incarceration

Lester Pearson, 84, is a "10-6 lifer," one of roughly 60 men who took plea deals for life sentences with the chance of parole after 10 years and six months. During the first decade of their incarceration, laws changed and they were left to serve much lengthier prison sentences than they bargained for. After 57 years, Pearson was finally released on Tuesday, Oct. 19.

Louisiana is taking steps to prevent the spread of coronavirus in state prisons and jails.On Tuesday, East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff Sid Gautreaux…

On any given day there are an estimated 12,000 people in Louisiana being held in parish jails awaiting trial. For the most part, these are people who…

People currently on parole, probation or in prison can’t vote in Louisiana. A bill from Rep. Pat Smith (D-Baton Rouge) would change that. Once someone is…

In 1883, the federal government banned debtors prisons in the United States. In 1972, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans ruled that "pay or…

"These are young people who made mistakes that aren't that different than the mistakes I made and the mistakes that a lot of you guys made," Obama said after meeting with inmates in Oklahoma City.

The federal government spends $7 billion a year to incarcerate about 200,000 inmates. That's money Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates says could pay for more FBI agents and local police.

Hillar Moore, was an investigator in the East Baton Rouge District Attorney’s Office for 11 years, and a criminal defense attorney for 16 years, before he…

Louisiana has the highest incarceration rate in the world.The Brennan Center for Justice recently put out a report on the effect of imprisonment on crime.…

Across the U.S., jails hold many more people with serious mental illness than state hospitals do. San Antonio is reweaving its safety net for the mentally ill — and saving $10 million annually.