Louisiana's prison system did not wrongly hold an inmate for more than 500 days after he was supposed to be released, a federal appeals court has ruled.
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Jacqueline DeRobertis
In front of an empty motel in Hammond, a long line of red tractors stands like a blockade.
The state Office of Juvenile Justice is paying the Jackson Parish Sheriff's Office about $130,000 per month for 30 youth beds at the local jail — whether occupied or not.
Amid ongoing concerns and curiosity surrounding carbon capture, Southeastern Louisiana University has deployed several buoys to monitor the Lake Maurepas ecosystem as Air Products continues its efforts to store carbon dioxide deep underground.
Candis Vanta knew something was wrong.
For Gjvar Payne, harm reduction for people who use drugs — especially during the deadly opioid overdose epidemic — is fundamentally about dignity.
Amid the protracted and bitter saga over housing teens in custody at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, a new youth facility is slated to open in the coming weeks that officials believe will help safely contain and treat those juveniles deemed “high-risk.”
Several weeks after an inmate sued the Louisiana prison system, claiming medical negligence led to kidney failure, she died from complications related to that diagnosis, her family said.
A judge has ordered federal oversight of the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, saying the prison has continued to violate inmates' constitutional rights by systematically ignoring their medical needs — despite the court's ruling officials must fix the problem.