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The lawsuit comes several months after the DOJ opened a statewide civil investigation into release practices at DOC facilities

A paraplegic inmate testified that conditions were so foul in one of the infirmaries at Louisiana State Penitentiary that he couldn’t wait to return to the prison’s general population

A number of senators want to eliminate minimum mandatory sentences, revamp the bail system and raise the age of those sent to juvenile court from 18 to 21

Among proposed changes are eliminating mandatory minimum sentences for some drug offenses while increasing penalties for others

Eight-week effort aims to reduce recidivism by making offenders more aware of their behavior’s causes

The officer said he was terminated after he complained his employer wouldn’t allow him to take leave to care for his sick son

Superior Court Judge Patricia Cookson married the inmate and his girlfriend after sentencing him to 53 years in prison

Rodrigo Caballero was charged Monday with aggravated assault by a prisoner for the July 14 offense