Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry proposes $82 million increase for prisons

Costs for housing prisoners are rising again, fueled by an increase in the prison population and the price of housing ...
New Orleans City Business

Louisiana prison costs surge two years after Landry, lawmakers vote to lengthen criminal sentences

Two years after Gov. Jeff Landry and state lawmakers voted to lengthen dozens of prison sentences for criminal convictions, the governor’s staff says state incarceration expenses are surging. Landry’s ...
WDSU

Louisiana State Penitentiary inmate stabbed to death

BEACH BEACH GOLF COURSE BACK IN 2024, WHEN AN INMATE HAS DIED AT THE LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY FOLLOWING A BRUTAL FIGHT, THE DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS SAYS. 35 YEAR-OLD JONATHAN ...

Louisiana budget could face millions in shortfalls starting in 2027

Invest in Louisiana's projections for budget shortfalls of more than $1 billion by 2029 are based on "simple math," executive ...
The Advocate

Editorial: Time to completely overhaul Louisiana's prison system

In a state with the highest incarceration rate in the nation, operating prisons should be one of the things we excel at. Yet time and time again, Louisiana’s Department of Public Safety and ...

Louisiana lawmakers to consider bill related to inmates released from jail by mistake

A Louisiana bill proposes that notifications be issued after an inmate has been improperly released from a parish prison or ...
ksn.com

A dance at a Louisiana prison gives fathers and daughters a rare moment to reunite

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Leslie Harris has missed most milestones in his daughter’s life while serving a decades-long sentence in Louisiana for armed robbery and is unlikely to get out before her prom, ...