As the state prepares its budget for the new fiscal year, the Office of Juvenile Justice (OJJ) is seeking funding to address ...
L.A. County's supervisors called on the Sheriff's Department to implement new health and safety measures after 10 inmate ...
Kev’Veonta Short and Travis Thorn pleaded guilty last week in separate cases in federal court of conspiracy to commit wire fraud for collecting pandemic-related jobless benefits while in prison.
A Louisiana man pled guilty in federal court to conspiring with another individual to fraudulently obtain unemployment ...
Faced with overcrowded jails, officials in Houston have partnered with prison companies to help manage inmates, sometimes ...
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A proposed Louisiana law would impose fines and potential prison time on parade float riders who throw objects in a manner that could harm or seriously injure bystanders.
As incarceration numbers climb again, Louisiana lawmakers are weighing an $82 million boost to corrections spending — plus $28 million for a new juvenile detention center.
The governor says moving West Feliciana Parish, where the State Penitentiary is located, would ease caseload and improve public safety.
In my opinion, the governor and legislators need to put their thinking caps on and start solving Louisiana's problems from all angles.
A West Virginia mother will be spending at least 15 years behind bars for the death of her 14-year-old daughter.
A new partnership will bring the Angola Prison Rodeo to New Orleans during The Hondo Rodeo Fest, supporting prison reform efforts and Louisiana’s Victims Impact Fund.
LSU Manship School of Communications  BATON ROUGE – Federal and state budgeting policies could force Louisiana into structural budget shortfalls approaching $300 […] ...