people held in the city's jails.
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